Our Passion

 

MKC is a boutique design studio based in Washington DC Metro Area.

We help clients from emerging and established businesses looking to solve problems through utilizing design thinking and principles.

We deliver branding design, UI/UX, website, business development/proposal, infographic, pictogram, iconography, visual communication, and marketing solutions.

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Our Approach

We approach problems from your audiences' points of view and craft solutions that focus on emotional connection, clarity to complexity, and relevance.

Our Focus

We help solve our clients’ business problems and challenges through empathetic and thoughtful design solutions focusing on their customers. 

 
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We Look To Bring Clarity To Complex Ideas. 

Through designing empathetic and thoughtful design solutions focusing on understanding their customers, we are dedicated to bringing clarity to complex business problems.

Meet the Principal

Mari Kim is a design problem solver with over 20 years of practice. Mari works with emerging startups to Fortune 50 iconic brands, developing strategies and concepts, leading design directions, and getting hands-on with executions for traditional print and digital design products.

MARI IS EXPERIENCED IN WORKING ON: 

  • Develop brand and campaign strategy, identity program, visual assets, templates, and guidelines for Print and Digital Products.

  • Provide UX/UI strategy, prototypes, wireframes, information architecture, and design systems.

  • Deliver website designs using CMS/Commerce platforms like WordPress and Squarespace.

  • Contribute to winning strategies for new business development by providing creative design solutions by dissecting complex technical proposal content to be easy to digest and entice evaluators.

  • Develop custom brand themes and templates for Microsoft Word,
    PowerPoint and Excel.

  • Develop visual storytelling infographics, iconography, and pictogram.

  • Lead design team through creative/art/design direction and collaboration with marketing, business development, product, and other partners.

  • Coach, mentor, and advocate the design team and cultivate an environment where team members grow, learn, and get inspired by industry best practices and design principles. 

  • Audit for brand identity system quality and provide recommendations. 

  • Embody a learner and inspirational mentality; cultivate continuing curiosity and self-education in design innovations.

We’d Love To Hear About
Your Project. 

Are you launching a new business or need to start a brand refresh? No project is too small. We can customize a solution that fits your budget and project size.