About Megan

An award-winning designer working on page and screen. 

I'm Megan King, a designer and brand consultant in Chicago. For the past 14 years, I've been lucky to do meaningful work for a wide variety of clients. My formal training is in photography and graphic design from Illinois State University, and I completed my postgraduate in advertising at the Chicago Portfolio School in 2011. Most recently, I specialized in art direction and branding at Leo Burnett Group. 

I dabble in illustration, create mini animations, brush up on photography and digital best-practices. I'm never going to perfect each craft, but I've learned that empathy for multiple mediums makes me a better artist. I'm still interested in painting and sculpture and will jump at the opportunity to get my hands dirty. When I am not at my computer, you might find me jogging along the lake front, teaching campaign or branding classes at the Chicago Portfolio School or painting — my paintings have helped raise over 8.9 million dollars for the Chicago Police Memorial foundation.

You will find me at the next Creative Mornings talk, but if you would rather grab a coffee just drop me a line. I'm a lover of volleyball, blueberries and craft brews — and I enjoy talking to strangers.

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I love capturing the beautiful light shows and reflections that come alive after dark. I also have a thing for typography and on occasion, you might catch a glimpse of my niece here too. She loves the camera!