Illustrator, Designer

Mark Matcho

markmatcho.com

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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  • Mark Matcho
    Real Estate Prognostication
    For Boston magazine, for a story on real estate prognostication
    Mark Matcho - Real Estate Prognostication
  • Mark Matcho
    Handshakes
    Personal piece done at the start of the pandemic, when it seemed that our biggest concern might be the way we greeted one another
    Mark Matcho - Handshakes
  • Mark Matcho
    How's Your Year Going?
    Personal piece posing the question, How's Your Year Going?
    Mark Matcho - How's Your Year Going?
  • Mark Matcho
    The New Socialism
    For Boston Magazine, for a story on the rise of socialist-style social clubs for millennials
    Mark Matcho - The New Socialism
  • Mark Matcho
    Bad Day On PCH
    Personal piece: cover image and type for an as-yet unwritten book.
    Mark Matcho - Bad Day On PCH
  • Mark Matcho
    Bad Monkey
    Cover design, illustration and type for Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey. Carol Carson, AD.
    Mark Matcho - Bad Monkey
  • Mark Matcho
    Billionaires
    For Seattle Met magazine, for a story on Bill Gates asking billionaires to give away 50% of their wealth to charity
    Mark Matcho - Billionaires
  • Mark Matcho
    ISP Merger
    For BC Law Magazine, for a story on the merger of two ISPs
    Mark Matcho - ISP Merger
  • Mark Matcho
    Data Merging
    Cover for Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on data merging
    Mark Matcho - Data Merging
  • Mark Matcho
    Radioactive
    For Direct Marketing News, for a piece posing the question: Is Your Age Making You Radioactive?
    Mark Matcho - Radioactive
  • Mark Matcho
    Spatulator
    For Field & Stream, for a piece on the overuse of the term tactical, as it pertains to hunting
    Mark Matcho - Spatulator
  • Mark Matcho
    Acid
    For Esquire Magazine, for a story on acid, maaan
    Mark Matcho - Acid
  • Mark Matcho
    General Electric
    Assigned but unused cover for Fortune Magazine, for a story on General Electric
    Mark Matcho - General Electric
  • Mark Matcho
    AK-47
    For Field & Stream, for a piece on the use of Soviet AK-47s by American troops, during the Vietnam war
    Mark Matcho - AK-47
  • Mark Matcho
    Henpecked
    Personal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Henpecked
  • Mark Matcho
    Watt O'Hugh and the Innocent Dead
    Cover art and design for a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. Mark Matcho, AD
    Mark Matcho - Watt O'Hugh and the Innocent Dead
  • Mark Matcho
    Lasso Of Truth
    Illustration, design and type for a play about the man who, among other things, created Wonder Woman
    Mark Matcho - Lasso Of Truth
  • Mark Matcho
    M Building
    Self-promotional piece. Stop by my modest facilities, if you happen to find yourself in the greater upper north-northwestern southern Pasadena area
    Mark Matcho - M Building
  • Mark Matcho
    Illustrationist
    Self-Promotional piece. Mark Matcho, AD
    Mark Matcho - Illustrationist
  • Mark Matcho
    Best Retirement Towns
    Full page for Fortune Magazine, for a story on the best towns in the country to retire to
    Mark Matcho - Best Retirement Towns
  • Mark Matcho
    Matcho Cowboy Poster
    Poster for a lecture given at California College of the Arts, in San Francisco. Mark Matcho, AD
    Mark Matcho - Matcho Cowboy Poster
  • Mark Matcho
    Charlie Sheen
    Design and illustrations for a Charlie Sheen board game, which ran as a double-page spread in Entertainment Weekly
    Mark Matcho - Charlie Sheen
  • Mark Matcho
    Undesirable Employee
    For Gulfshore Business Magazine, for a story on undesirable employees
