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Cover art for NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD

Mark Matcho 2022
illustration of Cover illustration and type for September 2023 Chicago Magazine, for a story on Adventure Trips. Thanks to AD David Syrek

yucatan, pyramid, discover, retro, colorful, explorer, jungle, adventure, illustration, illustrator, vectorart, editorial, graphic art
illustration of Collateral art for a science fiction-themed festival, for t-shirts and postcards

science fiction, astronaut, scifi, cyberpunk, futuristic, scifiart, vector, lineart, outer space
illustration of Cover art for NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD

esports, gaming, gamer, octopus, illustration, computers, graphic art, vector art, humorous, whimsical, mark matcho
illustration of Interior art for NPI Magazine, for a story on esports and competitive gaming. Dave Allen, AD

esports, gaming, gamer, octopus, illustration, computers, graphic art, vector art, humorous, whimsical, markmatcho
illustration of Illoz: home, house, homeowner, headache, finance, money, digital, real estate, cartoon, editorial, conceptual, humor, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Cover art for the Weekend Section of The Wall Street Journal, for a story on new cars now selling far above sticker price

car, new car, msrp, finance, money, digital, auto, editorial, conceptual, humor, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
illustration of Self-promotional piece, featuring yers truly
illustration of Real Estate section cover for The New York Times, for a story on finding a diamond in the rough
illustration of For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
illustration of Self-promotional piece. Consider this: if you'd bought one Bitcoin five years ago, today it would be worth one Bitcoin. Mind blown
illustration of For Topix Media, a series of images reimagining classic horror movies, for cats
illustration of For 5280 Magazine, for a story on a man who goes to battle- with his vegetable garden. garden, vegetable garden, victory garden, gardening, humor, graphic, illustration, digital, blue, markmatcho
illustration of Portrait of actor Michael Shannon, for Public Eye magazine's Heroes issue. michael shannon, hero, graphic art, public eye, graphic artist, poster, poster art, portrait, illustration, bold, retro, mark matcho
illustration of Cover art for a release entitled Communication, by electronic band Birmingham Electric.
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illustration of Personal piece: cover illustration and type for an as-yet unwritten book. rotgut, book cover, graphic, book, typography, design, book cover design, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Personal work: proposed poster for the Ministry Of Information of a fictional nation, exhorting citizens to cover their mouths when coughing and/or sneezing. covidart, corona art, covid poster, covid, pandemic, virus, corona, graphic, typography, poster, retro, illustration, cough, sneeze, dark, mark matcho
illustration of Cover design and illustration for Carl Hiaasen's Razor Girl. razor girl, hiassen, book cover, book cover design, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, book, typography, design, mark matcho
illustration of Cover and type for the December 2020 issue of Stanford Magazine. Giorgia Virgili, AD. 
stanford, stanfordmagazine, illustration, future, futuristic, scifi, typography, conceptualillustration, cityscape, markmatcho
illustration of Personal piece: cover design and illustration for an as-yet unwritten book. book cover, welcome, snake, graphic, snake art, book, typography, design, graphic, book cover design, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For the Wall Street Journal, for a piece on redeeming all those frequent-flyer miles that piled up during the pandemic. airline, travel, frequent flyer, air travel, airport, illustration, editorial illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Double-page spread + type for Stanford Magazine, for a feature on how life may change, in 2021. (Body type ran lower right.) future, futuristic, woman, space, scifi, illustration, typography, editorial, markmatcho
illustration of One of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works. census, uscensus, illustration, digital, flag, abacus, editorial illustration, markmatcho
illustration of Personal piece: cover image and type for an as-yet unwritten book. book cover, bad day, citroen, digital, editorial, illustration, books, typography, design, graphic, book cover design, mark matcho
