Matthew Ulstad

I was raised on a farm in Western Minnesota. That’s where I learned how to work hard and help things grow. Two things I still do today as a designer.

I like to call myself a multidisciplinary designer, which is just my way of saying I have learned how to learn. I’ve learned to choose ideas over mediums and craft over tools. I tackle problems from a holistic perspective, and love finding the solution that fits like a glove.


Work Experience:

Associate Design Director
10 Thousand Design
2021.06 – Present

Senior Designer
10 Thousand Design
2018.10 – 2021.05

Designer
10 Thousand Design
2016.10 – 2018.09

Lead Designer
Solve
2012.05 – 2016.10

Design Intern
Solve
2011.08 – 2012.05


Selected Client Experience:
  • AIGA
  • Best Buy
  • Bentley Motors
  • Capital One
  • Credit Sesame
  • CHS
  • Cub Cadet
  • Epilepsy Foundation
  • Invisalign
  • iTero
  • Land O'Lakes
  • Medifast
  • Porsche
  • Président Cheese
  • Subaru
  • True Value
  • Winfield United
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • V Foundation
  • Volkswagen

Skillset:

Disciplines

  • Logo & Identity
  • Layout
  • Typography
  • UI/UX
  • Prototyping
  • Packaging
  • Brand Experience
  • Environmental Design
  • Illustration
  • Art Direction
  • Campaign Ideation
  • Strategy & Research

Tools

  • Adobe CS
  • Sketch
  • HTML / CSS
  • Sketching
  • Printmaking
  • Empathy

Selected Awards
& Press:

Education:

Graphic Design
University of Northwestern, St. Paul.
2008.08 – 2012.05