My approach

Here’s the lens I see branding through:

1. Brand as Human Conversation
Brands should talk with you, not at you.
A brand should feel like a conversation with someone you actually want to hear from. Conversational. Intuitive. Helpful. Full of quirks and asides that make it feel alive. The best brands speak like friends — honest, imperfect, and deeply human.

2. Utility Meets Emotion
Good design works. Great design works and lingers.
Every interaction — paying for something, logging in, making coffee — should hold function in one hand and feeling in the other. The things we use daily should quietly make life better, not just easier.

3. Flow-Driven Experiences
The best design moves like good hospitality.
It guides you without you noticing. Whether you’re moving through a museum lobby, browsing a shop floor, or scrolling a digital experience, every touchpoint should feel like one unbroken flow — quietly leading you where you need to go, without ever shouting for your attention.

This is the work I care about:
Brands that talk, guide, and move through the world like people, not corporations.

Featured work
A selection of recent projects.

GSK biopharma brand identity — digital product and visual identity design by Matthew Haysom

GSK
Ahead Together

JAJA Tequila agave plant brand mark on deep forest green — logo icon and brand identity design by Matthew Haysom, Creative Director at Gin Lane, DTC spirits brand visual identity and iconography

JAJA Tequila
Made For Magic Hour

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Hims
Telehealth for a healthier you

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