illustration of Cover design, illustration and type for Carl Hiaasen's Bad Monkey. Carol Carson, AD. bad monkey, hiassen, book cover, book cover design, monkey, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, book, typography, design, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece. In a matter of a few days, we went from toilet paper jokes to realizing just how dire the situation was. covidart, corona art, covid poster, covid, pandemic, virus, corona, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece. we're not under curfew, but given the surreal nature of our circumstances, who knows what's coming down the pike? curfew, covid art, pandemic, pandemic art, covid, virus, corona, coronavirus, typography, poster, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Mother Jones, for a review of a book in which a female superhero becomes embroiled in a murder mystery. killer, women, optical illusion, skull, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, graphic, retro, mark matcho
illustration of For Seattle Met magazine, for a story on Bill Gates asking billionaires to give away %50 of their wealth to charity. Benjamen Purvis, AD. billionaire, rich, wealth, cartoon, business, money, editorial, conceptual, humor, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For BC Law Magazine, for a story on the merger of two ISPs. Robert Parsons, AD. isp, merger, handshake, digital, technology, data, retro, comic, illustration, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on the ergonomic practicalities of working from home. 
wfh, workfromhome, ergonomics, illustration, conceptual, digital, woman, humor, markmatcho
illustration of Cover for Boston Globe Magazine, for a story on the tyranny of the one-star review. Jacqueline Berthet, AD. one star, review, yelp, chef, business, rating, editorial, conceptual, digital, humor, illustration, graphic, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on keeping romance alive during lockdown. romance, lockdown, dance, illustration, couple, cityscape, night, digital, markmatcho
illustration of One of a series of drawings for The New York Times for Kids, for a story on how the U.S. Census works. census, uscensus, illustration, digital, envelopes, census count, editorial, markmatcho
illustration of Cover for The Ghosts Of Watt O'Hugh- a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. book cover, book cover design, cowboy, western, digital, illustration, retro, book, typography, design, mark matcho
illustration of For Pacific Standard, for story on depression unhappy, balloon, sad, morale, business,  editorial, conceptual, digital, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece. A few weeks into lockdown, I began to suspect I'd contracted the Corona virus. Here's what it felt like. covidart, pandemic, covid, virus, corona, coronavirus, typography, retro, illustration, chest pain, mark matcho
illustration of Cover design and illo for a thriller about the royal family. birth order, royal crest, coat of arms, book cover, royal, lion, book cover design, digital, publishing, conceptual, illustration, book, typography, design, mark matcho
illustration of For Fortune Magazine, for a story on the glitzy, glamorous offerings of various financial institutions. John Korpics, AD. neon, neon signs, vegas, banks, business, editorial, conceptual, digital, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For ESPN Magazine, for a story on the implications of trans athletes competing against athletes of the gender they identify with. John Korpics, AD. trans, athletes, trans athletes, lgbt, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Another in a series of ongoing Book Covers For Yet-To-Be Written Books. Yes, it's a thing, as of right now. bookcover, bookcoverdesign, illustration, editorial, fauxlio, cityscape, digital, night, markmatcho
illustration of 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. rollingstone, taylorswift, 1989, scifi, comic, illustration, digital, comicart, markmatcho
illustration of 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. stanfordmagazine, covid, corona, mask, illustration, future, digital, retro, cartoon, woman, #markmatcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on employee burnout. burnout, employee, illustration, humor, digital, workforce, conceptual
illustration of For Boston magazine, for a story on real estate prognostication. Benjamen Purvis, AD. real estate, fortune telling, prognostication, business, cartoon, editorial, conceptual, humor, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For The Boston Globe Magazine, for a story on the tyranny of the one-star review. Greg Klee, AD. one star, review, yelp, star, rating, editorial, conceptual, digital, humor, illustration. mark matcho
illustration of For Fortune magazine, for a piece on strategies for weathering financial crises. Rose Demaria, AD. money, shelter, crisis, savings, editorial, conceptual, people, humor, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Assigned but unused cover for Fortune Magazine, for a story on General Electric. John Korpics, AD. ge, general electric, graphic, retro, power cord, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, typography, mark matcho
