💼 work + work + work
Three things I am making, loving + thinking about this week
01 | making
I talk a lot about art, food, and design (as it relates to art and food) but not much about my career as a professional designer. To celebrate Labor Day, I thought I would share what I do for work – i.e. how I make a living to keep the lights on and the cats fed 😉.
KITEMATH
Design is a broad category and early on, we did a lot of different types of design for a wide range of clients including annual reports, packaging, and logos, to name a few. For the past 15+ years, we narrowed our focus to internal corporate communication design. More specifically, we work with two audiences:
Fortune 100 or 500 Employers
Product or Service Providers who sell to large Employers
Example projects might include:
Postcards, emails, and microsite to promote annual enrollment
Retirement education and planning tools
Communication and planning of on-site wellness events
Sales presentation and materials for a healthcare technology solution
We partner with strategy, content, and technology experts to create the perfect team for every project.* If you happen to work in this very niche area of the market or you’re just curious, you can visit our website to learn more.
* 👋 Rhonda, Mary and Barb
02 | loving
Over the past 20 years, the question I am asked the most is What is it like working with your husband? Often followed by some version of I could never work with my spouse! 😂
But for me, it’s just my norm: Chris and I met in college when we both worked at Kinko’s. After we graduated, we worked at the same design agency and then a failed dot-com before starting Kitemath together in 2002. So we’ve never not worked together. I feel lucky that I get to spend every day with my best friend, building our business and life together as a team.
Pictured above: Chris and I collaborating in our studio | 📸 Jaclyn Simpson
03 | thinking
A young artist exhibits their work for the first time, and a well known art critic is in attendance. The critic says to the young artist, “Would you like to hear my opinion of your work?”
“Yes,” the artist replies.
“It’s worthless,” the critic says.
“I know,” the artist replies “But let’s hear it anyway.”
– Unknown
icymi, last week…
I rearranged our house (again),
shared some super cute sushi bears, and
prescribed a brain diet.