Artist MWM recently visited the Bay Area and these shots capture the essence of the place and the things that inspired him.

PSFK friend and PSFK Conference 09 speaker Matt W Moore continues to collaborate with companies to extend his art into new spaces. We’ve been excited to see his recent work for Almond Lumberjack Long Surfboards, Google logo explorations, his mural in Sao Paulo and his graphics for Glyph Cue. Click through see his art in action.

We’re running a contest over the next 48 hours to win a limited-edition Rock Band guitar controller customized by PSFK friend Matt W. Moore. All you have to do is re-tweet a link to a post from PSFK (even a link to this contest page) with the hash tag #psfkrb – and we’ll send the guitar anywhere in the world to a randomly drawn winner from everyone who RTs by 4.30pm EST Friday June 12.

At our PSFK Conference NYC 09 we were flattered to have Matt W Moore speak during lunch and it was great to hear him again speak about his work at the OFFF festival in Lisbon recently. Matt gave a summary of the evolution of his work so far: From graffiti to canvas to digital to vector typography to analog monochrome and to handmade design. The presentation is available on Flickr here.
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Matt W. Moore, founder of MWM Graphics and one of PSFK’s favorite artists, will be discussing his iconic work in a Show and Tell at PSFK Conference New York on April 2. A multi-disciplinary and ever-evolving artist, Matt will offer insight into his design discipline and what inspires him.
First, who are you and what do you do?
My name is Matt W. Moore and I run a studio called MWM Graphics in Portland, Maine. I work across the spectrum of art and design disciplines. Everything from vector illustration to logos, textile designs, canvas paintings, murals, tee graphics, and traditional graphic design. [...]