Kimberly Coles
Interactive Design & Illustration

I am a senior level professional in advertising, interactive, multimedia, web, and marketing. Expertise includes: Strategic Interactive Marketing Plans, Proposals/Estimates, Online Competitive Analysis, Website Audits/Usability Evaluations, Information Architecture/Planning, Art Direction (print, web, interactive, photography, video production, television), Concepting, Graphic Design, Illustration (traditional and, Search Engine Optimization, Usability Testing, and Process Documentation/Style Guides.



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FEATURED LINKS
2007 Web Award Winner
See the award-winning site at the Web Marketing Association.

Illustration Blog
Devoted to random concepts illustration, and sketches.

Illustration Portfolio
My style includes digital, traditional, and pixel illustration.

Handmade Jewelry
Custom baubles and best sellers from my e-commerce site.

Moleskine Sketchbooks
Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well, can always paint.
Arshile Gorky

Design Case Studies
Good design does more than just please users — it can produce measurable results.

Web Development Process
A quality interactive development process yields a quality product.

Web Competitive Analysis
Discusses the goals of user-centered design for websites.

Design Process Documents
Graphically rich documents that explain the process and methodologies that are utilized.

The Art of Assemblage
3-D mixed media artworks.
QUICK NOTES

Since graduating from Savannah College of Art and Design in 1990 with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design and a minor in illustration, my time has been divided between graphic design, interactive design, and illustration work. Areas of specialization have included web, advertising, graphic design, multimedia, corporate marketing, and animation.



CONTACT

Kimberly Coles
Email: kcoles@sbcglobal.net

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2007 WMA Award Winner
30+ Websites: Hand-Drawn Style
Design Sessions: Guest Author
Smashing Magazine: Pixel Art
27 Websites with Wood
Designers who Blog
Blog Design Madness
25 Incredibly Artistic Websites
25 Inspiring Artistic Websites
Screenalicious
The Daily Slurp
Design Meltdown
Moleskinerie: 2006
Moleskinerie: 2008
CSS Elite
CSS Mania
CSS Drive
CSS Cool
ScreenFluent
Straightline
My Design Award
Best Blog of the Day


COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

All elements of this site, including the content, illustration, and the general design are protected by copyright laws. Material published here may not be reproduced in any format without the express written permission from Kimberly Coles.