Matthew Vernon
Head Of Design at Cosmos
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Vernon is a Head of Design with 11 years crafting digital products and communities, currently leading design at Cosmos — a platform for creatives to discover inspiration. He co-founded Foundation Labs and served as Chief Design Officer, helping build one of the largest NFT platforms for artists and launching Rodeo, a social network for designers. His background spans product design for fintech and crypto (Dharma, acquired by OpenSea), running an independent studio with 50+ clients, and early-stage design roles that emphasize speed and pragmatic iteration. Based in New York, he blends craft-focused visual sensibility with product leadership and community-building, often marrying design systems with cultural platforms in ways that prioritize creative networks as product.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Design, Communication Design, Bachelor of Applied Design, Communication Design at Billy Blue College of DesignHigher School Certificate, Higher School Certificate at Mt. Carmel High SchoolNew York City, New York City at Typography Summer SchoolProduct Management, Product Management at General AssemblyDiploma of Commercial Arts, Graphic Design, Diploma of Commercial Arts, Graphic Design at CATC Design School
Github Skills (18)
assembly7
ethereum-contract7
wallet6
solidity6
meta6
ethereum5
targeting5
transaction5
cryptocurrency4
blockchain4
phishing4
usd3
testing3
sui3
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mattvernon/funemployed
Jun 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:324 pushes, 2 branches in 8 months
mattvernon/soulara-blog
Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
Contributions:728 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
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