Matt Oettinger » Portfolio http://www.mattoettinger.com my work. my wisdom. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Glossed & Foundhttp://www.mattoettinger.com/2009/08/29/gf/ http://www.mattoettinger.com/2009/08/29/gf/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:50:56 +0000 Matt http://localhost:8888/portfolio/?p=29 This was my first client and is still my best client. They have a few other sister websites which I also built although they are all similar in structure. I was provided a PSD template and went from there. Recently, I have taken it upon myself to completely revamp their websites in order to bring them more inline with new web standards. For instance, I will be moving from tables to 100% CSS. I plan to have this move completed by the end of September, at which point I will post a comparison of the before/after editions of the website in terms of look, interactivity, and speed.

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]]> http://www.mattoettinger.com/2009/08/28/victus-lifestyle/feed/ 0 Gathering of Friendshttp://www.mattoettinger.com/2009/08/26/gathering-of-friends/ http://www.mattoettinger.com/2009/08/26/gathering-of-friends/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:53:22 +0000 Matt http://localhost:8888/portfolio/?p=52 All this client needed was some video work. I took the DVD they sent me, did some transitions and cuts in Final Cut Pro and then exported them to Flash movies to play as episodes on their website. Was my first time using FCP and had a blast with it.

Update: this client no longer uses this video on her website but I am currently working with them to create a WordPress e-commerce section for their business.

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