# Matthew Canton

> Product Designer at Instagram

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewcanton

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ Instagram
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Product Designer @ Facebook
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park

### Product Designer @ Instagram
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Menlo Park

### Product Designer @ Netflix
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | Los Gatos, CA

### Interaction Designer & Co-Founder @ Design Theorem
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco, CA
Co-founded visual and product design studio in San Francisco. I oversaw a team of designers and worked in close collaboration with clients. Projects included web and mobile applications for Lark, Once Magazine, Yerdle, PennyPop, Modern Farmer, and Groupon Merchant OS.

### Senior Designer @ PlanetOut Inc.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008
Designed integrated online, print and outdoor campaigns. Worked with development team to enhance site features, including chat and local directory. Work included global branding and marketing for gay.com and PlanetOut.com.

### Designer @ Xem Design
Jan 2002 – Jan 2006
Design websites, interactive applications, marketing materials and motion graphics. Clients include The Red Hot Organization, NYU Center For AIDS Research, Hurd Studios.

### Art Director @ Funny Garbage
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002
Set aesthetic direction and designed interactive features for online and multimedia projects. Led creative team of designers, developers and information architects. Worked closely with clients to develop features and run marketing tests. Clients included Experience Music Project, Warner Music, and the Independent Film Channel.

### Senior Designer @ Funny Garbage
Jan 1998 – Jan 2000
Created designs for websites, multimedia projects, and online advertisements. Worked with development team to implement large-scale consumer sites. Clients included VH1 and Cartoon Network.

### Senior Designer @ Time Life Medical
Jan 1995 – Jan 1996
Designed video packaging, motion graphics, patient education booklets, and marketing materials for media start-up funded by Time Warner.

### Promotions Manager @ St. Martin's Press
Jan 1994 – Jan 1995

### Promotions Assistant @ Routledge
Jan 1992 – Jan 1994


## Education
### MFA in Interaction Design
California College of the Arts
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

### Graphic Design
School of Visual Arts
Jan 1999 – Jan 2000

### Deerfield Academy

### BA in English
The University of Texas at Austin


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-canton-2407275
- Portfolio: http://www.theore.ms
- Portfolio: http://www.matthewcanton.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-30