Chapter One: Balderdash
While I've climbed no great mount, frozen bearded and thin on oxygen, I once designed a flyer for a trap shoot, which clearly means I live dangerously. Biographies on a site such as this seem unnecessary, and my humble (*cough*) portfolio reads less intimate under this sort of mood lighting, so I'll keep things short. You, me, and this internet webpage. Let's make this happen.
I'm being cheeky.
If I may brag about me for just a moment: I've made my living for the past many years as wild and twisted color junkie. Web sites seem to cop the lot, but the occasional print piece, animation need, or video project always seems to find it's way to my desk. I spent several years working in-house for advertising agencies before charting freelance waters and navigating their often tumultuous seas, and now I'm working for higher ed, caps n' gowns and the like. I've written on the industry, been in .NET magazine, a couple of books, Smashing Magazine, won a gaggle of those "gallery" awards, had my work in dozens of "ten great examples of X in web design" blog posts, and set about on what seems to have become a career for a little over a decade now.
Also, I make terrific French toast, I wrote a book, and I'm not fitting for polite company when I've donned swim shorts.
Chapter Two: Tomfoolery & Visual Miscellany
While there are others, below are the examples of my previous works from which I feel the least amount of shame. Below are a variety of logo, web, print, and interactive works I've completed - and in each selection (for better or worse) I'm responsible for the design you see. Most only link to a screen-shot of the original work, as the project has either changed, retired, or there's no earthly way I'll show you what it wound up looking like after "revisions." You know, "Make the logo bigger," or, "Can you add more design to it?" or, "Dance! Dance now for your new master, daaaaance!"
However.
This collection brings prouder moments to the forefront, most of these I'm not embarrassed to bring to a party, and would even consider asking for a second date, you know, if you were free Thursday. I don't know, like, maybe a movie or something? No it's cool, I'll call you.
Chapter Three: No, Seriously, I Wrote a Book
It's weekly essays and storytelling, it's a podcast, I narrate it, sometimes there's music, and it may well land me in the booby-hatch.
From the "about" section on my writing website, The Wayward Irregular:
"The Wayward Irregular is an ongoing series of free audiobooks - original essays and storytelling read in narrative, occasionally humorous, occasionally baffling. Matthew D. Jordan's first book, titled The Wayward Irregular: Devil Men, Tobacco Pipes, and the Bacon Devotional can be purchased at Amazon in paperback and for the Kindle. Learn more here.
Matthew lives in Colorado with his wife (and editor) Mikayla, and English bulldog Carl. He's fond of salty breakfasts, ranch dressing, and believes short pants and the summertime are to be enjoyed by men of lesser character.
Matthew wrote this in the third person."
- Smashing Magazine
"He's a talented writer, but you know what? He doesn't actually 'suck' at web design."
- Leo Laporte
"That's the neat thing, his websites are amazing! He's crazy, it's so funny."
- Amber MacArthur
"I've become a huge fan of podcasts like The Moth and The Wayward Irregular due to the magic that comes from them. I will listen to any and everyone that has a story to tell. All the more when they've got a flair for 'the telling.'"
- Wall of Scribbles
"The thought had never crossed my mind: What would it sound like if Hunter S. Thompson wrote the Divine Comedy around a modern setting of working in the Digital realm, but, now I have heard this podcast I am set wondering... Matthew Jordan is a crazy creative individual."
- McCoy.co.uk
Chapter Four: It's You, It Was Always You
Let's get in touch and talk about your needs. No, it's cool, it's just that once in - hold on - hold on - once in a while, hold on Dr. Lambert said it was my turn to talk.
Okay.
Once in a while it would be nice to talk about my needs. What I'm thinking. What would make me feel better. But, for now, just... just fill in the form and we'll talk about you.
Like we never do that.