    Mark Matcho - Undesirable Employee
  • Mark Matcho
    Neon Vegas
    For Fortune Magazine, for a story on the glitzy, glamorous offerings of various financial institutions
    Mark Matcho - Neon Vegas
  • Mark Matcho
    Tennis Elbow
    For The New York Times Magazine, for a piece on a new treatment for Tennis Elbow
    Mark Matcho - Tennis Elbow
  • Mark Matcho
    One-Star Review
    For The Boston Globe Magazine, for a story on the tyranny of the one-star review
    Mark Matcho - One-Star Review
  • Mark Matcho
    Razor Girl
    Cover design and illustration for Carl Hiaasen's Razor Girl
    Mark Matcho - Razor Girl
  • Mark Matcho
    Roth In The Attic
    For Fortune Magazine, for a story advising readers to periodically examine their Roth IRAs
    Mark Matcho - Roth In The Attic
  • Mark Matcho
    Digital Learning
    Cover art for The School Library Journal, for a story on the digitalization of learning materials
    Mark Matcho - Digital Learning
  • Mark Matcho
    Electric Shirt
    For Stanford Magazine, for a story on wearable batteries
    Mark Matcho - Electric Shirt
  • Mark Matcho
    Watt O'Hugh Underground
    Type, design and cover image for Watt O'Hugh Underground- a novel about a time-traveling cowboy
    Mark Matcho - Watt O'Hugh Underground
  • Mark Matcho
    Twitter Trouble
    Cover for Fortune Magazine
    Mark Matcho - Twitter Trouble
  • Mark Matcho
    Welcome To LA
    Personal piece: cover design and illustration for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Welcome To LA
  • Mark Matcho
    Without Sin
    For Men's Health, for a piece about a millennial who vows to go 30 days without sinning
    Mark Matcho - Without Sin
  • Mark Matcho
    Micro Business
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on micro businesses
    Mark Matcho - Micro Business
  • Mark Matcho
    Insurance Coverage
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece posing the question, Is Your insurance Coverage Adequate?
    Mark Matcho - Insurance Coverage
  • Mark Matcho
    Big Brother Is Watching
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on surveillance
    Mark Matcho - Big Brother Is Watching
  • Mark Matcho
    iWatch
    For Women's Wear Daily, for a story on the Apple Watch
    Mark Matcho - iWatch
  • Mark Matcho
    Roth Yield
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece examining the relatively low return of the Roth IRA
    Mark Matcho - Roth Yield
  • Mark Matcho
    Poor Sportsmanship
    For Golf Digest, for a piece on poor sportsmanship
    Mark Matcho - Poor Sportsmanship
  • Mark Matcho
    Divine Advice
    For Field & Stream, in which the author seeks God's advice on what kind of hunting rifle to purchase
    Mark Matcho - Divine Advice
  • Mark Matcho
    Steroids
    For 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
    Mark Matcho - Steroids
  • Mark Matcho
    Greg Oden
    For ESPN magazine, for a piece on the rise and fall of former teen basketball phenomenon Greg Oden
    Mark Matcho - Greg Oden
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    Cirque School
    Poster and type for an acrobatic school
    Mark Matcho - Cirque School
  • Mark Matcho
    Johnny Manziel
    For ESPN Magazine, for a piece on the implosion of former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel
    Mark Matcho - Johnny Manziel
  • Mark Matcho
    Quantification
    For Esquire Magazine, for a piece on extreme sports quantification
    Mark Matcho - Quantification
  • Mark Matcho
    Depression
    For Pacific Standard, for story on depression
    Mark Matcho - Depression
  • Mark Matcho
    Covid Sun
    Personal piece. In a matter of a few days, we went from toilet paper jokes to realizing just how dire the situation was.
