Our guiding philosophy:
A practice of PRODUCT + SPACE
PRODUCT+SPACE — it’s a simple convergence point that sits at the heart of our design practice. We aim to strike that balance between both the ‘thing’ we design for and the ‘place’ we design for it. We leverage our strengths and enhance our practice together in creative partnership with our clients and collaborators. Because of this, we are able to produce a wide variety of work not often associated with traditional graphic design firms. We’re quite proud of this.
Design is a catalyst for human expression— just like humans, it grows and evolves over time. We embrace this idea of constant learning and growing and reflect that passion in everything we do.
Our Guiding Principles
Congruency — until every piece fits
It takes patience and dedication to achieve congruency. Sometimes it takes stepping backwards to move forwards.
Collaboration and partnerships
There is beautiful harmony in collaboration— leveraging creative strengths in partnership helps us to maximize our opportunities.
Human Centered
Design is a catalyst for human expression and this idea informs our work at every step.
Global Communities
We hang our shingle in Los Angeles, but we live in the world. Everything we do, regardless of how small, has a global impact.
Designing for the world we desire.
We begin every project with an eye to the future—designing for the world we desire to live in not just for the present moment.
Our Leadership
Founder and owner, Kimberly Counes (Kim) is an award-winning, designer specializing in design for the luxury markets of consumer packaged goods and design for the built environment.
With more than 20 years of industry experience, Kim’s design style mixes studied precision with beauty and grace. Operating at the forefront of the clean & green beauty movement, she has helped launch current industry-leading brands from their infancy and has worked with high-profile companies on a national and global scale.
Kim is both an accomplished designer and a professional artist. In her role as contemporary artist, she has exhibited around the US and is the recipient of multiple artist residencies (both national and international), city-wide arts fellowships, offers lectures and custom workshops, and has held a number of adjunct professorships, giving her a unique and human-focused leadership style. Kim knows how to roll up her sleeves to get a job done and she’s always cool under pressure.
She earned her BA from American University in Washington, DC, and MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Credits — Photo: Joseph Cultice @joeycultice, Hair: Cassi Young-Paxton @cassiyoungpaxton, Makeup: Susan Zeytuntsyan @susanzeymua