illustration of For Field & Stream, for a piece on learning to write, before learning to write about hunting. pencil, graphic, comic art, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, retro, mark matcho
illustration of For The Hollywood Reporter, for a story on enfant terrible directors. director, director's chair, film, film industry, infant, editorial, conceptual, digital, humor, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Field & Stream, for a piece posing the question, What Kind Of Hunting Rifle Would Best Suit Prehistoric Man? caveman, hunter, dinosaur, comic art, retro, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, orange, mark matcho
illustration of Cover for Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on data merging. data merging, highway, retro, graphic, cars, digital, technology, data, illustration, editorial, conceptual, merging, mark matcho
illustration of Self-promo piece. Mark Matcho, AD. magician, poster, promo, advertisement, design, typography, retro, digital,  illustration, design, mark matcho
illustration of For Esquire Magazine, for a story on acid, maaan. Benjamin Caruba, AD. acid, lsd, blotter, graphic, blotter art, drugs, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, graphic, humor, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece posing the question, Is Your insurance Coverage Adequate? Keith Webb, AD. umbrella, insurance, coverage, money, editorial, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Full page for Fortune Magazine, for a story on the best towns in the country to retire to. John Korpics, AD. retirement, best towns, editorial, digital, conceptual, illustration, retro, mark matcho
illustration of For Stanford Magazine, for a story on wearable batteries. Amy Shroads, AD. batteries. alternative energy, technology, tech, digital, electricity, humor, illustration, retro, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of For ESPN magazine, for a story on the economic impact of superstar players. sports, athletes, stars, money, salary, lebron, comic art, caricature, digital, editorial, illustration, retro, portrait, typography, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on micro businesses. Keith Webb, AD. micro business, business, factory, company, graphic, retro, editorial, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Cover art and design for a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. Mark Matcho, AD. book cover, book cover design, cowboy, western, crab, digital, illustration, retro, book, typography, design, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a story on surveillance. Keith Webb, AD. big brother, surveillance, privacy, watching, digital, technology, retro, illustration, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of Poster for a lecture given at California College of the Arts, in San Francisco. Mark Matcho, AD. mark matcho, cowboy, poster, retro, digital, typography, illustration
illustration of Illustration, design and type for a play about the man who, among other things, created Wonder Woman. Jeff Berlin, AD. lasso of truth, wonder woman, theater poster, poster, lasso, typography, design, retro, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Self-promotional piece. Mark Matcho, AD. building, futuristic, city, cityscape, promo, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Fortune Magazine, for a story advising readers to periodically examine their Roth IRAs. John Korpics, AD. roth ira, retirement, money, savings, ira, 401k, editorial, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Field & Stream, for a piece on the use of Soviet AK-47s by American troops, during the Vietnam war. Pete Sucheski, AD. ak47, rifle, graphic, retro, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Men's Health, for a piece about a millennial who vows to go 30 days without sinning. Tony Mikolajczyk, AD. millenial, sin, retro, comic art, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, tattoos, mark matcho
illustration of For Esquire Magazine, for a piece on extreme sports quantification. Benjamin Caruba, AD. running, medical, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, retro, mark matcho
illustration of For the German publication WirtschaftsWoche, for a story on building brainpower. Holger Windfuhr, AD. brainpower, muscle, brain, business, employee, editorial, conceptual, humor, people, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Runner's World, for a piece posing the question, How Did Primitive Man Stay Fit? Benjamen Purvis, AD. runner, caveman, exercise, fitness, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, comic art, retro, humor, mark matcho
