The life of a designer....

The life of a designer is a life of fight: fight against the ugliness.

— Massimo Vignelli

Here is some very pretty and refreshing art by Daisy for today:

The art above is by Daisy.

Daisy has been contributing to KimDesigns for about two years.

Daisy resides in Australia.



Totally unrelated to designing:

I thought this father is too great.  What childhood memories he has created for his kids:

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/momentsofmotherhood/dad-plays-best-prank-ever-on-teenage-son-2493685/#photoViewer=7

I am lucky to get my kids dressed properly for the bus stop - much less myself!

Cheer for a good day,
Kim

Very interesting site to visit:

BAnne sent me this link.  I really enjoyed reading this designer's (Diane Marsland) perspective:

http://www.patternpeople.com/interview-diane-marsland-2/

I think you will too!  There's a million cool links to others off this site as well.

Cheer for a nice Tuesday, Kim

Monday, Monday...at least we have pretty designs to look at:

I am a huge fan of Martha's work.

As featured above.

Martha resides in Massachusetts, USA.

Fun Quote - Fun Art by Eva

I love the comment, “You must love designing for a living.” At that point I usually start to laugh or break into uncontrollable tears.

— Andrew Lewis

Eva is the artist behind the above designs.

Great Designs Starts Here:

Design is about making things good (and then better) and right (and fantastic) for the people who use and encounter them.

— Matt Beale

Warsha is new to Kim Designs.

Warsha has a great hand for florals.

She has a history in swimwear design.

Warsha resides in California.



Friday - where did the week go? To the dogs!?

Art above and below by Winnie.

Winnie resides in the UK and has been contributing for about three years to Kim Designs.

She's a great designer and artist!

Have a fun weekend!
Kim

Email Promotion Sent Out to Clients Yesterday:

Summer Art - Doormat Designs - I'd like any of these for my front door.

Doormat Design by Amit

Doormat Design by Heymi

Doormat art by Katy

Doormat Design by Talia

Doormat Design by Melinda.

Have a great day!

Memorial Day Remembered:

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 30 in 2011). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in the military service.^[1]

First enacted by formerly enslaved African-Americans ^[2] to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War – it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all wars.  Memorial Day often marks the start of the summer vacation season, and Labor Day its end.

Begun as a ritual of remembrance and reconciliation after the Civil War, by the early 20th century, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as ordinary people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not. It also became a long weekend increasingly devoted to shopping, family get-togethers, fireworks, trips to the beach, and national media events such as the Indianapolis 500 auto race, held since 1911 on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.<sup>[3]

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Day
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Thank a Veteran for their service!

-kim</sup>

Julianna - Fashion Designer and rescue dog magnet:

Julianna is a contributor to KD as she contracts her expertise in fashion design to our clients.

In Missouri the tornado's ruined so many homes and killed hundreds.

This was a story Julianna brought to me that I wanted to share:

People forget how many animals were affected by the storms. I hope they found their homes & families again.

go hug your critters!!  :-)
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Dog with two broken legs finds owner after storm - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110526/us_yblog_thelookout/dog-with-two-broken-legs-finds-owner-after-storm


Then- Julianna shared this about her dog and her mission with rescue dogs:

My dog's name is Sugar, she is a rescue doggy from a Border Collie rescue group. Her entire litter of pups was dumped by a breeder because they were not "perfectly marked"! Can you believe people do things like that?? Just glad that there are great people with big hearts that save the animals...I couldn't be any luckier than to have my sweet & super smart Sugar girl. I have only had rescue dogs & cats all my life, somehow they seem to find me!

hey, would you mind mentioning a great website that gives all money to animal charities?

All people have to do is click on the site's donation button or on the sponsor links & they will feed animals in shelters across the US.  Pretty cool...& they have super cute merchandise for animal lovers too.   All for charity!!  :-)

The Animal Rescue Site:

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3&link=ctg_ars_home_from_ars_home_leftnav_logo

Sugar, above.

Julianna, below. 

I love people that stand up for animals.

Have a good Sunday,

Kim

This may be the coolest sight ever!

http://pinterest.com/

Wow, I could spend all day visiting this site.
Great ideas here.

Thanks to Marcela in Argentina for sending me this link to share.

Cheer for a great weekend,
Kim

Great handbag designs below by Marcela:

Friday - Blessed Friday....Art by Izzy

Izzy created the above and below ensembles.

Izzy flew to see me from Texas about three years ago.

We had a great time getting to know each other on a more personal level.

Izzy is a fantastic stationery designer in her own right.

Have a great Friday!
Kim

Kim Designs Soccer Team -

For fun - this is the "Kim Designs Soccer Team" - we haven't won many games but we have the best logo of any team!

And now for some pretty art:

Dogs gone wild Print above by Annie B.

Annie resides in Vermont.

End of an Era...

Today, Oprah ends her talk show.  Sniff. Sniff.

May 25, 2011 “Every ending brings with it a brand-new beginning.”  — Oprah

Now, maybe I will get to see some of her shows if they re-run at convenient times.
As fond as I was of watching Oprah, it rarely happened.  

And now for some art to raise my spirits here:

Art above is by Steve S.

His cartoons always brighten my day!

Tuesday - Yumm...Fruit Ensemble by Julia M.

Love this art and how Julia M. did a template.

Julia is kind of "new" to Kim Designs.

Julia has an Etsy shop - which I find amazing.

Julia resides in California.

Rhonda meets Talia - this is when it feels like it's a "small world".

Back in June 2010, Rhonda and Talia met.
This is very cool in my "Kim Designs book of remarkable events".

Rhonda and Talia are both contributoring designers to Kim Designs.

Talia resides in Israel where she works full-time at being a designer.
Rhonda is a professor in the USA.

Rhonda was invited to speak in Israel.

I mentioned this to Talia via email and Talia made the effort to go hear Rhonda speak.

I thoroughly enjoyed this photo that came my way when Rhonda returned:

Rhonda/USA on left - Talia / Israel on right

Today I have featured some art by Rhonda below:

Have a good day - we must always be kind to all we meet.

We never know when we will run into them again.

Wee...It's Sunday...This art makes me think of time in the kitchen and eating...

Art above by Michael - Michael has been contributing to Kim Designs for three years.

Michael resides in the USA.