Welcome! I am Kathy McGraw of KMG, a graphic designer, east coast gal transplanted to beautiful southern California/ San Diego. This is some of what inspires me. I like to think of it as a mix of west coast bohemian and east coast folk meets Mumbai meets Paris. I'm drawn to eclectic hand done looks with lots of prints and texture, particularly Indian prints and French style. I love branding, packaging, hand lettering, hand printed designs, block printing, screen printing, letterpress and illustration...
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 06:47PM 
It looks like there still may be a few of my "Hands of Hope" posters left to raise money for Haiti, if you didn't get one and are still interested... The poster was done for "The Haiti Poster Project", a collaboration of artists and designers around the world to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. http://thehaitiposterproject.com/posters/view/artist:172
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 07:51PM 
Lovely book covers by designer Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich who specializes in publications, and restaurant design and branding. I had loved the design to the book cover Little Bee, but I never knew who actually did the work... Now I know. Again some lovely use of silhouette with typography, but Roberto’s work is more diverse then that, as you can see with his sophisticated use of typography...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 04:20PM 
When I discovered Lauren Bishop from the UK, I was really excited by her use of silhouettes and patterns. I can see some similar influences in my own design… Be it a coincidence or something unconscious, I am not sure… but I truly love what she does…
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 08:31PM I am really loving the work done by Leah Duncan of Austin Texas. You can find some of her prints here in her Etsy stop. Leah worked as a graphic designer for advertising firms and silk-printing companies. She is inspired by her native american roots, and creates a world where folk meets modern. A woman after my own heart!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 08:42PM You may have seen this packaging design posted on various blogs but I really like the warm and friendly work by English illustrator/cartoonist Stuart Kolakovic for Marks & Spencer’s new caffeine-free teas. I originally saw these designs posted on the Dieline.
Illustration, Packaging in Packaging Love Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 08:21PM Lovely screen prints by Sally Elford a Brighton (UK) based illustrator/ designer/ printmaker .
Illustration, Prints, Sally Elford, silkscreen in Print Love Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 03:31PM Tracy Walker happens to be one of my most favorite illustrators. I first discovered her work in the Yoga Journal. She has illustrated for the New York times and her work appears in newspapers, advertising, package design and books worldwide. She has prints available on Etsy.
Illustration, Tracy Waker in Illustrator Love Monday, February 7, 2011 at 02:31PM Amazing work by a duo/team, an illustrator Anna Johnson and Maree Oaten a designer from Australia called Little Branch. Little Branch is an Australian made artisan paper line of gift cards, wrapping paper and limited edition art prints based on the original art of Anna Johnson and the design of Maree Oaten.
Illustration, Little Branch, design, gift cards in Illustrator Love Friday, February 4, 2011 at 01:32PM I am totally in awe of the incredible talent of Dinara Mirtalipova. Her lovely, whimsical, yet beautiful work inspires me. Dinara grew up in Uzbekistan, speaks Russian and now lives in the U.S.
Monday, January 31, 2011 at 03:44PM I am really loving the quirky prints of Lush Designs' Marie Rodgers and Maria Livings from London.
Illustration, Lush Designs, Prints, design, silkscreen in Designer Love Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 08:35PM Olaf Hajek is currently one of the world's most successful illustrators with a client list of that includes the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Apple, United Airlines, Macy's, and many many more... His work is influenced by West African and Latin American and art from India. He combines reality, mythology, fantasy and dream. You can get a book of his work on amazon that represents editorial, commercial and fashion illustration. Olaf Hajek was born in North Germany resides in Berlin, London and New York. While studying Graphic Design he moved into illustration. His medium is acrylic on cardboard, paper or wood. He starts with a sketch and then cuts the cardboard or paper into the size he needs. He uses black color for the priming paint and then puts on different layers of background color and starts painting in the elements.
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 01:09PM 
SUBMIT YOUR DESIGN TO TEE FURY art@teefury.com: They are always looking for new art to feature. They pay $1 per shirt sold (which I don't think is very much)... and the artist retains full rights to their design. The website features one new limited-edition, graphic tee every 24 hours for only $9!
Illustration, design, print, store, tee shirt in Product Design Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 08:50PM 
My poster design: "HANDS OF HOPE" for the Haiti Poster Project is up to $50. It started at $25, so that means it must be selling! Yeah! Yippee!!! It says the media is digital, but I hand silkscreened/printed it on archival 140lb coldpressed watercolor paper... The Haiti Poster Project is a collaboration of artists and designers from around the world, benefitting victims of the earthquake in Haiti...
ABOUT THE POSTER: The poster was inspired by the unwavering faith and hope of the Haitian people in the face of unimaginable hardship. The hands are raised up in supplication - and the prayers are being answered in a shower of hope. The texture at the bottom is a representation of the cracked ground of Port-au-Prince.
Illustration, karma, nonprofit, silkscreen in KMG Work