illustration of For Fortune Magazine, for a story on foreign currency volatility. Rose DeMaria, AD. currency, currency swings, finance, money, editorial, volatility, conceptual, retro, comic art, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Women's Wear Daily, for a story on the Apple Watch. Nancy Butkus, AD. dick tracy, iwatch, digital, technology, cartoon, retro, comic art,  illustration, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of For Gulfshore Business Magazine, for a story on undesirable employees. Jesse Adams, AD. undesirables, employees, comic art, retro, bad employees, business, editorial, humor, retro, cartoon, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Direct Marketing News Magazine, for a story on toxic emails. James Jarnot, AD. email, toxic, snakes, technology, computer, laptop, communication, editorial, conceptual, retro, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece done at the start of the pandemic, when it seemed that our biggest concern might be the way we greeted one another. handshake. covidart, corona poster, pandemic, covid, virus, corona, coronavirus, typography, poster, retro, illustration, wpa, mark matcho
illustration of Poster and type for an acrobatic school. Timothy Harris Design/Timothy Harris, AD. cirque school, acrobat, trapeze, poster, retro, typography, digital, illustration, design, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece. Early on, one of the biggest concerns seemed to be: will there be enough toilet paper to go around? toilet paper, keep em flying, corona art, covidart, covid, virus, corona,  typography, poster, retro, wpa, illustration, hoarding, mark matcho
illustration of For ESPN magazine, for a piece on the rise and fall of former teen basketball phenomenon Greg Oden. Jason Lancaster, AD. greg oden, dark, portrait, digital, editorial,  illustration, athlete, sports, graphic, mark matcho
illustration of For Harvard Business Review, for a story on using algorithms to vet potential employees. Matthew Guemple, AD. vetting, machine, employee, technology, tech, digital, people, illustration, retro, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of Cover illustration for Triathlete Magazine, August 2019. Dave Allen, AD. triathlete, athlete, sports, triathlon, runner, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, graphic, retro, mark matcho
illustration of For Boston Magazine, for a story on the rise of socialist-style social clubs for millennials. Benjamin Purvis, AD. socialism, graphic, retro graphic, millennial, digital, conceptual, fists, protest, mark matcho
illustration of For Fortune Magazine, for a piece on strategies for passing along money to your children. John Korpics, AD. money, savings, inheritance, kid, child, lunchbox, editorial, conceptual, digital, retro, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Cover for Departures Magazine, Culture issue. Adam F. Bookbinder, AD. departures, culture, people, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, typography, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book. book cover, book cover design, book, henpecked, shoe, high heel, typography, design, graphic, digital, editorial, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For D Magazine, in which the author must come to terms with no longer having the body for her favorite jeans. Todd Johnson, AD. jeans, butt, body image, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For ESPN magazine, for a story on a veteran cutman- a person whose job it is to stop a fighter's bleeding. Marne Mayer, AD. cut man, boxing, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, sports, comic art, retro, graphic, mark matcho
illustration of Design and illustrations for a Charlie Sheen board game, which ran as a double-page spread in Entertainment Weekly. Jennie Chang, AD. charlie sheen, board game, board game art, winning, caricature, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, humor, portrait, mark matcho
illustration of For ESPN Magazine, for a piece on the implosion of former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel. Linda Pouder, AD. manziel, quarterback, implosion, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, graphic, mark matcho
illustration of Self-promotional piece. promo. humor, retro, typography, digital, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece examining the relatively low return of the Roth IRA. Keith Webb, AD. roth ira, savings, ira, money, 401k, editorial, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Cover image for Fortune Magazine. John Korpics, AD. fortune, twitter, bird, trouble, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Family Circle, for a piece on handling tween rivalries. Lisa Kelsey, AD. rivalry, siblings, sisters, tweens, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, woman, women, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street journal, for a piece gold mining companies. Jonathan Pillet, AD. mining, gold, goldmine, business, miner, investing,  money, editorial, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of Comic art for Golf Digest, for a story on legendary golfer Titanic Thompson. Ken DeLago, AD. comic art, golfer, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, retro, portrait, mark matcho
