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Matthew Carlson

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About
Hi there! My name is Matthew. I've been working professionally as a freelance creative designer for the better part of the last thirteen years. I've worked with just about every type of design under the sun (see a slightly more comprehensive list below in my profile) and I particularly specialize in marketing and consumer experience-oriented design work. I'm extremely passionate about helping my clients turn their creative visions into a reality and I find no project too small or trivial for a keen eye and a deft hand. If you're looking for a flexible designer who is extremely detail-oriented and easy to work with, I'm your guy!
Overview

Hired 90 times

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14 years in business

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2022

Services offered
Recording type

Singing only (pre-recorded instrumentals)

Singing and instrumentals

Instruments only

Voice recording (podcast, audiobook, etc.)

Audio recording genre

Pop

Rock

R&B / Soul

Hip-hop / Rap

Additional services

Mixing

Mastering

Editing

Pre-production

Projects and media
Projects and media
Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, work quality, and responsiveness.

Great 4.8

42 reviews

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Katie L.

Jun 30, 2025

Hired on Thumbtack

Matthew has been WONDERFUL! He has taken his time with me, understood the idea of my business, helped this "newbie" with consulting direction and feedback. It's been a joy to partner together!

Details: Design for a new company I am starting • I have some design ideas in mind • Logo • Brochure / Flyer • No printing needed • At the pro’s location • Remotely (phone or internet)

Graphic Design
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Monica S.

Oct 24, 2025

Hired on Thumbtack

Just starting to work with Matthew on my project. I will review the results later.

Details: Design for personal use • I know my design concept • Banner / Sign / Poster • No printing needed • At the pro’s location • Remotely (phone or internet)

Graphic Design
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Jim W.

Jan 6, 2025

Hired on Thumbtack

Matthew immediately grasped my design concept and completed the job before schedule at a most reasonable price point. I would work with him again and again

Details: Design for personal use • I know my design concept • Digital art • No printing needed • At the pro’s location

Graphic Design
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Tyler T.

Jun 2, 2024

Hired on Thumbtack

I can't rate my experience with Matthew highly enough! He was extremely responsive and got the work done very quickly, for a great price. I won't be going to anyone else for my graphic design needs!

Details: Design for an existing company • I want to consult with the pro • Brochure / Flyer • Presentation materials • Business cards and stationery • Banner / Sign / Poster • No printing needed • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

Graphic Design
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Kimberley D.

Dec 26, 2025

Hired on Thumbtack

im going further in getting in attorney on this. This man has made me pay him & did not deliver my work he has led me for 3months. his last message was on december 12 stating he was having a hard time but was going to tey something different and has been screening my call ever since

Details: Design for an existing company • I have some design ideas in mind • Digital art • No printing needed • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)

Matthew Carlson's reply
I normally don't respond to negative online reviews from clients, but in this particular case I have no choice. I'll keep this response extremely brief, but am very happy to elaborate further on specifics upon request. After over a month of compiling written records of my working relationship with Kim and providing them to Thumbtack's Trust and Safety team, I can now state that this dispute is entirely resolved. Unfortunately Thumbtack's policies don't allow for the removal of reviews even when the claims contained in them are demonstrably false. What Kim has stated in this review and the way she's chosen to characterize our working relationship is wholly disingenuous. Kim hired me 3 times over a 9 month period and attempted to hire me a 4th time during the very same period in which she is claiming I was "leading her on" which I declined due to her patterns of increasingly unprofessional and disrespectful behavior. Throughout the duration of our working relationship Kim would frequently try to change working prompts mid-way through projects and became increasingly berating and disrespectful towards me personally when I would express that the changes or revisions that she wanted made were unrealistic or ill-advised. During the last of our 3 projects, Kim changed her project prompt a total of 6 times after work had already been completed and refused to accept that as a result, setting a concrete delivery date for those changes had become exceedingly difficult - which I communicated to her very clearly and transparently multiple times. Despite this, Kim attempted to hire me to work on a 4th project with her. But due to her conduct during our 3rd project I informed her that I unfortunately was no longer interested in continuing to work together and recommended that she find another designer to work on it - which she also refused to accept. This unfortunate exchange escalated when Kim chose to harass me on Christmas Eve while I was out-of-office by calling and texting me dozens of times from a variety of phone numbers -- ultimately culminating in this review on December 26th threatening legal action against me. When I became aware of this, I immediately reached out to Thumbtack representatives to assist in resolving the dispute. It's always extremely unfortunate to me when a working arrangement doesn't work out. I always do my best to communicate very transparently and directly with my clients and remain very flexible to delivering requested changes in good faith even when they fall outside of the scope of our original project briefs -- and Kim was no exception to this. I take great pride in the work that my clients and I are able to accomplish together and as I'm sure you can see from my other reviews on this platform -- my experience working with Kim was a very unusual outlier. That being said, after 15 years of experience working as a freelancer in the creative field -- I simply cannot abide clients who violate professional boundaries, refuse to accept functional limitations, and then attempt to damage my business and reputation when I won't comply with unrealistic or unreasonable requests.
Graphic Design
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Matthew Carlson