# Beth Mathews Design A Graphic Designer's Archive: Vintage methods, design history, and the creative process behind work for Wes Anderson, Criterion, and Penguin Random House. Page: Feed: --- ## [Bringing One's Creative Self Back to Life by Planting a Garden](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/bringing-ones-creative-self-back) _2026-08-16 · Beth Mathews_ Turning a barren lot in Los Angeles into a thriving garden and creative practice ## [The Indigenous Artist Behind South Dakota's Largest Roadside Attraction: The Corn Palace and Oscar Howe](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/the-indigenous-artist-behind-south) _2026-08-11 · Beth Mathews_ “I only hope the Art World will not be one more contributor to holding us in chains.” - Oscar Howe ## [Design Prompt 16: August](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-16-august) _2026-08-01 · Beth Mathews_ National Park Tickets! ## [Dear Designer: A Monthly Design Advice Column — Balancing Work and Life, Should Designers Follow Their Niche, and Thoughts on Gradients in Logo Design!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-design-advice-bf6) _2026-07-25 · Beth Mathews_ Welcome to July's "Dear Designer" Advice Column! ## [Finding Inspiration in the World of Vintage Paper Crafts](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/finding-inspiration-in-the-world) _2026-07-21 · Beth Mathews_ Vintage Paper Dolls...Not the Creepy Ones! ## [Design Prompt 15: July](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-15-july) _2026-07-13 · Beth Mathews_ Create Your Own Wilderness Camp Patches ## [How to Make Your Vintage Designs Look Authentic](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-vintage-designs) _2026-07-03 · Beth Mathews_ Video Design Lessons from My Office Floor ## [From the Office of Beth Mathews: June](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/from-the-office-of-beth-mathews-june) _2026-06-21 · Beth Mathews_ A Special Adobe Max Announcement, the Wes Anderson Show, and Album Cover Designs! ## [Design Prompt 14: June](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-14-june) _2026-06-15 · Beth Mathews_ Making Peace with the Pieces ## [All of the Materials You Need to Become a Sign-Painter!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/all-of-the-materials-you-need-to) _2026-06-11 · Beth Mathews_ A full materials list of the brushes, paints, and boards you'll need to begin your sign-painting journey ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EBisUCj1Rxjf) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [The History Behind the Signs Lighting Up Our Daily Lives: Vacuum-Form Signage and Human Connection](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/the-history-behind-the-signs-lighting) _2026-06-09 · Beth Mathews_ Branding Main Street America and a rabbit hole into the history behind the vacuum-formed signage found in our daily lives ## [Dear Designer: A Monthly Design Advice Column — How to Find Clients, What to Put in a Design Portfolio, and How to Stop Comparing Yourself](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-design-advice-6ee) _2026-05-29 · Beth Mathews_ Welcome to May's "Dear Designer" Advice Column! ## [Design Prompt 13: May](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-13-may) _2026-05-23 · Beth Mathews_ Designing a Western Union Telegram! ## [What the Heck Am I Inspired By?](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/what-the-heck-am-i-inspired-by) _2026-05-15 · Beth Mathews_ Things found in real life and on my camera roll this past month ## [Become A Better Graphic Designer by Thinking Like a Sign-Painter](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/become-a-better-graphic-designer) _2026-05-08 · Beth Mathews_ 4 Ways I've Made My Designs Better by Thinking Like a Sign-Painter ## [The Found Production Design Notes for the Vintage "Greetings From" Postcard Series](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/the-found-production-design-notes) _2026-05-01 · Beth Mathews_ Digging Through the Design Notes of our Favorite Postcard Designs! ## [Design Prompt 12: April](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/design-prompt-12-april) _2026-04-27 · Beth Mathews_ The Art of Using Terrible Fonts: Comic Sans, Papyrus, & Thirsty Script! ## [Dear Designer: A Monthly Design Advice Column — Landing a Gig with Penguin Random House, Giving Better Feedback, and More!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-design-advice) _2026-04-21 · Beth Mathews_ Landing a Gig with Penguin Random House, Giving Better Feedback, and More! ## [From the Office of Beth Mathews: April](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/from-the-office-of-beth-mathews-april) _2026-04-06 · Beth Mathews_ Finding Joy Where We Can, Some Design News, and Upcoming Events! ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uDo0iXRKTrhI) _2026-04-06 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Dear Designer: A monthly advice column for designers!](https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/dear-designer-a-monthly-advice-column) _2026-03-24 · Beth Mathews_ No question is too basic, and no situation is too niche. If you’ve wondered it, someone else has too.