MARK MATCHO is an LA-based illustrator and artist. His bold, concept-driven illustrations have been featured in publications far and wide since 1990.
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Matchos striking work has been selected and acknowledged in award annuals such as American Illustration, 3x3, Society of Illustrators, Society of Illustrators (LA), The Society of Publication Designers, and Prints Regional Design Annual.
He looks forward to working with you!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matchoillo
Clients Include:
The New York Times
The Hollywood Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
Frankfurt Allgemeine
The Los Angeles Times
Esquire
Fortune
ESPN
Time
Penguin Books
Random House
Knopf
Playboy
Reader's Digest
RollingStone
Volkswagen
Vanity Fair
Entertainment Weekly
Sports Illustrated
Sonicare
Food & Wine
GQ
Departures
Marin Theater Company
WWD
...and many more
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Illustrator, Designer
Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoReal Estate PrognosticationFor Boston magazine, for a story on real estate prognostication© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHandshakesPersonal piece done at the start of the pandemic, when it seemed that our biggest concern might be the way we greeted one another© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHow's Your Year Going?Personal piece posing the question, How's Your Year Going?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoThe New SocialismFor Boston Magazine, for a story on the rise of socialist-style social clubs for millennials© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBad Day On PCHPersonal piece: cover image and type for an as-yet unwritten book.© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBad MonkeyCover design, illustration and type for Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey. Carol Carson, AD.© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBillionairesFor Seattle Met magazine, for a story on Bill Gates asking billionaires to give away 50% of their wealth to charity© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoISP MergerFor BC Law Magazine, for a story on the merger of two ISPs© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoData MergingCover for Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on data merging© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRadioactiveFor Direct Marketing News, for a piece posing the question: Is Your Age Making You Radioactive?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoSpatulatorFor Field & Stream, for a piece on the overuse of the term tactical, as it pertains to hunting© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoAcidFor Esquire Magazine, for a story on acid, maaan© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoGeneral ElectricAssigned but unused cover for Fortune Magazine, for a story on General Electric© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoAK-47For Field & Stream, for a piece on the use of Soviet AK-47s by American troops, during the Vietnam war© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHenpeckedPersonal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWatt O'Hugh and the Innocent DeadCover art and design for a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. Mark Matcho, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoLasso Of TruthIllustration, design and type for a play about the man who, among other things, created Wonder Woman© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoM BuildingSelf-promotional piece. Stop by my modest facilities, if you happen to find yourself in the greater upper north-northwestern southern Pasadena area© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoIllustrationistSelf-Promotional piece. Mark Matcho, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBest Retirement TownsFull page for Fortune Magazine, for a story on the best towns in the country to retire to© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMatcho Cowboy PosterPoster for a lecture given at California College of the Arts, in San Francisco. Mark Matcho, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCharlie SheenDesign and illustrations for a Charlie Sheen board game, which ran as a double-page spread in Entertainment Weekly© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoUndesirable EmployeeFor Gulfshore Business Magazine, for a story on undesirable employees© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoNeon VegasFor Fortune Magazine, for a story on the glitzy, glamorous offerings of various financial institutions© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoTennis ElbowFor The New York Times Magazine, for a piece on a new treatment for Tennis Elbow© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoOne-Star ReviewFor The Boston Globe Magazine, for a story on the tyranny of the one-star review© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRazor GirlCover design and illustration for Carl Hiaasen's Razor Girl© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRoth In The AtticFor Fortune Magazine, for a story advising readers to periodically examine their Roth IRAs© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoDigital LearningCover art for The School Library Journal, for a story on the digitalization of learning materials© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoElectric ShirtFor Stanford Magazine, for a story on wearable batteries© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWatt O'Hugh UndergroundType, design and cover image for Watt O'Hugh Underground- a novel about a time-traveling cowboy© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoTwitter TroubleCover for Fortune Magazine© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWelcome To LAPersonal piece: cover design and illustration for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWithout SinFor Men's Health, for a piece about a millennial who vows to go 30 days without sinning© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMicro BusinessFor The Wall Street Journal, for a story on micro businesses© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoInsurance CoverageFor The Wall Street Journal, for a piece posing the question, Is Your insurance Coverage Adequate?