Kent Henderson

Current

• Designer at Kent Henderson Design Workshop (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Senior Art Director/Designer at Idealab
• Associate Creative Director at Tribal DDB

Education

• Western Illinois University

Recommended

7 people have recommended Kent

Connections

149 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• My RSS feed

Kent Henderson’s Summary

I am a recognized art director and designer with 10+ years of experience in advertising, interactive and print design. I'm currently looking for freelance and full-time opportunities. Please visit my website for samples of my work or contact me to request a portfolio.

Kent Henderson’s Specialties:

Branding and identity, interaction design, print design, photography, illustration, letterpress

Kent Henderson’s Experience

• Designer

  Kent Henderson Design Workshop (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  January 2004 — Present (4 years 10 months)

  Design, direct, and produce interactive and print solutions for a variety of personal and agency clients. Projects have included internationally recognized packaging, corporate identity, websites and typography. Clients: DraftFCB, JWT, MMB, G2 Digital, Hanft-Raboy, EuroRSCG, Visionary Vehicles, Urban Hund, dvGreen

• Senior Art Director/Designer

  Idealab

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2004 — January 2005 (1 year 1 month)

  Provided brand direction and marketing strategies for innovative, leading-edge internet and technology companies, as well as clearly communicating, presenting and justifying creative direction in client presentations. Clients: Evolution Robotics, Snap.com, InsiderPages.com, Picasa

• Associate Creative Director

  Tribal DDB

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 1999 — January 2004 (4 years 5 months)

  Created innovative digital advertising and websites for major brands. Art directed and designed effective campaigns that created brand awareness and achieved promotional objectives. Worked closely with account, media and client teams to develop integrated campaigns. Directed and inspired collaborative design team. Lead and participated in new business pitches. Clients: McDonald's, Microsoft, Pepsi, Gatorade, FTD, Budweiser and State Farm.

Kent Henderson’s Education

• Western Illinois University

  BS, Industrial Technology, Advertising Design, 1990 — 1995

Additional Information

Kent Henderson’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• My RSS feed

Kent Henderson’s Interests:

Photography, technology, teaching, advertising, rural ephemera and culture, urban typography

Kent Henderson’s Groups:

AIGA, Communication Arts

Kent Henderson’s Honors:

Rethink-Redesign-Reconstruct (book)
Communication Arts
Print Magazine
Media Magazine
Revolution Magazine
Chicago Creative Advertising Awards
DDB Grand Slam Award
Chicago Design Archive
Addy Awards

Kent Henderson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch