Hi, I’m Matt

I am passionate about making powerful and complex software easy to understand and use for artists and coders.

My favourite part of science fiction films is usually the futuristic user interfaces.

I had an extensive collection of user interface guideline books for obscure computing platforms (including OpenLook, PenPoint, AmigaOS, and Java Swing) and read them for fun. I am a UI-loving weirdo.

I taught myself Python so I could improve the user experience in Houdini by implementing features using the embedded Python interpreter, including user interfaces (using PySide and Qt), a dynamic data-driven help server, and a full-text search engine.