    Mark Matcho - Covid Sun
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    Rotgut
    Personal piece: cover illustration and type for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Rotgut
  • Mark Matcho
    Brainpower
    For the German publication WirtschaftsWoche, for a story on building brainpower
    Mark Matcho - Brainpower
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    The Ghosts Of Watt O'Hugh
    Cover illustration and design for The Ghosts Of Watt O'Hugh- a novel about a time-traveling cowboy
    Mark Matcho - The Ghosts Of Watt O'Hugh
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    Trouble At Riverdale High
    For the New York Times, for a story on the behind-the-scenes battle for control of the direction of Archie Comics
    Mark Matcho - Trouble At Riverdale High
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    Gold Miner
    For The Wall Street journal, for a piece examining gold mining companies
    Mark Matcho - Gold Miner
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    Communication
    Cover art for a release entitled Communication, by electronic band Birmingham Electric
    Mark Matcho - Communication
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    Flag Abacus
    One of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works
    Mark Matcho - Flag Abacus
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    Census Takers
    One of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works
    Mark Matcho - Census Takers
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    Census Envelopes
    One of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works
    Mark Matcho - Census Envelopes
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    Census Dump
    One of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works
    Mark Matcho - Census Dump
  • Mark Matcho
    Toxic Emails
    For Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on toxic emails
    Mark Matcho - Toxic Emails
  • Mark Matcho
    Vetting Machine
    For Harvard Business Review, for a story on using algorithms to vet potential employees
    Mark Matcho - Vetting Machine
  • Mark Matcho
    21 Ways
    Cover and type for the December 2020 issue of Stanford Magazine
    Mark Matcho - 21 Ways
  • Mark Matcho
    Night
    Another in a series of ongoing Book Covers For Yet-To-Be Written Books
    Mark Matcho - Night
  • Mark Matcho
    Data Merging
    Cover for Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on data merging
    Mark Matcho - Data Merging
  • Mark Matcho
    One-Star Review
    Cover for Boston Globe Magazine, for a story on the tyranny of the one-star review
    Mark Matcho - One-Star Review
  • Mark Matcho
    Communication
    Cover art for a release entitled Communication, by electronic band Birmingham Electric
    Mark Matcho - Communication
  • Mark Matcho
    Leaves
    Personal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Leaves
  • Mark Matcho
    Work From Home
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on the ergonomic practicalities of working from home
    Mark Matcho - Work From Home
  • Mark Matcho
    Burnout
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on employee burnout
    Mark Matcho - Burnout
  • Mark Matcho
    Caduceus
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on the bewildering complexities and pitfalls of the healthcare system
    Mark Matcho - Caduceus
  • Mark Matcho
    Resume
    For Harvard Business Review, for a piece on sizing up a potential employee via their résumé.
    Mark Matcho - Resume
  • Mark Matcho
    Netflix
    For the Hollywood Reporter, for a piece on Netflix being shut out of the Oscars
    Mark Matcho - Netflix
  • Mark Matcho
    Vetting Machine
    For Harvard Business Review, for a story on using algorithms to vet potential employees
    Mark Matcho - Vetting Machine
  • Mark Matcho
    Enfant Terrible
    For The Hollywood Reporter, for a story on enfant terrible directors
    Mark Matcho - Enfant Terrible
  • Mark Matcho
    Unhappiness
    For Pacific Standard, for story on depression
    Mark Matcho - Unhappiness
  • Mark Matcho
    Currency Swings
    For Fortune Magazine, for a story on foreign currency volatility
    Mark Matcho - Currency Swings
  • Mark Matcho
    Lunchbox Inheritance
    For Fortune Magazine, for a piece on strategies for passing along money to your children
    Mark Matcho - Lunchbox Inheritance
  • Mark Matcho
    Crowdsourcing
    For AARP magazine, for a story on crowdsourcing
    Mark Matcho - Crowdsourcing
  • Mark Matcho
    Toxic Emails
    For Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on toxic emails
    Mark Matcho - Toxic Emails
  • Mark Matcho
    Shelter
    For Fortune magazine, for a piece on strategies for weathering financial crises
    Mark Matcho - Shelter
  • Mark Matcho
    Rocky Road To Freedom
    For Money magazine, for a piece on following the rocky road to financial freedom
    Mark Matcho - Rocky Road To Freedom
  • Mark Matcho
    Nest Egg
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on dealing with the loss of one's retirement savings
    Mark Matcho - Nest Egg
  • Mark Matcho
    Credit Score
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece examining how credit scores may vary, according to the company issuing them
    Mark Matcho - Credit Score
  • Mark Matcho
    Foreseeable Future
    Double-page spread + type for Stanford Magazine, for a feature on how life may change, in 2021. (Body type ran lower right.)