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBig Brother Is WatchingFor The Wall Street Journal, for a story on surveillance© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoiWatchFor Women's Wear Daily, for a story on the Apple Watch© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRoth YieldFor The Wall Street Journal, for a piece examining the relatively low return of the Roth IRA© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoPoor SportsmanshipFor Golf Digest, for a piece on poor sportsmanship© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoDivine AdviceFor Field & Stream, in which the author seeks God's advice on what kind of hunting rifle to purchase© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoSteroidsFor ESPN magazine, for a story on a college football player who was banned from playing after testing positive for a steroid his body produced naturally© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoGreg OdenFor ESPN magazine, for a piece on the rise and fall of former teen basketball phenomenon Greg Oden© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCirque SchoolPoster and type for an acrobatic school© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoJohnny ManzielFor ESPN Magazine, for a piece on the implosion of former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoQuantificationFor Esquire Magazine, for a piece on extreme sports quantification© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoDepressionFor Pacific Standard, for story on depression© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCovid SunPersonal piece. In a matter of a few days, we went from toilet paper jokes to realizing just how dire the situation was.© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRotgutPersonal piece: cover illustration and type for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBrainpowerFor the German publication WirtschaftsWoche, for a story on building brainpower© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoThe Ghosts Of Watt O'HughCover illustration and design for The Ghosts Of Watt O'Hugh- a novel about a time-traveling cowboy© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoTrouble At Riverdale HighFor the New York Times, for a story on the behind-the-scenes battle for control of the direction of Archie Comics© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoGold MinerFor The Wall Street journal, for a piece examining gold mining companies© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCommunicationCover art for a release entitled Communication, by electronic band Birmingham Electric© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoFlag AbacusOne of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCensus TakersOne of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCensus EnvelopesOne of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCensus DumpOne of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoToxic EmailsFor Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on toxic emails© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoVetting MachineFor Harvard Business Review, for a story on using algorithms to vet potential employees© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark Matcho21 WaysCover and type for the December 2020 issue of Stanford Magazine© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoNightAnother in a series of ongoing Book Covers For Yet-To-Be Written Books© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoData MergingCover for Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on data merging© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoOne-Star ReviewCover for Boston Globe Magazine, for a story on the tyranny of the one-star review© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCommunicationCover art for a release entitled Communication, by electronic band Birmingham Electric© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoLeavesPersonal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWork From HomeFor The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on the ergonomic practicalities of working from home© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBurnoutFor The Wall Street Journal, for a story on employee burnout© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCaduceusFor The Wall Street Journal, for a story on the bewildering complexities and pitfalls of the healthcare system© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoResumeFor Harvard Business Review, for a piece on sizing up a potential employee via their résumé.© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoNetflixFor the Hollywood Reporter, for a piece on Netflix being shut out of the Oscars© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoVetting MachineFor Harvard Business Review, for a story on using algorithms to vet potential employees© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoEnfant TerribleFor The Hollywood Reporter, for a story on enfant terrible directors© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoUnhappinessFor Pacific Standard, for story on depression© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCurrency SwingsFor Fortune Magazine, for a story on foreign currency volatility© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoLunchbox InheritanceFor Fortune Magazine, for a piece on strategies for passing along money to your children© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCrowdsourcingFor AARP magazine, for a story on crowdsourcing© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoToxic EmailsFor Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on toxic emails© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoShelterFor Fortune magazine, for a piece on strategies for weathering financial crises© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRocky Road To FreedomFor Money magazine, for a piece on following the rocky road to financial freedom© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoNest EggFor The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on dealing with the loss of one's retirement savings© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCredit ScoreFor The Wall Street Journal, for a piece examining how credit scores may vary, according to the company issuing them© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoForeseeable FutureDouble-page spread + type for Stanford Magazine, for a feature on how life may change, in 2021. (Body type ran lower right.)© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoTaylor SwiftFor Rolling Stone magazine, for a review of Taylor Swift's album 1989. Also included in the book, ROLLING STONE: THE ILLUSTRATED PORTRAITS, on sale at an Amazon near you© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoLockdown RomanceFor The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on keeping romance alive during lockdown© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMurder MysteryFor Mother Jones, for a review of a book in which a female superhero becomes embroiled in a murder mystery© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoUndesirable EmployeesFor Gulfshore Business Magazine, for a story on undesirable employees© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWhistleblowerFor the Wall Street Journal: my shameless homage to the Fleischer Brothers Superman cartoons of the '40s, for a piece on the heroism of whistleblowers© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBad GiftsFor The Wall Street Journal, for a story on the thorny issue of inappropriate gifts© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHumor In UniformPiece for Reader's Digest's Humor In Uniform section© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoSad PantsFor D Magazine, in which the author must come to terms with no longer having the body for her favorite jeans© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoLearning To WriteFor Field & Stream, for a piece on learning to write, before learning to write about hunting© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoTrans AthletesFor ESPN Magazine, for a story on the implications of trans athletes competing against athletes of the gender they identify with© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRazor GirlCover design and illustration for Carl Hiaasen's Razor Girl© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBad Day On PCHPersonal piece: cover image and type for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoForeseeable FutureDouble-page spread + type for Stanford Magazine, for a feature on how life may change, in 2021. (Body type ran lower right.)© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoLasso Of TruthIllustration, design and type for a play about the man who, among other things, created Wonder Woman© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWelcome To LAPersonal piece: cover design and illustration for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoIllustrationistSelf-Promotional piece. Mark Matcho, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoGreatest ProsFor ESPN magazine, for a story on the economic impact of superstar players© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHenpeckedPersonal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMatcho Cowboy PosterPoster for a lecture given at California College of the Arts, in San Francisco. Mark Matcho, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRotgutPersonal piece: cover illustration and type for an as-yet unwritten book© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWatt O'Hugh and the Innocent DeadCover art and design for a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. Mark Matcho, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoFleasFor Health magazine, for a feature on the health hazards posed by ticks and mosquitoes. I tell ya, if it ain't one thing, it's another© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoTrans AthletesFor ESPN Magazine, for a story on the implications of trans athletes competing against athletes of the gender they identify with© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoGreatest ProsFor ESPN magazine, for a story on the economic impact of superstar players© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCountry Club EvictionFor Golf Digest, for a piece on a man's eviction from a country club© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoSibling RivalryFor Family Circle, for a piece on handling tween rivalries© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoOperationFor Reader's Digest, for a piece on common ailments© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRest and RecoveryFor Runner's World, for a piece on the cycle of exercise, rest, and recovery. Benjamen Purvis, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCavemen ExerciseFor Runner's World, for a piece posing the question, How Did Primitive Man Stay Fit?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoFirepowerFor Field & Stream, for a piece posing the question, How Much Firepower Is Too Much?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCutmanFor ESPN magazine, for a story on a veteran cutman- a person whose job it is to stop a fighter's bleeding© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCaveman HunterFor Field & Stream, for a piece posing the question, What Kind Of Hunting Rifle Would Best Suit Prehistoric Man?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoUnderpaidFor ESPN, for a piece posing the question, Are Major League Baseball Players Underpaid? (My unsolicited opinion: no)© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCover Your MouthPersonal work: proposed poster for the Ministry Of Information of a fictional nation, exhorting citizens to cover their mouths when coughing and/or sneezing© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCurfewPersonal piece. We're not under curfew, but we were, and given the ever-changing nature of our circumstances, who knows what's coming down the pike?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMask ChicFor Stanford magazine, for a piece predicting that masks will become more chic in 2021. Her 'do is a nod to the fantastic '70s British sci-fi series, UFO© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoRebarPersonal piece. A few weeks into the lockdown, I began to suspect I'd contracted the Corona virus- and this is what it felt like© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoKeeps Em FlyingPersonal piece. Early on, a chief concern seemed to be: will there be enough toilet paper to go around?© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBirth OrderType, design and illo for a thriller about the royal family© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoVictory GardenFor 5280 Magazine, for a story on a man who goes to battle- with his vegetable garden© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMasked SkullI mean...didn't you? Self-promotional piece, on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, masks, and social distancing© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoBitcoinConsider this: if you'd bought one Bitcoin five years ago, today it would be worth one Bitcoin. Mind: blown© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoFrequent FlerFor the Wall Street Journal, for a piece on redeeming all those frequent-flyer miles that piled up during the pandemic© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoMichael ShannonPortrait of actor Michael Shannon, for Public Eye magazine's Heroes issue© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHey Now!Self-promo piece, featuring yers truly© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoFrankensteinFor Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoCreature From The Cat LagoonFor Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoFriday The PurrteenthFor Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark Matcho28 Days LitterFor Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoDiamond In The RoughReal Estate section cover for The New York Times, for a story on finding a diamond in the rough© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHomebuyer's RemorseCover art for The New York Times Real Estate section, for a story on Homebuyer's Remorse. Ken McFarlin, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoSmallmartFor the Wall Street Journal, for a story on how Walmart stores in China are dwarfed by the country's other massive superstores© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoWhack a ZitFor Men's Health, for a story on the scourge of Bacne© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoHot WheelsFor The New York Times for Kids, for a piece exploring the hobby of customizing Hot Wheels cars© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoOctopus CoverCover art for NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD.© 2023 Mark Matcho
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Mark MatchoOctopus Interior artFor NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD© 2023 Mark Matcho
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