MARY KATE HENRY




I’m Mary Kate (MK), a Brooklyn-based designer working as a Design Director at Buck where I help bring brand identities and creative campaigns to life.

I work across a variety of disciplines, always seeking to push the boundaries of how stories can be translated into visual languages and systems.


CONTACT
marykatehen@gmail.com
@marykatehenry
EXPERIENCE




Work
Buck
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Design Director
May 2025 – Current
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Senior Art Director
Nov 2022 – May 2025


Freelance
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With Made Thought, Buck +
Independent Projects
Nov – 2021 – Nov 2022


Pentagram (Team Opara)
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Designer
Oct 2018 – Nov 2021


Avec
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Designer
July 2016 – Oct 2018


Sports Illustrated
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Intern
May 2015 – Aug 2015


Crayola
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Intern
May 2013 – Aug 2013




Select Clients
Apple
Cash App
Dashlane
Eventbrite
J.P. Morgan
L’Oreal
Lululemon
Mellon Foundation
NBC
Reebok
Riot Games
Titleist
The Mill
Theory
Uber




RecognitionYoung Guns 23 Finalist →
It’s Nice That →
Print Magazine →
Design by Women →
Fast Company →
100 Archive →
Type Directors Club
Tokyo TDC
AIGA 
SPD




Guest Lecture
George Washington University
Kutztown University
Marywood University
Moravian College
Pratt Institute
The College of New Jersey
The School of Visual Arts






Last Updated 26.01.09
PROJECTS






A Declaration of Insanity
in an Existential Crisis
A Declaration of Insanity in an Existential Crisis is a large format newsprint zine that explores my own response to the state of the world, and my awe at the beauty, pain, and unknowing that come with existing.

The zine collects a series of stream-of-consciousness writings and poems turned into colorful, abstract, typographic pieces. The practice of making each piece was experimental and largely intuitive, evoked by feeling and the typographic shape of the words as I arranged them on the canvas.





Eventbrite
An electrifying new brand identity system 
for Eventbrite that repositions the company from a transactional ticketing platform to a cultural catalyst for discovery, connection, 
and shared experiences. 

Completed at Buck.





Jūra
Brand identity design for the practice of Brooklyn-based florist and photographer Miglė Staniškytė. This project was a creative collaboration to capture the depth, beauty, and whimsy of Staniškytė’s flower designs, and to stand out among an industry of minimalist and indistinct florist brands.





Zefyr
Identity for Zefyr, the musical project and EP release for musician Felix Zhang, a project that aims to delve into the bittersweet realities of lived experiences and how music and art can change our perception of the world around us. 





Mellon Foundation
Visual identity design framework for Mellon Foundation, the largest funder of the arts and humanities in the United States. 

Completed at Pentagram.





Asgard’s Wrath II
Visual identity and art direction for Meta Quest’s premier VR title, Asgard’s Wrath II. A logo overhaul for the second game in the series, building on the first game’s logo and giving it new life with reconsidered lettering, realistic gold and stone textures, and dramatic lighting.

Completed at Buck.








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