Matthew Burgos / Journalist, editor, press
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The editor issue

Matthew Burgos writes, edits and places the story

Magazine and brand journalist, news editor at designboom since 2022, and press and partnerships for artists, studios and brands.

Long-form features and profiles2020 to 2022150+
Digital and print magazines2020 to 202240+
Print magazines in ten months202215
Reads on a single story, Lightyear 0Counted 10 July 2025396k
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Fig. 1, Matthew BurgosMilan
02 / Profile

Both sides of the desk

Since 2022 Matthew has been an editor at designboom. He sources art, design and technology projects with the potential to travel, writes them for the site and represents the magazine on international press trips. Around five of his stories a month reach the Top 10 most read, for at least five weeks running.

Before that came print: Upstate Diary, Lampoon, Blanc, DAMN, OnOffice and more, 15 titles in ten months of 2022. He has also been Senior Editor at Belmont and the only journalist on WorldBound.

As a press and partnerships manager, he works with artists, designers, brands and studios to grow their industry connections, sharpen their identities and secure coverage for their projects and launches.

Story pitches approved after a single email.From his work as a press consultant, 2022 to 2024
03 / Work

The issue

01An intimate portrait of East LA, the ‘Eastside of all Eastsides’DazedSep 202602Does Ferrari Luce deserve a second chance?DesignWantedAug 202603Is it necessary to add an AI assistant button to retro feature phones?DesignWantedAug 202604In pictures: Youth culture in Milan’s last working-class neighbourhoodDazedJul 202605lightyear 0 can drive for months without chargingdesignboom396k reads06MIT engineers built an airplane that flies without any moving partsdesignboom253k reads

All selected storiesdesignboom, most readIn print

04 / Published in

Published in

  • designboom
  • Lampoon
  • i-D
  • Dazed
  • Huck
  • Blanc
  • The Face
  • Upstate Diary
  • OnOffice
  • METAL
  • ICON
  • STIR

Also in British Journal of Photography, Re-Edition, W Rome, WorldBound, NR, Neocha, ALHAUS, Pendulum, Present Space, Cercle, French Fries, WOW, Ocula, Orlando Tales, DesignWanted, Our Culture, CAP74024, Belmont, Beautiful Bizarre, DAMN, Plural, The European, ODDA, GB&D, Youthies, Intern, Hunter & Folk, Breathe, Openhouse, MERDE, WAVES, It’s A Passion Thing, The Light Observer, Teen Breathe, Luxury Lifestyle, Milestone, ArtThou, Italics, Presenza, Juan in EU, Purveyr, Genify, Fully Booked, Flash Fiction, 101 Words, Frostclick, R+D.LAB, Thought Catalog, SPORK, L’osservatorio, Galaxy4Peace, GuidedPR, Vitademia, Six-Word Memoir.

05 / Journal

Personal writing

17 August 2025 / Personal Essays

So, I photograph this moment with you

Your focus is on the road and the restaurant where we’re eating dinner. Mine is on you, freezing the minute, so I can study your features I have long …

 29 July 2025 / Personal Essays

I’ve come to learn your scent and now wear it like a second skin

I catch your scent, similar to ocean and salt, the one I’ve come to learn and embed into my memory and now wear like a second skin, already tattooed a…

 28 June 2025 / Personal Essays

Moments like this keep me on my feet

The sides of your eyes crinkle with lines when you smile, and I hope mine do too. Moments like this keep me on my feet, reminding me that whatever hap…

The whole journal

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