Nice to meet you

hi there!

I’m Kimmy and I like to make things.

Kimmy Bartle, the Y2K-inspired designer, giving a cheerful 'hello' in a playful photobooth moment.
Kimmy Bartle, the Y2K-inspired designer, giving a cheerful 'hello' in a playful photobooth moment.
Click me if you want to get to know me better.

Favorite Throwback

This song in the MyScene movie to vibe to while you scroll

Squiggly Line: Nostalgic Y2K Background Music for Inner Child Joy
Radiowave
Leslie Mills

Favorite Pastime

Threading absurd sayings on friendship bracelets and redoing the interior design of my apartment on Sims 4

Favorite Drink

Sparkling Matcha Lemonade with Lavender Syrup and Boba

Me in the stars

💖 Virgo Sun and Libra Venus are the only ones you need to know! ٩꒰。•◡•。꒱۶

Art Recs

Hito Steyerl, How Not to be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File, (2013)

Fun Fact

My design MFA took me to study abroad in three different European art schools to try new things but I ordered the same meal at every restaurant

Hi! 👋🏼 I’m a Los Angeles based

I spent my childhood fascinated by Photoshop and Pagemaker¹. I was in 3rd grade when I designed and wrote my first literary masterpiece² and a fan club website for my nonexistent, but very dedicated followers. No shocker here: I next announced I had to learn HTML, and my tween self waltzed into a web design class... full of college students. I guess I knew I was destined for greater things.

Anyway, today, I am interested in visual design, engaging narratives, and making the current websphere a more empathetic space.

When not crying over fonts, I’m either cozying up with a book and tea or embroidering!³

¹: Now InDesign.
²: The Young Adult novel I’m currently editing is pretty cool too.
³: Also embarking on a quest to find the best seollongtang in LA with my husband.

Samsung
The Container Store
Homedics
Boll & Branch
Microsoft
SC Johnson
Accenture
Pfizer
Light & Wonder
Unisys
Storygrounds
CHANI
Aro Lucha
P&G
Banned Books Week
Hippo Harvest
Best Buy
Takis
Waldorf-Astoria
ManiMe
The Smithsonian Museum
M&M

Client Roster

more html & css

narrative design

level design

world building

polite korean to talk to my in-laws

crochet

how to do my wing eyeliner like taylor swift

gluten-free cake recipes

unity

more html & css narrative design level design world building polite korean to talk to my in-laws crochet how to do my wing eyeliner like taylor swift gluten-free cake recipes unity

currently learning:

Charlie Brown sighing and asking if he's leading a modern life.

Last updated on: 12/17/2025