About
Creating award-winning experiences
at the intersection of
community, culture, & commerce.
About
For over 20 years, Matthew has developed immersive experiences in virtually every industry and sector across three continents. His work transforms how people connect with brands: building community, fostering empathy, and nurturing loyalty through play and emotional storytelling. Over 11,000,000 people a year experience his work. He is a fierce advocate for the seamless integration of physical and digital environments, and a firm believer in the power of technology to extend humanity's best version of itself.
As Creative Director at Landor, Matthew spearheads the vision of landmark brand experiences. He promotes collaboration while cultivating space for team members to influence projects from any direction.
Previous clients have included Tiffany & Co., Netflix, LEGO, New Balance, Walmart, Ghirardelli, Timberland, Albertsons, and TUMI, among others. His fluid role spans physical environments, strategy, programming, service design, and digital interaction, and he often leads business development efforts from ideation through pitch presentations.
He is a frequent public speaker at national conferences, including the MayoClinic, SEGD (The Society of Experiential Graphic Design), and GlobalShop. He guest lectures annually at FIT, Pratt Institute (his alma mater), and Seton Hall.
Matthew is currently an Experiential Creative Director at Landor, and has previously led teams at Eight Inc, Potion, and Ralph Appelbaum Associates. Matthew brings a voracious curiosity and boundless energy to all of his projects. He chases the impossible and the unknown—from trapeze to neuroscience—and is fueled by his ambitious cooking experiments.
Matthew McNerney
Speaking at GlobalShop 2019, Chicago
Speaking at the Mayo Clinic Conference, Minnesota
AWARDS
NYU Langone Health: 2019 Society of Experiential Graphic Design, Honor Award
Cleveland Museum of Art: 2018 Communication Arts, Award of Excellence, ArtLens Gallery; 2018 Apex Awards; 2018 Media Technology Muse Awards Silver; Museums and the Web Awards 2018 GLAMi Nomination, Gaze Tracker Interactive; Museums and the Web Awards 2018 GLAMi Nomination, ArtLens Gallery
The LEGO House: 2018, Danish Design Awards, The LEGO House; 2018, Themed Environment Award, The LEGO House, Outstanding Achievement
Museum of Jewish History and Tolerance: Industrial Designers Society of America, Industrial Design Excellence Award, Finalist; Graphis, Design Annual 2014 Award: Exhibit, Gold; The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, GOOD Design Awards: Environment Award; The Art Newspaper Russia, Museum of the Year
NASCAR Hall of Fame: Creativity International Awards, Honorable Mention, Environmental Graphics; Event Design Awards, Silver Winner, Best Museum Environment, 2014 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence
Newseum: Museums + Heritage Award, Best International Project; Mid-Atlantic Construction Best of 2008, Cultural Project of the Year; American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 2008 Diamond Award to RAA's consultant LERA; Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Honor Award; 15th Annual THEA Award, Outstanding Achievement: Museum; Design Award, Federal Republic of Germany, Nomination; Event Design Awards, Gold Winner, Best Museum Environment; Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award for Museum Exhibits and Set Design; I.D. Annual Design Review, Honorable Mention Award for Environment;
Clinton Presidential Library: Applied Arts Awards Annual 2005/2006; Environmental Design; 2005 Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA), Industrial Designers Society of American Museum Exhibits & Set Design
2005 Seven ADC Awards
PUBLICATIONS
Return on Experience, Tim Kobe, ORO Editions
Logo Lounge 2, Rockport Publishers
Logo Lounge 3, Rockport Publishers (Critics’ Choice)
Logo a Lot, by BNN Publishers
Graphic Design: From Concept to Form, by Scott Santoro
Logo Lounge Master Library Volume 3, Rockport Publishers
The Shape of Things, New York Times