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.
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Favorite Throwback

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

Squiggly Line: Nostalgic Y2K Background Music for Inner Child Joy

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?

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.
  • My ID is Gangnam Beauty

  • Jane The Virgin

  • Dream Daddy ( ੭ ・ᴗ・ )੭

  • Fav press:

    “This year’s showstoppers who thoroughly impressed judges, and respectively picked up the ‘Best overall visual identity’ and ‘Grand prix’ awards, set the bar high for years to come. Hippo Harvest, which also scooped up four Golds in addition to winning ‘Best overall visual identity’ to cap off a lucrative night’s work, dazzled judges with its ‘fun and fresh’ approach to crafting the agriculture tech brand.”

    – Transform Awards 2023

Last updated on: 12/17/2025