We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Matt Baker. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Matt below.
Hi Matt, thanks for joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
One of the most meaningful projects I worked on, was Designing Merch for Young Thug’s Label YSL. Seeing my shirts on the Instagram Pages of some of my favorite producers like Wheezy & On Thugs sister, being posted on Gunna’s Instagram Story before their unfortunate situation occured, was truly groundbreaking and showed me that If I could reach that level with only a few years of hard work – I am able to achieve anything my mind desires. And estabilish any connection I wish.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
For Starters, My name is Matt Baker. I’m a graphic designer based out of Florida. A couple years ago I had the desire of wanting to own a Vintage Style Kendall Jenner T Shirt. I couldn’t find one anywhere and ultimately decided to learn how to create the design myself, and did. From Being posted on Pages such as Hidden.Ny To Lil Jupiterr.. the thought process never changed. Every piece I designed was with the same mentality in mind – would I myself want to wear it? I ‘m my own fanbase, and who can you cater to best more than yourself? I share the same level of love for modern vintage as my fanbase does. I realized long ago, most artists/athletes/media personalities spend large amounts of money investing in numerous outlets of their business, but such little effort is put into their merch, thus resulting in low quality designs that are ultimately doomed to be forgotten. My work and vision sets out to create meaningful, tasteful vintage design that has true value and purpose in the culture.
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
By reaching out. Any major connection I’ve ever made was by me reaching out, Whether it be by E-mail, DM or what have you. It may not work for say, Drake as an example, but his people may get back to you if you send a portfolio of your work. And all you need is that little foot in the door to get the ball rolling. I never shy away from reaching out to managers/talent acquisition.
What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?
Being able to have an idea in your mind, and watch it come to fruition right before your very eyes. It is truly one of the most rewarding feelings I believe one can experience. Nothing is comparable even remotely.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://ranks-global.myshopify.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialmattbaker/