Matthew
Gale
415.308.8047
www.makaga.com
makaga@gmail.com
Selected Experience
IDEO, design contractor [Current]
Gaia & Gino, designer
Starting as a sponsored school project, work was
selected to go into production slated August 2006. Work exhibited at the International Milan
Furniture fair and ICFF in
IDEO,
design intern
Studied visitor behavior and
flow patterns at the
SuperHappyBunny, design
intern
Worked directly with the
studio head managing the pre-production and production of one of the company’s major
product lines. Worked with pricing,
sourcing, and the manufacturer to ensure a successful product launch. (2003-2004)
Orange22, design intern
Designed concepts and
layouts for a new Ralph Lauren retail space with the studio head. Designed entertainment
centers for Elite Manufacturing, a long-time collaborator with Orange22. Helped manufacturers to refine and perfect
prototypes. Designed
graphic layouts for company website and competitions. (Summer 2003)
UC Irvine Game Culture and
Technology Lab, designer
Designed and produced the
lab’s brand identity system.
Skills and Related
Experiences
Manufacturing – Rapid prototyping with 3D polyjet printer, lasercutting, vacuuforming,
Print–Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
Photoshop, InDesign, Quark Xpress
Motion – Adobe After Effects,
Final Cut Pro
3D – Alias Studio Tools
Hand – Marker rendering and quick-sketching. Illustration skills in acrylic
and ink. Architectural-style
drafting and lettering. Pattern-making and sewing.
Graffiti art.
Film Design
Worked on 14 short films in
a variety of roles as director, editor, principal actor, supporting roles,
conceptual artist, and crew. Worked closely with directors, producers, and actors to create
moods and storyboards to best convey the story.
Most of these films have gone on to show at
national and international film festivals.
(1999-2005)
“PikMeUp”,
designer
Designer for documentary film, "The Pik Me Up,"
directed by Damaged Californians (2004) Featured at Sundance,
Intl’ Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles Gay Film Festival
Exhibitions| Press | Media
| Awards
Wired [December, 2007]
Bait & Noy [Winter
2007]
Surface (#68) Avant Guardian issue
PechaKucha [Vol. 18]
Innovation, Summer 2007
CNN Cutting Edge Designs television broadcast Summer
2007
International Contemporary
Furniture Fair 2007 – NY,
CBS Sunday Morning (
Mania Magazine [June, 2007]
Metropolis [April, 2007]
Design
Perspectives (Vol.25
Issue 2)
Dyson Eye for Why 2006 international contest – US representative
Dyson Eye for Why 2006 National Winner
FHM
Maxim Hungary [tentative]
Metro (
CBC Radio ‘Freestyle’ (
34
(issue #8)
Next Magazine [tentative]
RTL2 –German TV show – [tentative]
Vesch [issue 11, Vol. 20]
Swissper [June-July-August 2006]
Sekret Firmy (tentative)
BPM
(
DalCasa (tentative)
Elle Decoration France (October2006)
PechaKucha (Vol. 6)
Intramuros (July/August 2006)
L’Officiel (special issue No. 4. 2006/2007)
International Contemporary
Furniture Fair 2006 – NY,
Salone di
Mobile 2006 –
Bruce West Gallery, 2006 –
Innovation, 2005
ArtMachine Group Show –
UCLA W2003 Student Show -
UCLA W2002 Student Show -
Education
BFA
Industrial Design
Graduated spring 2006
BA
Design|Media Arts + Pre-medicine
Graduated
winter 2002
Additional Education
ArtCenter,
Goals
To do
meaningful work while maintaining a sense of fun and excitement.