illustration of For Runner's World, for a piece on the cycle of exercise, rest, and recovery. runner, woman, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, exercise, fitness, mark matcho
illustration of For Field & Stream, for a piece posing the question, How Much Firepower Is Too Much? Russ Smith, AD. firepower, tank, guns, hunting, comic art, retro, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Money magazine, for a piece on following the rocky road to financial freedom. money, road, savings, retirement, digital, conceptual, comic art, retro, mark matcho
illustration of Cover art for The School Library Journal, for a story on the digitalization of learning materials. Mark Tuchman, AD. student, learning, technology, computer, iPad, editorial, child, conceptual, retro, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Reader's Digest, for a piece on common ailments. Marti Golon, AD. operation, board game, medical, surgery, digital, humor, illustration, retro, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece posing the question, How's Your Year Going? retro, graphic art, illustration, retro style, conceptual, whimsy, shoe, pastel, cityscape, giant, digital, mark matcho
illustration of For The New York Times Magazine, for a piece on a new treatment for Tennis Elbow. Debra Bishop, AD. tennis, tennis elbow, sports, injury, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration. humor, mark matcho
illustration of Type, design and cover image for Watt O'Hugh Underground- a novel about a time-traveling cowboy. Mark Matcho, AD. book cover, book cover design, cowboy, western, train, locomotive, digital, illustration, retro, book, typography, design, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall Street Journal, for a piece on hedging your bets in a volatile market. Keith Webb, AD. bet, gold, business, stocks, hedge, market, poker, money, editorial, conceptual, digital, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For The Wall street Journal, for a piece on dealing with the loss of one's retirement savings. Keith Webb, AD. savings, nest egg, money, retirement, conceptual, digital, illustration, comic art, mark matcho
illustration of For the New York Times, for a story on the behind-the-scenes battle for control of the direction of Archie Comics. Richard Weigand, AD. archie, comic art, archie comics, editorial, conceptual, humor, cartoon, retro, illustration, comic, mark matcho, digital
illustration of For ShopSmart Magazine, for a piece posing the question, Is Your Computer Network Secure? Tammy Fernandez, AD. security, online security, network, surveillance, spying, digital, technology, data, computer, retro, illustration, editorial, conceptual, mark matcho
illustration of Piece for Reader's Digest's Humor In Uniform section. Marti Golon, AD. military, drill sergeant, soldiers, uniforms, cartoon, people, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, humor, mark matcho
illustration of For Golf Digest, for a piece on poor sportsmanship. Ken DeLago, AD. golf, sportsmanship, temper, sports, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, humor, mark matcho
illustration of Personal piece: cover for an as-yet unwritten book. Mark Matcho, AD. book cover, book cover design, book, leaves, typography, design, graphic, digital, editorial, illustration, mark matcho
illustration of For Field & Stream, for a piece on the overuse of the term tactical, as it pertains to hunting. Pete Sucheski, AD. tactical, hunting, spatula, digital, editorial, conceptual, illustration, graphic, retro, humor, comic art, mark matcho

Profile

MARK MATCHO is an LA-based illustrator and visual artist. His bold, concept-driven illustrations have been featured in publications far and wide since 1990, and his work has been selected and recognized in the award annuals American Illustration, 3 x 3, Society of Illustrators, The Society of Publication Designers, and Print's Regional Design Annual. ​ He looks forward to working with you!

Style/Techniques

Caricature, Cartoon, Conceptual, Design, Digital, Graphic, Lettering, Line, Line with Color, Pen & Ink, Silhouette, Stylized, Type Design, Whimsical, Film/Entertainment, Vector

Subject/Specialties

Humor, Action, Adventure, Animals, Book Covers, Celebrities, Children, Comic Book, Computers, Editorial, Education, Family, Fantasy, Futuristic, Health, Historical, Medical, Music, Mystery, Nature, People, Political, Portrait, Posters, Religious, Romance, Scientific, Sci-Fi, Sports, Technology, Transportation, Travel, Agriculture, Food/Beverage, Lifestyle, Vintage / Retro, Feminine, Masculine, Youth, Game, Edgy, Financial, Urban