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In 2026, Skipping the Discovery Phase Got a Lot More Expensive
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/30/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/30/26

In 2026, Skipping the Discovery Phase Got a Lot More Expensive

Skip the discovery phase and the questions don't disappear — they just show up later wearing a revision request and a deadline. In 2026, AI made this problem faster, cheaper to start, and a lot more expensive to unwind.

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From Matchbook Covers to Sticker Packs
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/16/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/16/26

From Matchbook Covers to Sticker Packs

Bingo halls, pawn shops, laundromats, and late-night liquor stores that never existed may soon be available as stickers. Here's a first look at the concept and a chance to help decide whether it becomes reality.

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Fable & Folly: Building a Narrative Illustration & Surface Pattern Collection
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/9/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/9/26

Fable & Folly: Building a Narrative Illustration & Surface Pattern Collection

Inspired by classic fables, fairy tales, and vintage storybook illustration, Fable & Folly is a hand-drawn narrative surface pattern collection featuring whimsical animals, nursery-friendly storytelling, and children's décor inspiration.

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What Vintage Matchbook Covers Taught Me About Storytelling Through Illustration
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/1/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 6/1/26

What Vintage Matchbook Covers Taught Me About Storytelling Through Illustration

A collection of matchbook-inspired illustrations featuring fictional businesses, local attractions, and memorable characters. Inspired by vintage advertising, printed ephemera, roadside signage, and classic matchbook cover art.

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Farm & Cottage — Hand-Drawn  Cottagecore Graphics Collection
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/20/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/20/26

Farm & Cottage — Hand-Drawn Cottagecore Graphics Collection

A hand-drawn cottagecore graphics collection inspired by countryside living, garden mornings, farm markets, baking, wildflowers, and quiet rural nostalgia — featuring primitive black ink illustrations with a warm handmade sketchbook feel.

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Sleepwalk Static — Hand-Drawn Tattoo Flash & Graphics Collection
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/19/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/19/26

Sleepwalk Static — Hand-Drawn Tattoo Flash & Graphics Collection

A hand-drawn tattoo flash collection. Primitive black ink illustrations with outsider-art energy — featuring motel signs, arcade cabinets, payphones, jukeboxes, roller skates, pinball machines, roadside diners, cowboy souvenirs, carnival remnants, and small-town Americana objects scattered like memories from a midnight highway stop.

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The Mystic Midway — Hand-Drawn Tattoo Flash & Graphics Collection
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/18/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/18/26

The Mystic Midway — Hand-Drawn Tattoo Flash & Graphics Collection

A hand-drawn tattoo flash collection inspired by vintage comic book magician ads, roadside attractions, carnival midway graphics, psychic motels, and strange Americana.

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Canyon Trail Club: Vintage Western Travel Decals & Desert Roadside Ephemera
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/15/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/15/26

Canyon Trail Club: Vintage Western Travel Decals & Desert Roadside Ephemera

A hand-drawn illustration collection inspired by vintage western travel decals, roadside motel ephemera, and faded desert tourism graphics from the late 1960s and early 1970s — featuring fictional canyon touring clubs, Route 66 stops, trading posts, and retro highway souvenirs near the Grand Canyon.

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Club Casino: Character & Atmosphere Illustration Exploration
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/14/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/14/26

Club Casino: Character & Atmosphere Illustration Exploration

A character and atmosphere illustration exploration for Club Casino — vintage spot illustrations capturing the gritty, smoky world of 1980s Las Vegas with a Rat Pack swagger.

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A Certain Kind of Afternoon: Character & Atmosphere Illustration Exploration
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/12/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/12/26

A Certain Kind of Afternoon: Character & Atmosphere Illustration Exploration

A Certain Kind of Afternoon is a character and atmosphere exploration built around the kind of hospitality world that earns emotional connection through intentional detail rather than spectacle.

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Helicon: First Light — A Gestural Abstract
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/12/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/12/26

Helicon: First Light — A Gestural Abstract

A gestural abstract artwork — inspired by Mount Helicon, home of the Muses, and the moment before any story has a shape.

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Bonaventure: What the Birds Know — A Gestural Abstract
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/12/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/12/26

Bonaventure: What the Birds Know — A Gestural Abstract

A gestural abstract artwork — inspired by the legend of Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery and the stillness that lives at the center of all that noise.

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Beyond Wayfinding Maps: Surface Pattern Design & Lifestyle Illustration for Hospitality & Resort Brands
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/11/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/11/26

Beyond Wayfinding Maps: Surface Pattern Design & Lifestyle Illustration for Hospitality & Resort Brands

What if your property map was just the beginning? A creative exploration in surface pattern and lifestyle illustration for hospitality brands.

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Savannah In the Squares: The New Pattern That's Just an Afternoon in the Squares
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/11/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/11/26

Savannah In the Squares: The New Pattern That's Just an Afternoon in the Squares

A new hand-drawn narrative pattern capturing the lived experience of Savannah's public squares — the dog walks, the painters, the slow afternoons that never seem to end.

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A Creative Director’s Approach to Brand Refinement (Without Starting Over)
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/8/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 5/8/26

A Creative Director’s Approach to Brand Refinement (Without Starting Over)

Most brands don’t need a full redesign—they need refinement. A practical approach to improving clarity, consistency, and structure without starting over.

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New Orleans Wedding Toile de Jouy: Where the Wedding Spills Into the Street and the Whole Neighborhood Comes With You
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/23/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/23/26

New Orleans Wedding Toile de Jouy: Where the Wedding Spills Into the Street and the Whole Neighborhood Comes With You

Toile de Jouy has always been beautiful, narrative, and completely about people you've never met. This one's different. A New Orleans love story, drawn from scratch — and yours would be too.

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Wedding Toile de Jouy: Historically a Bunch of Aristocrats and Hunting Dogs Lounging in a Field.  Let's Change That.
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/13/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/13/26

Wedding Toile de Jouy: Historically a Bunch of Aristocrats and Hunting Dogs Lounging in a Field.  Let's Change That.

Your wedding toile shouldn't feature aristocrats lounging in a field. It should tell your actual story. Custom illustrated toile built from your journey.

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The Wedding Pattern That Started With a Story
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/7/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/7/26

The Wedding Pattern That Started With a Story

A custom wedding toile pattern built from real moments and details, used across invitations, paper goods, and event details.

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Savannah After Hours Illustration System
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/2/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 4/2/26

Savannah After Hours Illustration System

Forget the stiff bronze plaques. These character-driven sketches capture Savannah’s icons off the clock, once the tourists leave and the real work begins.

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Why Most Creative Briefs Fail (and What I Use Instead)
pattern, illustration Kim Coles 3/26/26 pattern, illustration Kim Coles 3/26/26

Why Most Creative Briefs Fail (and What I Use Instead)

Most creative briefs don’t fail because teams don’t care—they fail because they don’t guide decisions. A Creative Director’s perspective on why briefs break down and what actually works instead.

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