MATT VANDRICK
Matt Vandrick
Design Leader · Founder

I lead design inside institutions and build my own things.

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Google
Marvel
L'Oréal
JBL
Gilt
Armani Beauty
Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
Kiehl's
Who IS this guy?!

Design Leader at Google Photos, designing for billions of users.

From Fortune 100 companies like L’Oréal and Marvel to creating content that reaches thousands. I help leaders think above the noise and build products that actually matter.

1B+People reached by tools I’ve designed
WebbyMarvel Unlimited, 2016
Future 50AfroTech, 2024
Selected work
Google Photos
Senior UX Design Manager // Google Photos

How do you reframe Google Photos from storage to self expression?

Since 2020 I have led creative expression for Google Photos, shaping the editing and generative AI tools used by more than a billion people.

JBL.com
Senior Art Director // Samsung / Harman

How do you build a design org across hardware & software globally?

From 2019 to 2020 I led a cross disciplinary team modernising brand strategy across e-commerce, social and CRM for one of the most recognised audio brands in the world.

L’Oréal Luxe
Director, Design & UX // L’Oréal Luxe

How do you drive luxury beauty at scale while bolstering brand value?

From 2016 to 2019 I managed e-commerce design and user experience in the Luxury division of the number one beauty company on earth, across Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani and Kiehl’s.

Marvel
Digital Art Director // Digital Media Group

How do you bring the world’s biggest comic publisher into the digital era?

From 2012 to 2016 I led the team that designed interactive products for every division of the biggest name in comics.

01 — The imprint

Curious &Inspired

The show, the podcast, the essays and the studio. Where the questions get asked out loud.

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02 — The app

Kaleid

The people you should know, through the people you already do.

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03 — The love letter

Class
of 86

An interactive love letter to everyone turning forty this year.

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How we work together

How it works

If you’re building something and the direction still feels fuzzy, that’s the part I’m good at. I stay close for as long as it’s useful.

Where I’ve been

I like rooms where people came to think. Bring a real question and you’ll get a real answer.

The long version

Some things I’d rather help build than advise on. If that’s what this is, let’s talk properly.

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Hello

Advising, keynotes, board seats, partnership. Not taking freelance design projects.