About
Matt Rod, product designer.
French, based in Montréal. I design and engineer products end-to-end — from idea to launch. Calm interfaces, considered decisions, no fuss.
- Based in
- Montréal
- From
- France
- Role
- Product Designer
- Status
- Available
Sensibility
Three obsessions: Optimization, Organization, Minimalism. The lens I bring to every project, and what I try to give back to whoever uses what I make — a simple, intuitive, unique experience. Quiet over loud. Boring on purpose when the user just needs to get something done.
Currently
Daily tools
- Figma
- Next.js
- Tailwind
- Cursor
- Vercel
- Linear
- AI as a daily tool
Path
- 2019 — 2022
Le French Crew
Co-founded a collective specialized in application gamification and web/mobile development. Clients included Airbus and Air France.
- 2018 — 2022
Mattrod — freelance
UX/UI design and web development for WORKetc, Flyfishing Pyrénées, and a handful of European startups.
- Personal
Brush & co.
Side projects where I sharpened a wide range of skills end-to-end. brushstudio.co, and a few others that never made it past the prototype.
Off the clock
I read more than I post. Mostly tech, finance, and product. Coffee in serious quantities. A cat that runs the apartment.
- Tech
- Finance
- Coffee
- Cats (mostly mine)
Building something?
Two sentences about the project is enough to start.