Matthew Carlson

Matthew Carlson is a product strategist and experience designer currently serving as the Director of User Experience Design - Education, Fresco & Fonts at Adobe.1 He has an extensive career in user experience and product design spanning over two decades.1

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Director of User Experience Design - Education, Fresco & Fonts at Adobe (June 2023 - Present)1
• Previous Positions:
  • Director of User Experience Design, Creative Cloud at Adobe (2017-2023)1
  • Director of Product Design / Business Products at Twitter (2014-2017)1
  • Product Design Manager at Facebook (2013-2014)1
  • Principal of Experience Strategy and Design at Hot Studio (2009-2013)1

Education

• Attended University of California at Berkeley (1988-1993), earning a BA degree1
• Studied at Academy of Art University (1993-1995)1

Matthew Carlson is based in San Francisco, California, and has a LinkedIn username of "dreamjar".1 He is actively involved in design education and has spoken at events such as the Arts Media and Entertainment Institute in Burbank.2