Matthew Arnold has been making things since he was a boy.  His insatiable craving to create brought him from Chicago to Los Angeles in 2003, stating his goal, “I want to make stuff for the rest of my life.”  Following him to Los Angeles, came the company he started in 1999 while still living in the Midwest, www.eyeda.com.

eye.d.a. (pronounced EYE DEE UH) is a full service visual factory – servicing your needs in photographs, graphics, fine art, and motion pictures.

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In addition to his graphic design and photography, Matthew has taught journalism, digital photography, staff workshops, and design at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles and at the Latin School of Chicago.

Matthew is also a filmmaker and accomplished photographer. Most recently, he finished the feature length documentary THE LONG GREEN LINE which highlights the life and career of cross country coaching legend, Joe Newton. In addition, he directed the short films, “Fish Tale”, “Outside of the Box: A Woman's HIV Story”, and the mockumentary “VOTE!” Matthew’s photography includes portraits and world-wide travel imagery.

Matthew is a graduate of Chicago's Second City Training Center Conservatory Program. While in Chicago, he performed with the group in "Sauce," "Pickpockets," and in the debut performance of the da Maat Cabaret. He earned his B.A. in Radio/TV/Film at the University of Dayton in Ohio. While in Dayton, he produced and directed the University's first live television broadcast and directed "The Pickpocket Union" and the play "Pitching to the Star."

His artwork is currently available for purchase online.