Name:
matthew willis

Age:
twenty nine

Location:
main space - vancouver - british columbia - canada - north america

Mac or PC:
fruit and fruit only the only time i use the "gates from hell" is when i have to test stuff

Site(s):
personal: mwg.com.au

Explain a little bit about the purpose behind mwg.com.au:
free serverspace with out a popup advertisement. it delivers personal experiences using flash/gif/html/java script

What kind of plans do you have for the site in the future:
fuck knows. i have just updated so i hope to be able to just place in features as i find the time to make them. the navigation is scalable. presently it is using the action scripting features of flash four and there is a little line of code the says "divide (/) by 3". when i have more stuff up i can change this to "multiply (*) by 3 which will allow for 3 times the amout of features presently showing.

You seem to use Flash almost exclusively, what drew you to Flash:
vector technology... tiny file size and being able to embed fonts that i like into web content... then there is the motion part... animation along with sound. that was what did it for me. being able to move graphics in relation to a sound atmosphere. the basics of any motion graphics.

There are only a few people at the moment who make consistently good Flash designs, and you happen to be one of them, why do you think Flash seems to have this limited talent pool:
firstly thank you for the compliment. flash design comes at a cost... a personal life... and luckily i have the most amazing fiancee that understands [as i write this it is 2:38 am saturday night... she is exhurting the character "z" in champion gothic heavyweight on repeat]. the problem with flash is that any dick wad can buy/dowload and move things with tween/shape motion features. many will argue but flash is so easy to learn but a bastard to master. with that availability to the masses, there is no filter to who uses flash and the majority of users have no design background let alone any skill or an eye for motion.

From examples on your site I see that you have worked with some major clients such as Nike and MTV, do you enjoy commercial work:
like all of us, commercial work delivers currency. currency feeds the mouth and pays the bills but it is rare to be in a position where the "work" word is used, and the "happy" word follows. that is where i am positioned now. br is a company that sells on their internal talent to clients, which allowed us to gather a client base that is impressed with what we have to offer. the clients we gain want "br" style of delivery on the end product. br hired me after viewing mwg.com.au site so they want that feel to the commercial work. in other words yes... but a client will always be a client... if you know what i mean

You have mentioned to me that you don't really like the whole design 'e-zine' thing, what is it you don't like and where do you think we went wrong:
i am seeing them evolve now so i don't exactly think i "don't like them". it is more i would like them to become an online exibition. like a fashion magazine is for a designer. new features developed for the individual zine released, maybe a little bit more extensive than a flat psd file. i also think the interviews should be tailored to the individual designer.

What do you think about the state of, and standard of, Australian design:
far removed from where the cash is so in some ways it is hard to judge. there is some amazing talent but i think that the main problem in australia is the clients unwillingness to push the envelope. i did encounter some cases of it whilst there but it is rare.. unlike being here at br.

[Standard boring question] Favourite sites:
standard boring answer... www.etoys.com

Any final comments:
1. here is the flash file... fonts used universe ultra condensed light and universe light.. don't use the sound... it's not yours
2. if you can get it to work on i.e. 4.5 on a mac, your job is complete.
3. kern your characters, lazy shits! [thats of course if you know why to]

Thanks Matt!