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John Matta

  • MOTION
  • ILLUSTRATION
  • DIGITAL
  • BRANDING
  • PRINT
  • FINE ART
  • MUSIC
  • ABOUT

TAILS.COM

I was asked to produce a set of illustrations for Tails.com that show various experiences that help your puppy to become confident and socialised.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- concepts and illustration

UNDEAD MONSTER CLUB

The Undead Monster Club is an NFT project with 8,888 unique monster NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. I created all of the branding and design for the project, as well as all of the art for the NFTs.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept
- Art direction
- Illustration

VOLVO

I was asked to produce a set of illustrations and animations for an upcoming Volvo event. The animations were to feature in a VR experience, telling the story of a small boy whose carelessness with litter ends up costing the ocean.

I produced these illustrations and then animated them frame by frame in Photoshop. The exports were supplied to the agency for integration with the 360° VR footage for the event.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Illustration
- Animation

PLAYSTATION

This artwork was created to market the Summer Sale on the PlayStation console store. A winter version was also created for countries in the southern hemisphere.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept and art direction
- Illustrations

BRITISH AIRWAYS

2019 marks the 100th anniversary of British Airways, and the start of a 4 year push to become to world’s greatest airline. To kick this initiative off, BA organised a two week event for their 4,000 managers at Twickenham Stadium, aimed at inspiring and equipping them to achieve the corporate goal.

The event involved a number of sessions of varying type, including Escape Room style games and a game show. I worked for the brand experience agency designing the UX and UI for the iPad version of all of these games, which were then shared with the rest of the BA staff across the world.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- art direction
- UX / UI
- illustration and visual design

NEXUDUS

I was asked to design an infographic for Nexudus to explain the process for checking into booked office space.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Art direction
- Design

AIB

AIB are one of Ireland’s largest banks. This social post was produced to inform customers that paper statements were being phased out.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept and art direction
- Illustration

BUZZUMI

I worked on the knowledge sharing app Buzzumi as both a designer and illustrator. I designed the logo and branding, the UX and UI for the app itself, and then produced illustrations and animations for the ‘how to’ guides.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Branding design
- UX and UI design
- Illustrations
- Animation / motion graphics

PLAYSTATION

I designed an egg hunt campaign for the PlayStation store, using the parallax motion of carousel interface to reveal eggs behind trees, and eventually reveal a special Easter deal. The campaign was rolled out across all of EMEA and localised for the different countries.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept and art direction
- Illustration using Photoshop and Illustrator
- Technical build

WINDSOR & NEWTON

I created this illustration for a Windsor & Newton social media campaign. It depicts a hand holding a brush in the style of Matisse.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Art direction
- Illustration

SAM Labs

I produced this set of illustrations for the educational startup SAM Labs.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Art direction
- Illustration

P&O FERRIES

P&O asked for a set of social posts that would communicate the benefits of ferry travel in a fun and engaging way.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Art direction
- Illustrations

TETLEY

I was asked to produce a piece of Christmas content for Tetley’s social media channels. The only assets available were the standard illustrations of the tea folk (see below), so I created a snowman version of Gaffa and his dog in Photoshop, as well as the snow scene, and then animated it in After Effects.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept and art direction
- Illustration
- Animation
- Sound editing

BIFA

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) commissioned a number of illustrators to produce art based on quotes from famous British films. I was asked to illustrate the phrase ‘have a cup of tea and wait for all this to blow over’ from Shaun of the Dead.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept and art direction
- Illustration

FROG TALENT COMPETITION

These illustrations are for a children’s picture book I’ve written and am illustrating. They were digitally painted in Photoshop using a Wacom Intuous tablet.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Story
- Character design
- Art direction
- Illustrations

ROCCO

Rocco is a story about a young rhino who is great at solving problems. I digitally painted these illustrations in Photoshop using a Wacom Intuous tablet.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Story
- Character design
- Art direction
- Illustrations

PUDDLE MUDDLE

This is just a portfolio piece, digitally painted in Photoshop with a Wacom Intuous tablet.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Concept and art direction
- Illustration

THE SELFISH GIANT

The Selfish Giant is a play written by Robert Smith. I illustrated the artwork used for its promotion.

MY CONTRIBUTION
- Illustration
- Design

TAILS.COM

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tails dogs.jpg

UNDEAD MONSTER CLUB

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VOLVO

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boy on turtle square.jpg

PLAYSTATION

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BRITISH AIRWAYS

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NEXUDUS

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Nexudus SQUARE.jpg

AIB

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aib paperless statements.jpg

BUZZUMI

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PLAYSTATION

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egg_hunt - square.jpg

WINDSOR & NEWTON

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windsornewton.png

SAM Labs

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P&O FERRIES

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01 Health Benefits of Ferry Travel - 2 - folio.jpg

TETLEY

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Tetley snowman square.png

BIFA

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shawn square.jpg

FROG TALENT COMPETITION

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ROCCO

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PUDDLE MUDDLE

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THE SELFISH GIANT

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Selfish Giant cover.jpg