    Mark Matcho - Foreseeable Future
  • Mark Matcho
    Taylor Swift
    For 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
    Mark Matcho - Taylor Swift
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    Lockdown Romance
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on keeping romance alive during lockdown
    Mark Matcho - Lockdown Romance
  • Mark Matcho
    Murder Mystery
    For Mother Jones, for a review of a book in which a female superhero becomes embroiled in a murder mystery
    Mark Matcho - Murder Mystery
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    Undesirable Employees
    For Gulfshore Business Magazine, for a story on undesirable employees
    Mark Matcho - Undesirable Employees
  • Mark Matcho
    Whistleblower
    For the Wall Street Journal: my shameless homage to the Fleischer Brothers Superman cartoons of the '40s, for a piece on the heroism of whistleblowers
    Mark Matcho - Whistleblower
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    Bad Gifts
    For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on the thorny issue of inappropriate gifts
    Mark Matcho - Bad Gifts
  • Mark Matcho
    Humor In Uniform
    Piece for Reader's Digest's Humor In Uniform section
    Mark Matcho - Humor In Uniform
  • Mark Matcho
    Sad Pants
    For D Magazine, in which the author must come to terms with no longer having the body for her favorite jeans
    Mark Matcho - Sad Pants
  • Mark Matcho
    Learning To Write
    For Field & Stream, for a piece on learning to write, before learning to write about hunting
    Mark Matcho - Learning To Write
  • Mark Matcho
    Trans Athletes
    For ESPN Magazine, for a story on the implications of trans athletes competing against athletes of the gender they identify with
    Mark Matcho - Trans Athletes
  • Mark Matcho
    Razor Girl
    Cover design and illustration for Carl Hiaasen's Razor Girl
    Mark Matcho - Razor Girl
  • Mark Matcho
    Bad Day On PCH
    Personal piece: cover image and type for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Bad Day On PCH
  • Mark Matcho
    Foreseeable Future
    Double-page spread + type for Stanford Magazine, for a feature on how life may change, in 2021. (Body type ran lower right.)
    Mark Matcho - Foreseeable Future
  • Mark Matcho
    Lasso Of Truth
    Illustration, design and type for a play about the man who, among other things, created Wonder Woman
    Mark Matcho - Lasso Of Truth
  • Mark Matcho
    Welcome To LA
    Personal piece: cover design and illustration for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Welcome To LA
  • Mark Matcho
    Illustrationist
    Self-Promotional piece. Mark Matcho, AD
    Mark Matcho - Illustrationist
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    Greatest Pros
    For ESPN magazine, for a story on the economic impact of superstar players
    Mark Matcho - Greatest Pros
  • Mark Matcho
    Henpecked
    Personal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Henpecked
  • Mark Matcho
    Matcho Cowboy Poster
    Poster for a lecture given at California College of the Arts, in San Francisco. Mark Matcho, AD
    Mark Matcho - Matcho Cowboy Poster
  • Mark Matcho
    Rotgut
    Personal piece: cover illustration and type for an as-yet unwritten book
    Mark Matcho - Rotgut
  • Mark Matcho
    Watt O'Hugh and the Innocent Dead
    Cover art and design for a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. Mark Matcho, AD
    Mark Matcho - Watt O'Hugh and the Innocent Dead
  • Mark Matcho
    Fleas
    For 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
    Mark Matcho - Fleas
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    Trans Athletes
    For ESPN Magazine, for a story on the implications of trans athletes competing against athletes of the gender they identify with
    Mark Matcho - Trans Athletes
  • Mark Matcho
    Greatest Pros
    For ESPN magazine, for a story on the economic impact of superstar players
    Mark Matcho - Greatest Pros
  • Mark Matcho
    Country Club Eviction
    For Golf Digest, for a piece on a man's eviction from a country club
    Mark Matcho - Country Club Eviction
  • Mark Matcho
    Sibling Rivalry
    For Family Circle, for a piece on handling tween rivalries
    Mark Matcho - Sibling Rivalry
  • Mark Matcho
    Operation
    For Reader's Digest, for a piece on common ailments
    Mark Matcho - Operation
  • Mark Matcho
    Rest and Recovery
    For Runner's World, for a piece on the cycle of exercise, rest, and recovery. Benjamen Purvis, AD
    Mark Matcho - Rest and Recovery
  • Mark Matcho
    Cavemen Exercise
    For Runner's World, for a piece posing the question, How Did Primitive Man Stay Fit?
