Malcontent

Malcontent Malcontent is a small, and ambitious lab with the goal to produce work with meaning and intention. Potential client? Potential associate? Friend? Enemy?

The name reflects our feelings about boundaries and definitions. Malcontent describes the working process: never fully satisfied, restless, curious, questioning. Malcontent was founded in 2011 by Mark Kingsley, who has over 25 years experience across many sectors: financial services, retail, arts & culture, music, technology and telecommunication. Malcontent partners with a variety of specialists

when the need arises: developers, strategists, writers, illustrators, photographers, etc. Admirer from afar? Please drop a line and say hello: info (at) malcontent.com

And yes, people have expressed concern about calling it “Malcontent.” We know.

Yes, the future is now. But so is the present. Join us on May 19th, as I present highlights from my book, "Brands in the...
04/29/2026

Yes, the future is now. But so is the present.

Join us on May 19th, as I present highlights from my book, "Brands in the Age of AI," along with additional material gleaned from the ongoing dialogue around machine learning, intelligence, and consciousness. Yes, consciousness.

Hope to see you all there!

In 2026, NYCxDESIGN debuts Future Now, a one-day summit exploring AI’s rapidly expanding influence across the full spectrum of design. From architecture to product, graphic design to art and technology, the program brings together leading voices shaping the future in real time.

Digging through the archives… A few Irish music album covers on St. Paddy’s Day. More at malcontent.com
03/17/2026

Digging through the archives… A few Irish music album covers on St. Paddy’s Day.

More at malcontent.com

Time for us to sit around the Cracker Barrel. Available wherever you get your podcasts, or at BrandBox.showAs always, pl...
09/16/2025

Time for us to sit around the Cracker Barrel.

Available wherever you get your podcasts, or at BrandBox.show

As always, please subscribe, review and share.

Tom Guarriello, Melinda Welch, and I explore the anxiety of the white-collar worker.
08/04/2025

Tom Guarriello, Melinda Welch, and I explore the anxiety of the white-collar worker.

The anxiety of the white-collar worker.

A (relatively) recent project for a Denver music series.
07/22/2025

A (relatively) recent project for a Denver music series.

A new identity for a beloved Denver institution.

https://www.nickwestergaard.com/how-album-design-shapes-brand-strategy/
05/26/2025

https://www.nickwestergaard.com/how-album-design-shapes-brand-strategy/

Mark Kingsley is the author of Universal Principles of Branding and the forthcoming Brands in the Age of AI. A Grammy-nominated designer turned brand strategist, he’s led work for Citi, Equinox, and Blue Note Records. Mark joined me on this week’s On Brand to talk about branding’s future—and...

A quick, recent project for old friends, and a jazz legend.
05/06/2025

A quick, recent project for old friends, and a jazz legend.

In the fall of 1984, legendary jazz musician Ron Carter teamed up with the Kronos Quartet for a unique recording session of Thelonious Monk’s music, arranged for...

S**UBrand speech swings to “the other side.”
02/19/2025

S**U
Brand speech swings to “the other side.”

After some time writing a couple books, we're back.
02/19/2025

After some time writing a couple books, we're back.

Brand speech swings to “the other side.”

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