Design Tutorials & Case Studies - Mattgyver

Overview: A detailed look at my custom-commissioned LEGO Castle playing cards.

Overview: A fast, four‑step workflow for making customizable Voronoi-like blob shapes in Illustrator using only a few built‑in effects.

Overview: This step-by-step, medium difficulty tutorial shows how to create an isometric ribbon‑style 3D letterform in Adobe Illustrator.

Overview: My illustrations of the four iconic bridges of Venice, narrated by Shakespeare.

Overview: An easy tutorial on how to create custom color swatches from any image by generating an image mosaic in Illustrator.

Overview: A case study of my process and illustrations behind Mecklenburg County’s 250th anniversary logo.

Overview: A simple tutorial for creating fully editable fluid, inky text effects in Illustrator using compound shapes and offset paths.

Overview: A fully editable, vector‑only workflow for creating organic reaction‑diffusion Turing textures and seamless patterns in Adobe Illustrator.

Overview: I was commissioned to make a Venture Brothers-themed playing card deck with custom illustration and design, and I like to show it off.

Overview: A peek at how I rebuilt this vintage dairy branding from the 1950s with clean vector illustrations and typography.

Overview: A practical Illustrator tutorial on turning raw data into beautiful, custom infographics using custom formulas, color wheels, timelines, dendrograms, and radar charts.

Overview: A small collection of marching band graphics commissioned for themed performances and final print‑ready shirt art.

Overview: Kaiju reimagined as awful Corporate Memphis–style editorial vector illustrations.

Overview: A step-by-step guide to turn a city photo into a neon synthwave pixel‑art skyline using Illustrator.

Overview: A technical walkthrough and downloadable print of Starfield’s advanced reactor manufacturing chain, illustrating how to automate outposts, optimize cargo links, and craft high‑value reactor components with detailed flow diagrams.

The Arthur Ravenel Jr.

Overview: A designer’s guide to discovering public domain art, understanding copyright basics, and turning vintage illustrations into new creative work.

Overview: My yearly fall camp t‑shirt graphics with spooky characters and vintage camper‑style illustration.

Overview: A playful branding project that builds a complete fictional beverage company, featuring logo design, packaging, product photography, storytelling, and 3D mockups.

Overview: Detailed closeups of five beautifully designed books with standout typography and inventive layouts.