Matt Ronge: Reinventing Digital Art With New Creative Tools

Matt Ronge is a co-founder of Astro HQ, the team behind Astropad, a tool that transforms an iPad into a professional drawing tablet. His work focuses on creating technology that helps artists bring their ideas to life more naturally.

Through projects like Astropad and Luna Display, Matt explores the relationship between hardware, software, and creative expression. His journey reflects a belief that technology should enhance human creativity rather than stand between creators and their work.

In this episode:

  • Building tools designed around artists’ real needs
  • Connecting software development with creative workflows
  • Creating technology that changes how people make things
  • Exploring the future of digital drawing and display tools
  • Turning ideas into products used by creative professionals

Topics: creative tools, software development, digital art, product design, technology

Roundabout: Creative Chaos is a podcast hosted by Tammy Coron exploring creativity, design, and technology. Listen at https://roundaboutcreativechaos.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Matt co-founded Astropad in 2015 after leaving Apple, bootstrapping it to $4 million in revenue and 15+ employees without a dollar of outside funding. His open-source email library MailCore quietly powers apps used by millions.

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