"Poster series about my absence from a family trip to the Grand Canyon during my freshman year of college. Project made while at Cooper Union."
"Backlit posters, including hand-drawn typography, for the lobby of Ogilvy & Mather for the holiday season." Kyeung Yeom, art director; Antonio Navas, creative director; Rachel Matts, designer; Ogilvy & Mather, ad agency/client.
"Proposal, done as a Cooper Union project, for die-cut posters to be made to advertise the School of Visual Arts in the subway." Rachel Matts, designer; School of Visual Arts, client.
"Two-color promotional zine for a four-person Senior Show at Cooper Union. Each participant designed three pages. My contributions, and the cover, are shown." Reed Burgoyne/David Maron/Rachel Matts/Erik Winkowski, designers.
"Cover for a book about the evolution of the music industry, emphasizing the effects of the digitization of music. Co-designed by Paul Sahre." Rachel Matts/Paul Sahre, designers; Scribner, client.
"Illustration as a visual response to a piece from the New York Times Book Review, debating the place of kindness in the human psyche." Nicholas Blechman, art director; Rachel Matts, designer; New York Times Sunday Book Review, client.
"After being assigned to 'design something in a week,' I produced these posters to visually play with the meaning of the word 'something.'"
03.08.10
www.rachelmatts.com
Duration: I have considered myself a practicing graphic designer for two years. Staff: Varies. Usually just me. I recently left Ogilvy & Mather, a large advertising agency, and am now working at Number 17, a small multidisciplinary design studio. Education: Class of 2009, The Cooper Union, graphic design and printmaking. Cultural Influences: Poughkeepsie, New York (my hometown), Art Chantry, punk rock, vintage woodcut type, The Push Pin Graphic, Dada printed matter, The American Museum of Natural History, Herb Lubalin, vintage snapshots, Ed Ruscha and FFFFound. Environment: I live in Bushwick, Brooklyn and work in Manhattan. Philosophy: Work hard and love what you do.