I partner with businesses to blend creative strategy, design, artfulness, and purpose into visual solutions that delight and engage.
Hi! I'm Michael Nÿkamp, an independent creative director and designer crafting thoughtful brand experiences for organizations, non-profits, and startups.
Introducing Design. Packaged.
Discover a new way to collaborate.
Flexible packages built to meet your businesses design objectives.
Projects in Progress
Client Projects
Explore a selection of current and past projects I've collaborated on with clients and teams.
Chronicles, a Visual Blog
Chronicles is a repository of articles, client projects, creative musings, and products.
Dwell Magazine Showcase
MKN Design was invited to curate some mid-century modern home illustrations on dwell.com, which turned into a coveted collection.
Canadian Chronicles
A personal initiative highlighting brands
designed by Canadians, for Canadians through the lens of my experience and others who are willing to share their stories.
Studio Principles
Read about our studio principles. They’ll tell you a lot about the way we work.
Studio Process
Read about our process and how it helps define how we design for your brand and customers.
Poster Shop
All our products are assiduously crafted. Posters are printed on 100% cotton rag fine art paper with archival inks.
Companies I've collaborated with:
