Matos was born in Lisbon in 1971, where he studied Communication Design (BA), Graphic Arts (post-graduation) and Communication, Culture and Information Technologies (MA). Currently he is attending a PhD in Design at the University of Lisbon. His professional experience is mainly at the Editorial Design area, with books and newspapers. Since 1998 he teaches Desktop Publishing and Graphic Production in a Communication Design degree at the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre. His research field is Newspaper Design, History, Practice and Sustainability.