I Concept, Create & Deliver
Mata is my design and development studio creating global stand-out brands for clients.
Hi, I am Matt Allen, founder of Mata, essential partnerships, client and full-stack designer, with over 30 years of international brand strategy experience. Full-brand creative solutions, startups to fixups, evolutions to revelations, SAAS to FMCG, concept, create & deliver. Yep, a bit of a mouthful, but - what I do is, use the power of design to create brands that succeed.
Wade Jackson
Coach / Performance Artist / Author / Speaker
Director @ Wade Jackson, Artistic Director @ Covert Theatre
“I have been working with Matt Allen for over 20 years. In that time, he has created brands, built websites, established e-commerce, designed books, workbooks, brochures, banners and so much more. He is much more than a designer - he’s a life saver and happens to be my go-to person for all things technical. What I love about Matt is he goes above and beyond the call and adds so much to whatever he is working on. He’s a great problem solver and someone you want on your team. I rate him incredibly highly and recommend his work.”
Brands designed for wonderful range of clients across many years. Brands are one thing that can have an impact. Some might have been a branding project, most however involved complete brand voice solutions. It’s hard to quantify the full suite of solutions for each client I did and still do for these clients who have brands I created and nurtured from day one. Proud to look back at some of these designs and still working with a lot of these clients today doing a full suite of creative solutions.
Kelly Brown
CEO @ Triquestra, creators of the Infinity Retail Management System > infinityrms.com
“Since 2008, we’ve trusted Mata with Triquestra’s visual identity and design. Our brand and offerings have evolved during this time and we believe Mata’s understanding of our voice, combined with beautiful and innovative design has created a clear market position for our company, increasing engagement with our content, product and services.”
Branding packages
Emergent Brands
Starting from:
$3000
New brands, startups small businesses wanting to grow or evolve:
Sketch discovery with concepts explored.
Logo design with 4-5 refined concept directions.
Colour palette and font pairing.
Test implemention to show brand direction.
Brand guide for consistent use.
Brand pack and guidelines.
Flourishing Brands
Starting from:
$8,000
Businesses wanting to gain presence, flourish in their competive market:
Everything in Creator/Start-up/Small Business plus:
Brand strategy session and positioning outline.
Written briefing from client.
Wedge introduction and discovery.
Visual influences, nouns, shapes and brand vision exploration.
Typography test process.
Logo designs with 5-8 implemented concept directions.
Extended colour and typography system.
Branded merch design.
Website design concept.
Social templates concepts.
Brand marketing asset elements.
Detailed brand guidelines.
Sculpted Brands
Starting from:
$20,000
Enterprise brands with global interests looking for a sculpted brand:
Everything in SME/Teams/Reinvention plus:
Multiple stakeholder sessions and positioning outlines.
Reverse briefing input.
Wedge offer.
Expanded influences, nouns, shapes and brand vision exploration.
Logo designs with 10-12 implemented concept directions.
100% process detailed in proposal, tracking communications, rationale, meeting minutes and stakeholder viewpoints.
Design systems solutions.
In one image, responsive website build, brand reinvention, packaging concept, dieline creation and design, photography and illustration for Savour is a good way to show the range of design, build and promotion that can be done by Mata. CX all the way from the shelf to the screen.
From SAAS product, to web product, interactive online responsive solutions to the highly complex and creative world of game design. Doing everything from concept to delivery in these spaces is a pleasure. Starting with product design for digital publishing and moving to intranets for telcos, creative and media companies, was the start of needs driven product design. As technology evolved products were possible in the browser and engines appeared to help product design.
The art of Wiesław Wałkuski has always inspired me :)
Reaching out. It’s time to open up and self-promote.
I am ready for any roles or projects:
Full time on-site/hybrid/remote roles.
Contract on-site/hybrid/remote contracts.
Projects on-site/hybrid/remote projects.
Sharing projects in detail now, I hope you enjoy seeing the range of older and new work in the montages too, contact me if you want to talk, best, M@