Matt Bonini

Lead Designer at Disney & ESPN

Matt Bonini

Lead Designer at Disney & ESPN

Matt Bonini

Lead Designer at Disney & ESPN

Designer, artist & creative. Following my life-long passion.

Hey there, I'm Matt Bonini. I'm a multidisciplinary designer that's focused on Product Design. I am currently working with The Walt Disney Company, specifically on ESPN as a Lead Designer. Working at Disney has afforded me the fortunate opportunity to get my hands on some of Disney's most iconic brands, like ESPN, National Geographic, ABC News and Marvel. Having worked at Disney and companies prior throughout my career, I have experience working at large conglomerates, startups, and everything in between. Throughout that time, I have developed a broad range of skills spanning product design, user experience, research, branding, graphic design, marketing and photography.

My passion for design and the creative arts began when I was just a little kid with my pencil and sketchbook. Since then, I've listened to that life-long passion and learned to make a career out of it. Whether it be a digital user experience, a drawing, a painting or a new dinner recipe, making something that doesn't exist yet is what gets me out of bed every day. That creative itch makes its way into every aspect of my life.

The Basics

Connecticut, New Haven Area

Currently employed at the Walt Disney Company

11+ years of experience in the Design industry

Southern Connecticut State University, BS Studio Art, Graphic Design concentration

Eagle Scout

Twin Dad

Loyal New Haven, CT pizza enthusiast

My Journey

11+ years of experience

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

Lead Designer

Nov 2022 - Present

Currently contributing to and leading multiple designers on the "Live & Stats" pillar of the ESPN Core Experiences Product Design Team. Myself and my pillar have a focus on the live and statistical aspects of the ESPN app and web experiences. I maintain regular hands on design responsibilties while simultaneously leading and mentoring other designers. Facilitating collaboration across adjacent design pillars and partners.

Lead Designer

Nov 2022 - Present

Currently contributing to and leading multiple designers on the "Live & Stats" pillar of the ESPN Core Experiences Product Design Team. Myself and my pillar have a focus on the live and statistical aspects of the ESPN app and web experiences. I maintain regular hands on design responsibilties while simultaneously leading and mentoring other designers. Facilitating collaboration across adjacent design pillars and partners.

Lead Designer

Nov 2022 - Present

Currently contributing to and leading multiple designers on the "Live & Stats" pillar of the ESPN Core Experiences Product Design Team. Myself and my pillar have a focus on the live and statistical aspects of the ESPN app and web experiences. I maintain regular hands on design responsibilties while simultaneously leading and mentoring other designers. Facilitating collaboration across adjacent design pillars and partners.

Design Manager

Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

Lead the design team for Disney's News and Editorial digital products, including ABC News, National Geographic, Good Morning America and more.

Design Manager

Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

Lead the design team for Disney's News and Editorial digital products, including ABC News, National Geographic, Good Morning America and more.

Design Manager

Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

Lead the design team for Disney's News and Editorial digital products, including ABC News, National Geographic, Good Morning America and more.

Senior UI Designer

Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

My experience as a Senior Deisgner spanned a couple teams including ESPN Fantasy Sports and National Geographic, with the majority of my time on the former. Experience on these teams utilized a wide array of my skillsets ranging from product design, graphic design, illustration, logo and branding design. Among many other projects, I had the opportunity to deliver the 2 most requested Fantasy features by users as well as contribute to the high profile redesign of the National Geographic app. Moving back and forth across these initiatives took flexibility and collaboration with many partners.

Senior UI Designer

Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

My experience as a Senior Deisgner spanned a couple teams including ESPN Fantasy Sports and National Geographic, with the majority of my time on the former. Experience on these teams utilized a wide array of my skillsets ranging from product design, graphic design, illustration, logo and branding design. Among many other projects, I had the opportunity to deliver the 2 most requested Fantasy features by users as well as contribute to the high profile redesign of the National Geographic app. Moving back and forth across these initiatives took flexibility and collaboration with many partners.

Senior UI Designer

Oct 2018 - Aug 2021

My experience as a Senior Deisgner spanned a couple teams including ESPN Fantasy Sports and National Geographic, with the majority of my time on the former. Experience on these teams utilized a wide array of my skillsets ranging from product design, graphic design, illustration, logo and branding design. Among many other projects, I had the opportunity to deliver the 2 most requested Fantasy features by users as well as contribute to the high profile redesign of the National Geographic app. Moving back and forth across these initiatives took flexibility and collaboration with many partners.

SwingU

SwingU

SwingU

Senior UI Designer

Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

Worked with the creative team on UI/UX needs across all of our golf technology apps and products on iOS, Apple watchOS, Android Wear OS and desktop applications. I worked mainly on the Golf GPS & Scorecard app by SwingU, in addition to supporting all web design and marketing needs.

Senior UI Designer

Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

Worked with the creative team on UI/UX needs across all of our golf technology apps and products on iOS, Apple watchOS, Android Wear OS and desktop applications. I worked mainly on the Golf GPS & Scorecard app by SwingU, in addition to supporting all web design and marketing needs.

Senior UI Designer

Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

Worked with the creative team on UI/UX needs across all of our golf technology apps and products on iOS, Apple watchOS, Android Wear OS and desktop applications. I worked mainly on the Golf GPS & Scorecard app by SwingU, in addition to supporting all web design and marketing needs.

iDevices

iDevices

iDevices

UI/UX Designer

Mar 2014 - March 2018

Worked on UI/UX web design tasks while I helped redesign the company website to create a stronger, more polished digital presence. Additionally, I was responsible for photography needs.

UI/UX Designer

Mar 2014 - March 2018

Worked on UI/UX web design tasks while I helped redesign the company website to create a stronger, more polished digital presence. Additionally, I was responsible for photography needs.

UI/UX Designer

Mar 2014 - March 2018

Worked on UI/UX web design tasks while I helped redesign the company website to create a stronger, more polished digital presence. Additionally, I was responsible for photography needs.

Digital Surgeons

Design Intern • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Digital Surgeons

Design Intern • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Digital Surgeons

Design Intern • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Impact Branding & Design

Design Intern • June 2012 - Aug 2012

Impact Branding & Design

Design Intern • June 2012 - Aug 2012

Impact Branding & Design

Design Intern • June 2012 - Aug 2012

My Skills

Product Design

Product Design

Product Design

Wireframing

Wireframing

Wireframing

Logo Design

Logo Design

Logo Design

UI Design

UI Design

UI Design

Prototyping

Prototyping

Prototyping

Empathy Mapping

Empathy Mapping

Empathy Mapping

UX Design

UX Design

UX Design

Graphic Design

Graphic Design

Graphic Design

User Flows

User Flows

User Flows

UX Research

UX Research

UX Research

Illustration

Illustration

Illustration

Product Strategy

Product Strategy

Product Strategy

Design Systems

Design Systems

Design Systems

Branding Design

Branding Design

Branding Design

Mentorship

Mentorship

Mentorship

Art Direction

Art Direction

Art Direction

IA

IA

IA

Personas

Personas

Personas

Brands I've Worked with

Fun Facts

Favorite movie is Forrest Gump

Favorite band/musician is the Foo Fighters

Favorite cuisine is Italian

I have a twin sister AND I am a father to twins as well 🤯

I've been to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 3 times. Hiked Rim to Rim twice.

I'm an Eagle Scout.

I'm a huge space nerd

I watch The Weather Channel for fun 🤓

© Matt Bonini 2025
© Matt Bonini 2025
© Matt Bonini 2025