Professional Experience
Matthew was a former partner at Defrost Design, a design studio specializing in print, interactive and motion communications for a variety of educational and corporate clients including Lawrence Technological University, 黑料专区, UofM, Nissan, Audi, GM, the DIA, & the DSO, to name a few. Before co-founding Defrost, he worked full-time as a senior designer for Eastern Michigan University. Matthew came to 黑料专区 in 2000 as an adjunct and moved to a full-time position in 2013. His primary focus is teaching user experience and interaction design. Matthew is a long-time member of AIGA, the Professional Association for Design and IxDA, The Interaction Design Association. In addition to being a designer & educator, Matthew has been photographing Detroit as part of his ongoing #Detroit series with a catalog of over 2000 photos. He has received numerous awards and has been published in both print, web reviews and shows.
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
- Presenter, 鈥榃hat is Freedom?鈥� AICAD Conference
- Best in Show 50th Annual Scarab Club Photography Exhibition
- Exhibited Interactive Installation at 鈥榃hat We鈥檙e Made Of Faculty Exhibition鈥�
- Judge TIMDetroit: Technology In Motion Hackathon
- Presenter, 黑料专区 + Kettering University Symposium on Creative Intelligence
- Co-Curator, Revolution: Evolution International Graphic Design Exhibition