Hello! I'm Matthew, a creative, designer, aesthete, general lover of craftsmanship, strange (but kind and intelligent) bird, and lover of 'the finer things' this world of wonders has to offer.

 

With over 10 years experience in agency, non-profit, and publishing environments. As graphic designer or creative director, I value unique solutions to each project's equally unique demands.  I am as experienced as a creative designer, a director of photography and even a standard print book publisher, with a broad knowledge of the needs and values of each role.  

 

I have experience in extremely complex international music and content licensing, have edited and published books (on my own dime, so I value the way a business runs, not just take the paycheck).  Running my own record label for ten years alongside my design business, I was responsible for releasing over 70 physical and digital albums, ensuring distribution, sales, and marketing goals, not to mention managing all that branding and oversight (or the SXSW showcases I organized).  

 

Working for the International Code Council (ICC) as both Graphic Designer and Multimedia Developer, I developed and maintained a learning management system full of training content as well as the print and digital marketing of the platform to our users, updating content for users, and ensuring steadily revolving, relevant social media and print production. This, as well as my entertainment industry marketing experience has given me a high degree of familiarity with the challenges of multi-faceted needs for web, print, branding/strategy, and unique marketing campaigns.

 

Beyond design, I maintain steady involvement in the national film and music community, occasionally releasing new albums for people, artwork, video projects, etc.  I also edited, wrote, compiled and published the deluxe print anthology, Cathode Love, and directed several award winning short films, including The Wormwood Heart. I am currently writing my next book and nearly completed with the hand-painted cells for my next experimental film.