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I spend a lot of my time designing and drawing things to help people communicate and solve problems, educating young people, and making weird art.

Feel free to have a look and let me know if you’d like to chat about anything.

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Professional Services

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Live Graphic Recording & Training

While Graphic Recording, I actively listen to presentations and dialogues, synthesize what I hear, and in real time visually depict that synthesis for all to see. Graphic Recording ignites something in people - it opens up new insights, sparks new connections, and inspires new conversations.

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Animated Explainer Videos

Video and animation can be so much fun. When used well, it can take a complex, challenging topic or set of messages and transform them into an engaging story that grabs people and takes them on a ride, helping them develop a deeper and more personal relationship with the content.

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Workshop Design & Facilitation

Meetings can be pretty boring and ineffective in getting work done, but they don’t have to be. A well designed and facilitated meeting or training experience can not only yield powerful, actionable results, it can also be engaging, inspiring, and fun.

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About Matt

Matt Sullivan is a visual communications designer, facilitator, primary and college educator, and artist dedicated to helping organizations share their unique stories and messages through visual storytelling.

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Ajibu Community logo with a stylized geometric design and text
Artivism logo for the Inaugural Global Conference 2021, with colorful text and design elements.
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Citizens' Climate Lobby logo with green and blue curved lines and black text
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GHX logo with blue and orange lettering
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Great. Here we go.

Drawing of soap bubbles and sparkles, with a black border and white background.

I can, and will, blow bubbles with my hands.

Pink pocket watch with a chain, showing the time as approximately 4:00.

I’ve gotten to draw pictures for Kim Fields, Kevin Bacon, James Van Der Beek, and Flavor Flav.

A cartoon monkey with a pink face and orange body holding a black umbrella.

I once made a monkey puppet for John Malkovich.

Scroll down for the answer

Let’s chat.

Reach out to learn more and check availability.

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A man wearing a white cap, sunglasses, and a sports jersey presents a colorful poster titled "HYPING HEALTH JOURNEYS for ALL with FLAVOR FLAV!" at an indoor event. The poster contains handwritten notes and illustrations related to health journeys, costumed characters, and motivational quotes.

Answers:

  1. I can, and will, blow bubbles with my hands

    TRUE - I’ll show you sometime if you like.

  2. I’ve gotten to draw pictures for Kim Fields, Kevin Bacon,
    James Van Der Beek, and Flavor Flav

    TRUE - At various conference, I’ve gotten to do graphic recordings for their talks and interviews.

  3. I once made a monkey puppet for John Malkovich

    SORT OF TRUE - So we’ll call it the lie. I did build a monkey puppet at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago for a production of The Libertine that J-Mal starred in. I also sanded the tip of my finger off while making a set of wooden phalluses for that show, but that’s another story.

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Drawing of a pink pocket watch with a chain, showing the time as 8:05.
Cartoon drawing of a pink-faced monkey with orange fur, holding a paintbrush.
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