Matt Widmann

Matt Widmann

Graphic Design Professional

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • Graphic Designer at Broadcom
  • Historian at AIGA - Orange County
  • Owner at Third World Games
Past
Education
  • San Diego State University-California State University
Connections
176 connections
Industry
Graphic Design
Websites

Matt Widmann’s Summary

20 years graphic design experience with knowledge of print production in a variety of fields.

For the last four years, working freelance/contract jobs for DGWB, PacifiCare, Publicis Dialog, Sandy Corp., and others. Some of the brands I have worked on include:
AAA, Apple, Argent Mortgage, Bosch, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), DeWalt, HP, Highlander, Image Comics, Jenny Craig, Makita, Mazda, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Nestlé, Option One, PacifiCare, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Verizon, Wal-Mart, Wienerschnitzel, Xerox

I have created packaging, free standing inserts (FSI), advertisements, point-of-sale and other collateral. If it can be printed I have worked on it.

Working knowledge of: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, QuarkXPress, QuicKeys, Microsoft Office, Mac OS X, Windows XP

Matt Widmann’s Specialties:

Learning new software quickly
Troubleshooting files and computers
Training people


Matt Widmann’s Experience

  • Graphic Designer

    Broadcom

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; BRCM; Semiconductors industry)

    July 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

  • Historian

    AIGA - Orange County

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

  • Owner

    Third World Games

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

    January 2000Present (9 years 11 months)

    Third World Games creates and publishes board games and card games such as Firestorm, Battle of the Bands, Portable Adventures, and The Testimony of Jacob Hallow.

  • Graphic Designer

    The Creative Group

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    2004July 2008 (4 years )

  • Graphic Designer

    Aquent

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    1989July 2008 (19 years )

  • Graphic Designer

    Match Creative Talent

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    April 2008April 2008 (1 month)

  • Graphic Designer

    Campbell Mithun

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Design industry)

    January 2008April 2008 (4 months)

  • Graphic Designer

    WebVisible

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)

    November 2007December 2007 (2 months)

  • Graphic Designer

    ELA

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    October 2007November 2007 (2 months)

  • Graphic Design Specialist, Sr.

    Experian

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

    September 2007October 2007 (2 months)

  • Graphic Designer

    Campbell Mithun

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Design industry)

    April 2005September 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  • Graphic Designer

    PacifiCare

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

    20042006 (2 years )

  • Graphic Designer

    DGWB

    (Graphic Design industry)

    20042004 (less than a year)


Matt Widmann’s Education

  • San Diego State University-California State University

    BA , Graphic Design , 19891995

    Activities and Societies:
    Aztec Marching band
    Worked at the Daily Aztec newspaper

Additional Information

Matt Widmann’s Websites:

Matt Widmann’s Interests:

Graphic design and family

Matt Widmann’s Groups:

OCEAN, AIGA, Graphic Design

  •    OCEAN - Orange County Executives And Networkers
  •    Science Fiction readers, writers, and collectors
  •    Communication Arts
  •    Designers Talk
  •    AIGA | the professional association for design
  •    AIGA Orange County
  •    R/GA
  •    Graphic Design Professional Group
  •    Design Ignites Change
  •    Campbell Mithun Irvine Alumni
  •    OC Jobtalk
  •    BookLink

Matt Widmann’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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