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Matt Brayton

Stories Worth Remembering.

Over 20 years helping brands say what matters
and making people remember it.

Explore My Work
Perspective

People don't remember campaigns.
They remember how those campaigns made them feel.

That's what I create.

Selected Stories

Three projects that show how I think, how I create, and how I solve.

Sun Responsibly campaign model

It started with a sunscreen ad. Then it went everywhere.

An unbranded PSA that grew into a versatile creative system used across retail, digital and social.

Creative Direction · Campaign · Brand Storytelling
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OraFit Assist campaign portrait

A better experience for every step of the journey.

A patient-first mobile experience designed and prototyped while learning Figma on the fly.

Product Design · UX/UI · Prototyping
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Traveler using the NJ TRANSIT World Cup site at a train platform

Making the complicated feel simple.

A one-stop digital experience for World Cup fans, visitors and everyday NJ TRANSIT riders.

Creative Direction · UX/UI · Digital · Information Architecture
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What I believe...

Curiosity beats assumptions.

Beautiful without purpose is decoration.

Simplicity takes courage.

Details earn trust.

People remember what they haven't seen before.

Matt Brayton seated in a warm study beside a fireplace
The Storyteller

I've always wanted to take people somewhere else.

When I was growing up, I was always drawing. Ships in the ocean. Cabins in the woods. Places that existed mostly in my imagination.

I originally thought I'd end up in 3D animation and design. Then I discovered graphic design. What I found was a way to combine storytelling, creativity, problem solving, and seeing things from a different point of view.

After more than two decades in the industry, that is still what excites me: taking a problem that seems straightforward, asking the questions that haven't been asked yet, and finding a possibility someone may not have considered.

The part I value most is still the same. Making something that wasn't there before, and helping the people around me do the same.

The Invitation

Let's create something worth telling.

Have a challenge, a new idea, or a brand that needs a different point of view?