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 New York. Worked closely with international client and manufacturers to bring project to market in less than six months. (2005-2007)

IDEO, design intern

Studied visitor behavior and flow patterns at the San Jose Tech Museum. Worked with studio heads at IDEO to develop research methods and concepts for presentation to the museum’s board of trustees. (Summer 2005)

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, Bridgeport mill, metal and wood lathes, plaster, silicone, resin mold making and casting, fiberglass. Model making techniques.

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, USA

CBS Sunday Morning (May 20, 2007)

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 Germany

Maxim Hungary [tentative]

Metro (March 5, 2007)

CBC Radio ‘Freestyle’ (February 28, 2007)

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 (Holiday Issue 2006)

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, USA

Salone di Mobile 2006 – Milan, Italy

Bruce West Gallery, 2006 – San Francisco, USA

Innovation, 2005

ArtMachine Group Show – Los Angeles, USA

UCLA W2003 Student Show - Los Angeles, USA

UCLA W2002 Student Show - Los Angeles, USA

Education

California College of the Arts, San Francisco

BFA Industrial Design

Graduated spring 2006

University of California, Los Angeles

BA Design|Media Arts + Pre-medicine

Graduated winter 2002

Additional Education

ArtCenter, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design

Goals

To do meaningful work while maintaining a sense of fun and excitement.