The short answer to the question in the title of this post is, yes.  Conventional wisdom would point to this blog and say that the purity of blogging should not be used to sell products, (or so I have heard from a few people.) 

If this site is a blog and also intended to be a point of sales, how the heck is that supposed to work? 

My answer to this question is that I don’t have a deviously brilliant plan associated with the approach.  The point is that I have a bunch of ideas for creating a wide range of interesting digitally designed products, and a vision for the stuff that keeps rolling out of sight in its potential for unique and original work that I would love to get paid to do for people, businesses, organizations, and whoever else wants to raise their hand.

Secondarily, I like to blog about my digital design ideas and bring things from my work table to the site as they come to life.  There are no other real “experts” in the digital designs industry (other than me,) so it seems like a good time to start bringing the potential of this beautiful technology forward, without working toward the conclusion that digital picture frame technology needs to be warped into becoming yet another full featured computer system lying around unused with high potential.

Matte Watch is a site where I dream that people wandering by will look at the images we post and be inspired to want more than the examples they can download from here.  By looking at the high quality images that are possible from cooking up these virtual ingredients, and seeing that we are only asking $3 from any of them, we hope to make some bells go off in your head about how much more we can offer than other commercial sites.  Go ahead and search the web to see if you can find others who offer you this level of work for the price in the real or virtual universe.

Do we have any limits? 

Sure we do, and if you reach them, we will let you know; after all, what do you expect for only three bucks?

If you are not interested in digital picture frame technology, does Matte Watch have anything for you?

The answer here is YES.  You do not have to be a digital frame fanatic to enjoy the expanding scope of images and material we can offer to make for you.  The versatility of digital designs allows them to be used in so many different ways, we are sure you can find at least one way to take advantage of what we provide.  The images work as images on DVDs, computer monitor wallpapers, prints, and even presentation projections. 

If you do not think this idea is exciting, or that the quality of the examples is not worth paying $3, then take some time to tell us why.  If you want something you do not see, send us an email and see if we can make it for you.  Our virtual factory is efficient and ready to start delivering more dazzling creations fueled by your requests.  Get the flow of recognition and rewards started that has been blocked too long by a high price tag.  With virtual designs, the value of three dollars goes a long way, because whether we are working with photos, metals, fine finishes, or any other virtual material to create your design, it is all an electronically produced image, so it all costs the same.  You can own some truly fine virtual designs that would cost hundreds or thousands to own in real world materials.  I am here “priming the pump” waiting for anyone who is ready to open their eyes and take a drink.

It seems like every year, we search to find a nice way to express our sentiments on Mothers day.  This year, you can reach out to Mom with a nice decorative digital design in the form of an “award” or plaque to acknowledge your mother.

Here are a few possible examples of how you can tell your mother how you feel.  The first image is done as an award style, with nice flowers and rich accents.  You could personalize your gift by adding your mother’s name to the piece.

Mothers Day can be a great time to award mothers for their hard work.

A second style offers a decorative plaque design with sentiment and photo to reflect the Mothers Day theme.

A nice sentiment can lift your mother's spirits.

A third style of digital plaque provides another quote to express sentiment, and a bright flower photo with a matted background that compliments the flowers in the picture.

Many interesting designs and sentiments are possible with digital matting.

In observance of the upcoming Easter holiday weekend, we invite all our friends and family in Christ to share this offering for the season.  May you be blessed and loved wherever you are.

In the following design, we have brought a number of unusual elements together in creating an advertisement that appeals on a number of different levels.

Get your advertisement noticed using digital designs.

Using this thematic concept, it is possible to combine the attraction of a high quality digital plaque format with a clever punch line that will get attention.  The display uses a hard hitting approach that captures casual viewers on a variety of different personal levels.  The dollar bill draws the eye of money minded people, the rich plaque provides the centering and draw of a nicely crafted award, and the gold matted photo of the restaurant suggests a fine dining experience.  When all these elements are combined with the simply worded slogan, viewers get the point with minimum exposure to the intent.

When this form of advertisement is used in a digital picture frame, a variety of interesting shots are possible, each delivering their own miniature “billboard” effect.  Variations on this type of layout could be used to create eye catching coupons for discounted goods and services, creating another subliminal level of customer rewards for utilizing merchant services.  It might even be possible to use digitized media to create a means for selling merchant partner advertisements in a small space.

Presenting advertising in the plaque format helps to take advantage of what people have already been conditioned to accepting as part of their personal enrichment experience.  Whenever anyone creates a new form of media presentation, it is not long before others begin exploring how that media can pay off in advertising dollars.  If you want to explore more ideas, send us an email.  If you want to use any of our images, please donate $3 per image to keep these offerings coming. 

Keep us in mind for your digital matting needs, and tell your friends about us.  We appreciate your business, feedback and ideas.  Visit often, because you never know what kind of new things we will have to offer next.

This month, a new presentation idea was created that we thought was worth sharing with our audience.  Spinning off from our digital awards ideas, a new category of digital design led to the creation of decorative plaques.  The humorous design that follows was the most interesting we have seen so far, but there is plenty of room for growth along the lines of this method for using digital photography, matting and other digital design techniques.

This decorative design draws attention in more ways than one.

A lot of humorous ideas have been showcased on the site, because we have a penchant for comedy.  In addition to the lighthearted material, this digital method can also be used to produce encouraging results like inspirational themes, sentimental compositions, and other depth pieces with a broad range of personal appeal. 

Because of the rich, subtle colors in these designs, our work is best viewed in a digital picture frame or screen wallpaper format, but can also be printed and framed conventionally as well.  When people ask about producing hard copies of the work, it is important to remember that printing most digital photos can result in stepping down in resolution values and variations in color due to the capabilities of the printing equipment.  Often, the differences are not enough to discourage printing the end results.

If you want to use our images, please donate $3 for each image downloaded.  If you would like us to design some material for you to own or resell, send us an email and open a dialog with us for bringing your ideas and digital creations to life. At this price and quality, our offer to matte your photos, create calendar pages, or other digital creations cannot last forever.  Can we design an original for you today?