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Studio Matthews

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Received five design awards across separate projects in 2025 (Communication Arts Typography Awards for Seattle Convention Center Hillclimb; Communication Arts Design Awards for UPrep ULab Placemaking + Signage; SEGD Global Design Awards for the Gates Foundation "Designing Motherhood" exhibition; Core77 Design Awards for a workplace project; Communication Arts Lettering + Printmaking); University of Washington profile on the awards published February 2026. (verified 2026-07-18)

Studio Matthews is a Seattle-based design studio founded in 2008 by Kristine Matthews, working on exhibitions, environmental graphics, wayfinding, interpretive design, and branding for museums, civic buildings, and institutional clients.

HeadquartersSeattle, WA
Founded2008
RolesEnvironmental Graphics & Wayfinding, Exhibit Design
Websitehttps://studiomatthews.com

Projects (60)

ProjectVenueRoleYear
Center for the Arts Jackson Hole — Wayfinding Center for the Arts Jackson Hole Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2026
Ballast Island Colman Dock Interpretive Planning 2026
artHOME Path with Art Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2026
Renton Market Renton Market Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2026
High School Signage & Storytelling Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2026
Waterfront Park Donor Recognition Seattle Waterfront Park Exhibit Design 2026
Life Sciences Campus Wayfinding Alexandria Eastlake Life Sciences Campus Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2025
Heritage Displays Pike Place Market Interpretive Planning 2025
Shoreline Alley Seattle Waterfront Park Interpretive Planning 2025
Seattle Waterfront Park — Storytelling, Wayfinding & Branding Seattle Waterfront Park Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding, Interpretive Planning 2025
Center for Innovative Learning and Engagement Center for Innovative Learning and Engagement Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2025
Interdisciplinary Engineering Building — Signage Interdisciplinary Engineering Building Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2025
Field Arts & Events Hall Field Arts & Events Hall Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2024
Ocean Pavilion — Rooftop Interpretation Seattle Aquarium Interpretive Planning 2024
Taking Care: The Black Angels of Sea View Hospital Staten Island Museum Exhibit Design 2024
The Eight Signage & Wayfinding The Eight Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2024
Haring Center for Inclusive Education — Murals & Signage Haring Center for Inclusive Education Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2024
Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Exhibit Design 2023
Designing Motherhood Gates Discovery Center Exhibit Design 2023
What Do You Make of This? Jacob Lawrence Gallery Exhibit Design 2023
Overlake Medical Center Donor Wall Overlake Medical Center Exhibit Design 2023
Seattle Convention Center, Summit Building — Wayfinding Seattle Convention Center, Summit Building Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2023
ULab University Prep Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2023
Milgard Hall — Forest History Installation Milgard Hall Interpretive Planning 2023
Urban Interpretation — Why a Meadow? South Lake Union Urban Meadow Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2022
Founders Hall — Signage Founders Hall Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2022
2+U Environmental Graphics and Wayfinding 2+U Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2021
Asurion Global Headquarters Asurion Global Headquarters Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2021
Ballard Food Bank Ballard Food Bank Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2021
Vacant Seattle Jacob Lawrence Gallery Interpretive Planning 2021
Market to MOHAI Trail Market to MOHAI Trail Interpretive Planning 2021
Take Flight Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Exhibit Design 2021
Oxbow Farm Trail Wayfinding Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2021
Pilchuck Glass School 50th Anniversary Installation Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2021
Pier 62, Waterfront Park Seattle Waterfront Park Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding, Interpretive Planning 2021
Gates Foundation 20th Anniversary Installation Gates Discovery Center Exhibit Design 2020
Classical KING FM — Donor Recognition & Entrance Graphics Seattle Opera Center Exhibit Design 2020
Design with the 90% Gates Discovery Center Exhibit Design 2019
Louisiana Children's Museum Louisiana Children's Museum Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding, Interpretive Planning 2019
Wayfinding Seattle Asian Art Museum Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2019
Octave 9 Benaroya Hall Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2018
Pacific Seas Aquarium Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2018
UW's Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity — 50th Anniversary Exhibition University of Washington, Seattle campus Exhibit Design 2018
Understory at Amazon Spheres The Spheres Exhibit Design 2017
Wagner Education Center The Center for Wooden Boats Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2017
Signage and Donor Recognition Francia Russell Center Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2017
Fred Hutch Visitor Center Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Visitor Center Exhibit Design 2017
Wayfinding Google Kirkland Campus Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2016
12th Avenue Arts — Identity & Signage 12th Avenue Arts Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2016
FitNation Seattle Center for Architecture and Design Exhibit Design 2015
Gallery Window and Brand Identity Jacob Lawrence Gallery Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2015
MoPOP Wayfinding Museum of Pop Culture Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2015
Set the Table For SAM Seattle Art Museum Exhibit Design 2015
Tacoma Art Museum — Rebrand & Wayfinding Tacoma Art Museum Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2015
Campus Wayfinding University of Washington, Seattle campus Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2015
Bezos Center for Innovation Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) Exhibit Design 2014
The Path of Innovation Michael G. Foster School of Business Interpretive Planning 2014
Mad Campus University of Washington, Seattle campus Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2014
The Armory Renovation (Phase 1) The Armory Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding 2012
Business Is... Michael G. Foster School of Business Media Design & Software 2012

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