About Matthew Allen.

Matthew illustrates type for Ford, Crate & Barrel, Bon Appetit, Harper Collins, Food & Wine, Pottery Barn, Converse and more. Matthew works out of Southern California. His illustration is adaptive but focuses mainly on typography, line art and block prints. Matthew studied Art and Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before taking work at Surfer Magazine. He ascended to Art Director and eventually left to focus on his boutique surf brand The Ryde. Matthew currently works full time as an illustrator and has a new t-shirt brand called Brine & Byway. He also has a successful shop on Etsy by the same name through which he sell his art and photography.

Awards: 2013– Interview and Portfolio – Edition 29 Magazine, 2013– Artist Profile – On The Board Magazine, 2013– Artist Profile and Portfolio – TheInertia.com, 2012– Featured Artist – Blue Magazine, 2011– Artist Profile and Portfolio – Blue Magazine, 2011– Interview and Portfolio – The Magic Bus, 2010– Interview and Portfolio – BestSurfBlogs.com, 2010– Interview and Portfolio – Liquid Salt Magazine, 2010– Artist Profile and Portfolio – TheInertia.com,

Clients: Ford, Surfer Magazine, Anaheim Ducks, Pottery Barn, Bon Appetit, Crate And Barrel, Conde Naste, Swell.com, Red Digital Cinema, Harper Collins, Harlequin, Converse, Georgia Tech, Ghost Robot, Metaleap Creative, The Ryde, Andrew McMahon, Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate, Brine And Byway, Mountain Hardware, Split, Independent Trading Co., Workman Publishing, Icebreakers, Deckers, Teva, Jedidiah, Simple Shoes, Concepcion Studios, The Authorites, Boarding For Breast Cancer, Bravado International Group, Sanctuary Group, Sherwood, Sacred Craft, CoreShops Direct, Trans Surf, First Descents, PB Teen,

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