Grace & Thompson, 311 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654, US

HistorySubstance was founded by Matthew Brett in 2005. Matthew began his professional graphic design career in 1992 producing corporate branding programs, print collateral, and interactive design. He has developed visual identity solutions for clients such as Eli Lilly, Target, the University of Chicago, Caterpillar, Deloitte and AIDS Foundation of Chicago. His work has been recognized by such publications as Communication Arts, Print Regional Design Annual, Creativity, Graphic Design:USA, UnderConsideration and The One Show. The website he developed for UMB Bank was cited by CIO Magazine as one of the 50 Best Sites of the Year. Matthew received his BFA in Graphic Design from Kent State University. He has been a guest lecturer and design critic at the University of Notre Dame and Columbia College of Chicago.SpecialtiesSubstance is a Chicago-based design agency focused on strategic visual communication. We work across a broad spectrum of clients, including both corporate and not-for-profit. Our areas of practice include Corporate Identity Development, Sales and Marketing Print Collateral, Website Design and Development/Interactive Media, Advertising (Print and Online), Direct Mail, and Environmental and Exhibit Graphics. Being media-agnostic, we develop solutions for print, interactive and corporate identity, ideally addressing all of them within an integrated branding program.

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