Matt
Matt Roberts is a multi-award winning designer, public speaker, and co-chair BIMA inclusive design council, helping businesses, design studios and students understand accessibility and inclusive design better.
Everyone will experience exclusion, in some form, at some point in their life - with age, circumstance, or perhaps unexpected curveballs. Being colourblind, having an arthritis diagnosis at 24, and born hard of hearing, Matt often brings his personal perspective into the conversations, talks, and workshops he delivers.
Notable talks, workshops and articles: BBC, Creative Review, D&AD Festival, LLoyds Banking Group, London College of Communication, Wordpress, and UNICEF UK
TALKS and WORKSHOPS
Active Sussex, Bath Digital Festival, BBC, BBC World Service, Chalk Connect, D&AD Festival, De La Rue, DigiFest, Econsultancy CX Live, Graphite Digital, International Rescue Committee (IRC), KAPLAN international, Limpsfield Grange School, Lloyds banking group, Ministry of Justice, HM Courts and Tribunal Services, Publicis Sapient, Manifesto, The Future is ND, Sightsavers, Wordpress, UAL: London College of Communication, Unicef UK.
List includes independent speaker engagements as well as representing BIMA and Sightsavers.
ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS and FEATURES
Adlib, Autumn Live, BBC Morning Live, BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Radio Norfolk, BIMA, Bristol Creative Industries, Chalk Connect, Creative Review, Digital Accessibility Podcast, Eastern Daily Press, Econsultancy, Elephant magazine.
CLIENTS and PROJECTS
Adobe, Allicin International, Almary Green, Barnard and Westwood, Bendick's, Blue Bear Associates, Britvic, Cadbury's, CTEC, Hamlet Centre, Holden Motor Group, Holland and Holland, Madonna, Majestics, Nature's Menu, Nelson's Journey, Novo, Optimum Sports Analysis, Pepsi, QD Mortgages, QEST, Red Banana Tours, Sightsavers, TC Times, Vodafone, Wanted on Voyage, Why Conserve, Zyxel
List includes work carried out independently as well as projects completed at design agencies.
AWARDS and ACCOLADES
RSA (Royal Society of Arts) Fellow, 2026
BIMA Inclusive Design council co-chair, 2020-present
BIMA100: Social Responsibility, 2026
BIMA100: Champions of change, 2024
BIMA100: Designers and creatives, 2018
JUDGE
Over the years Matt has sat on judging panels to judge international branding projects, national inclusive design projects, and noting the top 100 innovators in the UK digital industry.
BIMA100, BIMA awards, BIMA10, Transform Awards Nordics (2020), Transform Awards Europe (2018–2020)