    Mark Matcho - Cavemen Exercise
  • Mark Matcho
    Firepower
    For Field & Stream, for a piece posing the question, How Much Firepower Is Too Much?
    Mark Matcho - Firepower
  • Mark Matcho
    Cutman
    For ESPN magazine, for a story on a veteran cutman- a person whose job it is to stop a fighter's bleeding
    Mark Matcho - Cutman
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    Caveman Hunter
    For Field & Stream, for a piece posing the question, What Kind Of Hunting Rifle Would Best Suit Prehistoric Man?
    Mark Matcho - Caveman Hunter
  • Mark Matcho
    Underpaid
    For ESPN, for a piece posing the question, Are Major League Baseball Players Underpaid? (My unsolicited opinion: no)
    Mark Matcho - Underpaid
  • Mark Matcho
    Cover Your Mouth
    Personal work: proposed poster for the Ministry Of Information of a fictional nation, exhorting citizens to cover their mouths when coughing and/or sneezing
    Mark Matcho - Cover Your Mouth
  • Mark Matcho
    Curfew
    Personal 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?
    Mark Matcho - Curfew
  • Mark Matcho
    Mask Chic
    For 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
    Mark Matcho - Mask Chic
  • Mark Matcho
    Rebar
    Personal piece. A few weeks into the lockdown, I began to suspect I'd contracted the Corona virus- and this is what it felt like
    Mark Matcho - Rebar
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    Keeps Em Flying
    Personal piece. Early on, a chief concern seemed to be: will there be enough toilet paper to go around?
    Mark Matcho - Keeps Em Flying
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    Birth Order
    Type, design and illo for a thriller about the royal family
    Mark Matcho - Birth Order
  • Mark Matcho
    Victory Garden
    For 5280 Magazine, for a story on a man who goes to battle- with his vegetable garden
    Mark Matcho - Victory Garden
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    Masked Skull
    I mean...didn't you? Self-promotional piece, on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, masks, and social distancing
    Mark Matcho - Masked Skull
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    Bitcoin
    Consider this: if you'd bought one Bitcoin five years ago, today it would be worth one Bitcoin. Mind: blown
    Mark Matcho - Bitcoin
  • Mark Matcho
    Frequent Fler
    For the Wall Street Journal, for a piece on redeeming all those frequent-flyer miles that piled up during the pandemic
    Mark Matcho - Frequent Fler
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    Michael Shannon
    Portrait of actor Michael Shannon, for Public Eye magazine's Heroes issue
    Mark Matcho - Michael Shannon
  • Mark Matcho
    Hey Now!
    Self-promo piece, featuring yers truly
    Mark Matcho - Hey Now!
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    Frankenstein
    For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
    Mark Matcho - Frankenstein
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    Creature From The Cat Lagoon
    For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
    Mark Matcho - Creature From The Cat Lagoon
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    Friday The Purrteenth
    For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
    Mark Matcho - Friday The Purrteenth
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    28 Days Litter
    For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
    Mark Matcho - 28 Days Litter
  • Mark Matcho
    Diamond In The Rough
    Real Estate section cover for The New York Times, for a story on finding a diamond in the rough
    Mark Matcho - Diamond In The Rough
  • Mark Matcho
    Homebuyer's Remorse
    Cover art for The New York Times Real Estate section, for a story on Homebuyer's Remorse. Ken McFarlin, AD
    Mark Matcho - Homebuyer's Remorse
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    Smallmart
    For the Wall Street Journal, for a story on how Walmart stores in China are dwarfed by the country's other massive superstores
    Mark Matcho - Smallmart
  • Mark Matcho
    Whack a Zit
    For Men's Health, for a story on the scourge of Bacne
    Mark Matcho - Whack a Zit
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    Hot Wheels
    For The New York Times for Kids, for a piece exploring the hobby of customizing Hot Wheels cars
    Mark Matcho - Hot Wheels
  • Mark Matcho
    Octopus Cover
    Cover art for NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD.
    Mark Matcho - Octopus Cover
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    Octopus Interior art
    For NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD
    Mark Matcho - Octopus Interior art
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  • Technology 14 files
  • The Covid Files 8 files
  • Business and Finance 34 files
  • People 23 files
  • Sports and Health 23 files
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