Matthew Wolff (designer)

Wolff was born in 1990 in New York City but raised in Minneapolis and London.^[1][2] He attended St. Paul Academy and Summit School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He then matriculated to Skidmore College, where he played as a forward on the school's NCAA Division III soccer team.^[3] He graduated from Skidmore in 2012 with a degree in management and business. He then went on to study graphic design at Parsons School of Design.^[4]

After graduating from Parsons, he began work as a graphic designer for Upper 90 Soccer, a soccer equipment retailer in New York City. He then took a job as the lead art director for New York City FC. He created the new club's crest logo^{[citation needed]} as well as their jerseys, billboards, and other marketing materials. He then went on to work for Nike, Inc. as a graphic designer in their global football apparel department.^{[self-published source?][4]} At Nike, he designed the 2018 FIFA World Cup kits for the national association football teams of Nigeria and France.^[5][6] The Nigeria kits were quickly sold out and broke pre-order records, and they were nominated for a Beazley Design of the Year award.^[7] He also designed the crest for Los Angeles FC.^[8]

In 2021, Wolff co-founded Vermont Green FC, an amateur team based in Burlington, Vermont playing in USL League Two. He also designed the team's crest and branding, which was unveiled in February 2022.^[9] The team places an emphasis on environmental activism, and Wolff says he has been working with manufacturers to make the team's jerseys out of recycled and sustainable materials.^[10]

In 2022, Wolff designed the logos and uniforms for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.^[11] Wolff grew up a fan of the team.^[12]

Crests designed by Matthew Wolff

Los Angeles FC
(2016)

Louisville City FC
(2020)

Chicago Fire FC
(2021)

Below is a list of some of the teams Wolff has designed crests for:^{[self-published source?][13][14]}

• Boston Legacy FC
• Brookhattan FC
• Carolina Core FC
• Central Coast United FC
• Charleston Battery
• Chicago Fire FC^[15]
• Green Bay Voyageurs FC
• One Knoxville SC^[16]
• Los Angeles FC
• Racing Louisville FC
• Louisville City FC
• Minneapolis City SC
• NJ/NY Gotham FC
• New York City FC (with Rafael Esquer and Milo Kowalski)
• Union Omaha
• Oakland County FC
• Oakland Roots SC
• Project 51O
• Salmon Bay FC
• San Diego Wave FC (with Jeremy Nelson)^[14]
• Sporting Club Jacksonville
• St. Petersburg FC
• FC Tulsa
• Vermont Green FC
• Victoria Highlanders FC
• Virginia Beach City FC