Matthew Richards

design, motion, graphics, illustraion, web, flash, film, digital, photography, compositing, manipulation, css, print, branding, typography, copywriting, writing, SEO, search engine optimization, copy, blogging, word press, web, training, direction, information, custom, senior level, chicago, illinois, wausau, madison, wisconsin, tirana, albania, tma+peritus, thomas marks & associates, peritus design

Senior level designer for print, web and interactive media.
11 years of corporate, agency, boutique, teaching, consulting and freelance experience in three states and two continents.

Semi-professional photographer at various times for 10 years.
Serious amateur for 24 years.
Fluent in traditional film and digital formats.
Expert Photoshop retoucher and compositer.

Creative and Copy writing.
Award-winning writer since high school, which was a long time ago.
Adept in concise, fresh and high-impact copy for press releases and SEO (Search Engine-Optimized) web content.

What can I do for you? Do I simply provide you with a great new look or a catchy new message? Not exactly. What I do for you is give you a strategy to make more money. That is the whole reason for getting the new look or message. The strategy for making more money comes first.

Design
++ I perform design for print, web and interactive media exclusively through the offices of TMA+Peritus, one of the fastest growing and progressive agencies in the Midwest. I am available on a freelance basis for consultation or small, quick-turnaround projects.

Photography
++ Available for commissioned shoots.
++ Available for Photoshop retouching and compositing for any level of complexity or concept. The best way to find out if I will be a good fit for what you want is simply to contact me and talk about it.

Available for Copywriting
++ MAKE MORE MONEY FOR YOUR COMPANY WITH GREAT COPY!
++ Inject your stale copy with a burst of newly seasoned freshness.
++ Shift copy tone to achieve a different kind of impact according to your needs.
++ Having trouble keeping your company blog fresh and new? Inertia murders your blog's chances of staying on the Trackback / Ping / Bookmark radar that is so critical to your site's ranking on search engines. I can write your blog posts, as often as you determine the need, with fully customized SEO-driven keywords built into the copy that will get your company's blog moving up the ranks. Don't let infrequent new content in your blog waste what could be a valuable asset in making you more money.