Bethany is a graduate from the Kansas City Art Institute Graphic Design and Art History Departments currently working as an Experience Design Leader at HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm.
Her interest in design crosses disciplines to embrace creative expression that articulates emotion, inspires purpose, and celebrates beauty. She is most interested in exploring the relationship between art and design through custom installations that express narrative and identity.
Bethany has a range of experience centered on curating unique brand expression within the workplace, sports, education, commercial and healthcare markets as well as writing for a popular design website and teaching spatial experience at The Kansas City Art Institute.
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Notable Clients
WPP, GroupM, Xaxis, Mediacom, Mindshare, Moderna, KCP&L, Applebee’s, IHOP, DST Systems, American Century Investments, Shield Casework, Polsinelli, EY, Intuit, Cargill, Institute for Specialized Medicine & Intervention, Invesco, Norfolk Southern, BCG, Deloitte, Graphic Packaging International, Guangzhou Football Club, L3Harris, The Children’s Place, LaGuardia Airport, Monterey Regional Airport, OpenText, NBA Chicago Bulls, NHL Chicago Blackhawks, NFL Miami Dolphins, NFL Atlanta Falcons, University of Portland, Miami University, University of Kentucky, Royal Caribbean, McGraw Hill Education, Pharmavite, Disney, Visa, Mutual of Omaha
Experience
Services
Creative Direction
Brand Positioning & Strategy
Brand Identity Design
Logo Design
Experiential Strategy
Spatial Experience Design
Exhibit Design
ADA Signage
Wayfinding
Editorial Print & Digital Design
Collateral & Branded Merchandise
Fabrication Design Documentation
Illustration
Creative Copywriting
Awards
2024 Interior Design, Best of Year Honoree, Environmental Branding and Graphics, Graphic Packaging International HQ
2024 Interior Design, Best of Year Honoree, Residential Lobby and Amenity Space, The Clover at Olive Crossing
2022 IIDA Global Excellence Award BCG Toronto, Corporate Space Large Category
2022 IIDA Global Excellence Award Institute for Specialized Medicine & Intervention, Healthcare Category
2022 Interior Design, Best of Year Winner, Large Corporate Office, BCG Toronto
2022 Interior Design, Best of Year Winner, Large Corporate Office, Norfolk Southern
2022 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards, Ambulatory Specialty Clinic Category, Institute for Specialized Medicine & Intervention
2022 IIDA Georgia, Best of Workplace, Norfolk Southern Headquarters
2022 Healthcare Design Magazine Remodel-Renovation Silver Award, The Children’s Place
2022 RGD Social Good Design Award Winner, The Children’s Place
2021 IIDA Mid-America Elevate Award, The Children’s Place
2021 Los Angeles Business Journal Silver Award, Pharmavite HQ
2021 FX International Interior Design Award Graphics and Wayfinding Honoree
2020 FX International Interior Design Awards Signage & Wayfinding, Cargill Protein HQ
2020 IIDA Mid-America Corporate Large Silver Award, Cargill Protein HQ
2020 IIDA Design Detail Silver Award, Cargill Plate Wall
2019 AIGA KC Signage and Environmental Graphics Award, Cargill Protein Headquarters
2019 AIGA KC Signage and Environmental Graphic Design Award, Pharmavite Headquarters
2017 AIGA KC Signage and Environmental Graphic Design Award, United Center East Addition
2017 AIGA KC Print Design Award, Holiday Card
2015 HOW Magazine Promotional and Marketing Design Award
2015 AIGA Branding and Identity, International House of Pancakes
2015 Adobe Creative Jam Design Competitor
Publications
Hospitality Snapshots – The Clover at Olive Crossing Amenity Spaces – 2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design “The Best Interior Design Projects of 2024” – July 2024 – BCG Toronto
Healthcare Design Magazine – May 2023 – Institute for Specialized Medicine and Intervention (ISMI)
Interior Design “HOK Designs Boston Consulting Group’s Canadian Headquarters” – June 2023 – BCG Toronto
Interior Design Magazine “Follow the Light” – April 2023 – Boston Consulting Group Toronto
Archello – January 12, 2023 – Norfolk Southern Headquarters
Interior Design Magazine – Top 10 Stories Reflect 2022 Design Trends – December 9, 2022 – Norfolk Southern
Wallpaper* – Oct 25, 2022 – Toronto Office by HOK is Designed as a Post-Covid Workspace
Office Snapshots – Aug 8, 2022, Norfolk Southern Corporation Headquarters, Atlanta
Interior Design Magazine – Jun 7, 2022, HOK Creates a Streamlined Office for a Freight Rail Operator in Atlanta
Healthcare Snapshots – Jan 1, 2022, The Children's Place
Healthcare Design Magazine – Dec 20, 2021, Support Space The Children's Place Kansas City, MO
Environmeant – Aug 21, 2021, The Children's Place
Interior Design Magazine – May 31, 2019 – “Advertising Giant Looks to HOK to Gather It’s New York Offices Under One Roof” – WPP
Speaking Engagements
Linkedin Live Designing Workplaces to Tell Your Brand’s Story February 19, 2025
SEGD x IDSA Designers as Leaders Panel October 24, 2024
Healthcare Design Magazine National Conference + Expo October 9, 2022
KCACHE (KC Healthcare Engineers) Conference November 19, 2021
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