Your Name - Designer, Frontend Developer & Mentor

Designer

I value simple content structure, clean design patterns, and thoughtful interactions.

Things I enjoy designing:

UX, UI, Web, Apps, Logos

Design Tools:

Affinity Designer
Figma
Pen & Paper
Sketch

Frontend Developer

I like to code things from scratch, and enjoy bringing ideas to life in the browser.

Languages I speak:

HTML, Pug, Slim, CSS, Sass, Git

Dev Tools:

Astro JS
Bitbucket
Bootstrap
Bulma
Codekit
Github
Netlify
Tailwind CSS
VS Code

Mentor

I genuinely care about people, and enjoy helping them work on their craft.

Experiences I draw from:

UX/UI, Product design, Freelancing

Mentor Stats:

9+ years experience
30+ short courses
65+ bootcamps
250+ students
2,500+ mentor sessions
60+ group critiques
18,000+ bits of feedback

My Recent Work

Here are a few past design projects I've worked on. Want to see more? Email me.

High-end, custom residential renovators serving Fraser Valley homeowners.
Accounting and tax services characterized by quality, reliability and trust.
Blockchain pioneers bringing transparency, trust, and security to supply.
Business savvy tech experts helping forward-thinking companies get things done.
Vancouver's tower crane rental service and support leader since 1974.
Results-oriented, responsive, and flexible full-service civil engineering firm.

My Startup Projects

I'm a bit of a digital product junky. Over the years I've used hundreds of web and mobile apps in different industries and verticals. Eventually, I decided that it would be a fun challenge to design and build my own.

Affordable, human-crafted logos for startups and indie projects. bootstraplogos.com
Community platform for miniature painters to learn, connect, and showcase work. thebaselair.com
AI-driven changelog that turns git commits into release notes, instantly. automalog.com
Short, focused design and growth collabs for startup tech founders. shipable.io
Simple feedback and engagement tools that help teams ship winning products. On hold
Next level plug and play chassis systems for custom DIY lightsaber builds. On hold
A powerful, easy-to-configure form backend for designers and developers. Exited in 2024
A space and member management solution for coworking communities. Acquired in 2017
A collaborative tool for creating simple, effective user personas. Acquired in 2016

Testimonials

People I've worked with have said some nice things...

“Matt was a real pleasure to work with and we look forward to working with him again. He’s definitely the kind of designer you can trust with a project from start to finish.”
Pascal Tremblay, Creative Lead, Good Kind

“Matt's a clear communicator with the tenacity and confidence to really dig in to tricky design scenarios and the collaborative friction that's needed to produce excellent work.”
Alvin Engler, CEO, West Third Enterprises, Inc.