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I was again invited to judge the 2024 GEMA Awards this year. GEMA celebrates the most innovative and impactful work in the entertainment marketing industry for TV and Streaming.

Close friends of ours, Martin and Jurko, asked me to design a logo for their wedding. They were really enthusiastic about this aspect of their preparations.

Over the last couple of years, I worked in partnership with Undivided on a rebrand for ITN, the 65 year old news and current affairs production company. This edit collates some of our animation research.

2020 was a really difficult year. It did however provide the gift of time. I was able to finish my EP – a collection of six songs which I wrote, performed and recorded with a little help from my friends.

It’s now very easy to order limited edition prints of my artworks from matthewrudd-art.com. The print sizes correspond with ready-made frame sizes.

I have designed a logo for financial advice company Abacus Advice Tax & Trusts. The company director showed me a lovely stained glass version of the original Abacus Advice logo, and I designed the new logo to capture some of its spirit. 

I have been designing a logo and a look for a great project organised by Sky Arts and Storyvault Films. Art 50 is a two-year project which launched on the day Article 50 was triggered.

Fontsmith founder Jason Smith asked me to write a piece about Milton Glaser for the second issue of TypeNotes magazine.

Synergy is a brand engagement agency in Bristol which is going from strength to strength…

Working again with Parable VR and with animator Lee Ellis, we have made another virtual reality film for the BBC.

We’ve been making a virtual reality trailer for BBC3’s One Deadly Weekend in America – a documentary about gun crime in the States.

When Stuart Chapman of The Big Picture asked to interview me for episode 5 of his new podcast, I happily agreed.