Bynn Shen is an American-born Chinese graphic designer based in Chicago, IL and currently at Design Army, a multi-disciplinary design and creative studio based in Washington, D.C. Previously, she worked at NBCUniversal, Perch, and Design Museum of Chicago. Her work spans print and digital with a focus on art direction, brand identity, and packaging.














EMAIL

RESUME

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EXPERIENCE

Jul 2025–
Current

May 2023-
Jul 2025
Design ArmySenior Designer
Designer
Washington, D.C. (Remote)

Designing and collaborating on various brand identity, brand campaign, packaging, digital, and spatial activation projects. Clients include: AARP, ARTECHOUSE, Footlocker EU, Hilton, Linder Global Events, Mocktail Club, Morphe, National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), SCHENK+, White House Historical Association (WHHA)


Sep 2022–
Apr 2023NBCUniversalMotion Graphics InternNew York, NY (Remote)

Produced motion graphics content and moodboards for digital documentaries, designed key art for YouTube and StayTuned, created marketing assets across NBC and MSNBC using show’s identity and branding

Jul 2021-
Jul 2022

May 2021-
Jul 2021PerchGraphic Designer
Graphic Design Intern
Boston, MA (Remote)

Worked on building brand identities for Amazon third-party and DTC brands, produced print and digital assets to help Amazon market performance. Developed print and digital marketing assets (packaging, web design, and newsletter design)


Sep 2020-
Dec 2020Design Museum of Chicago
Design InternChicago, IL (Remote)

Developed brand identity for museum’s virtual conference, Re:Treat, created static and motion graphics for social media campaigns, designed museum store merchandise


Jun 2020-
Aug 2020Wix.comWix Playground Academy StudentBrooklyn, NY (Remote)

Exclusively selected as one of 48 participants out of 1,000+ candidates
for intensive 3-month web design program

Jan 2020-
Mar 2020EXPO CHICAGO
Exhibition + Marketing AssistantChicago, IL

Designed digital graphics for social media posts, organized contact and press archives

Jul 2019-
Aug 2019New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Graphic Design InternConcord, NH

Designed for promotional and collateral materials, assisted with grant panel applications requesting for artist support funds

Feb 2019-
May 2019DeGroot Fine Art
Graphic Design InternChicago, IL

Developed brand identity, produced social media post templates, contacted private and public clients for artwork acquisition

EDUCATION

 Aug 2021–
May 2023
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)MFA, Graphic Design
Baltimore, MD

Aug 2017–
Dec 2020School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)BFA, Visual Communication Design
Chicago, IL

RECOGNITION

 Mar 2024

Indigo Design AwardInterview
Apr 2023Young Ones TDC 2023Shortlist, Zaner (Typeface Design)

Indigo Design Award 2023Gold, Radial Magazine (Publication Design)
Silver x2, Pillsbury (Visual Identity + Packaging Design)
Bronze, Pillsbury (Visual Identity + Packaging Design)

PRESS

Oct 2024

Morphe Holiday Drama CampaignAdAgeAds of The WorldApplied ArtsBranding in AsiaCampaign Brief AsiaGDUSALBB OnlineMuse by Clios Print Mag

SKILLS

Design Tools
Art Direction
Brand Identity
Packaging
Web Design
Typography + Type Design
Illustration
3D + Motion Graphics
AI + Generative Design

SoftwareIllustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
AfterEffects
XD
Midjourney
Cinema 4D
Robofont

BYNN SHEN


Graphic Designer based in Chicago, IL
Currently at Design Army

INFO

MORPHE
Art Direction, Brand Identity, Packaging, Visual Merchandise

MORPHE
BRUSHES 
Art Direction, Brand Campaign

RADIAL MAGAZINE
Publication Design

SCHENK+
Brand Identity, Web Design

WORLDPRIDE DC 2025
Brand Campaign

AKA
Illustration, Motion Graphics

ZANER
Typeface Design

  ©2025 Bynn Shen