Allen Matsumoto is the founder of UI Architects. An interface and information architect, creative director, and business analyst, Allen has worked in interactive design for nearly twenty years. His previous company, Digital Ink, designed and produced web and disk-based materials for Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and others.

Always a believer that design is first about communication, he brings to all his work a philosophy in which the end user experience is the ultimate compass and measure of success.

After more than ten years as a print designer and design manager, Allen formed Digital Ink in 1993 to focus on the increasing amount of interactive design his firm was handling. At Digital Ink he led teams in the design and production of interactive learning materials using a variety of rich media authoring environments including HTML, Macromedia Flash and Director, and proprietary systems. His designs for instructional materials won many awards.

Allen has also authored user manuals and numerous articles on electronic publishing.

In 2000, he folded the capabilities of Digital Ink into Chase Bobko, Inc., adding Creative Services to their product offering as Creative Director.

Since 2002, he has been a principal in UI Architects, focusing on customer and user experience research and strategy, as well as UX architecture and design. His UI Architects consulting engagements include a year as Presentation Tier architect on the T-Mobile USA Enterprise Architecture team. More recently, Allen and Peter Frazier provided high-level UX strategy for an upcoming mobile platform under development at Kiha, Inc.