Workspaces - 391 — Kimmy Bartle Koh

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Kimmy Bartle Koh is a multidisciplinary designer and writer based in Los Angeles, California.

By day, she is a visual designer at CHANI, an astrology app centered around self-discovery, mindfulness, and healing.

After hours, she writes young adult novels about art school kids, and witches, and interracial romance. She’s also converging her experience in digital design and storytelling by developing an otome video game with her creative partner-in-crime. You can sign up to be a beta tester here.

Website → kimmybartle.com
LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/kimmybartle
Are.na → are.na/kimmy-bartle

Workspace Items

Essentials:

Macbook Pro (16” M1 Pro)

Twelve South Laptop Stand

Dell Flat Panel Monitor

Branch Monitor Arm

Apple Magic Keyboard

Apple Magic Trackpad

Logitech Lift Wireless Mouse in Pink (I rotate between this one and the trackpad to avoid getting the hand cramps that accompanied me all through grad school)

Mokin USB C Hub HDMI Adapter

Apple AirPods (2nd Gen)

Audio-Technica ATH-M50x

Pantone Books (Coated and Uncoated)

Papier Bullet Journal

Alexa Echo Dot (3rd Gen)

I tend to have 2-3 different drinks on my desk, usually this matcha

Furniture:

Branch Standing Desk

Branch Desk Mat

Branch In-Desk Power Outlet

Branch Ergonomic Chair + Headrest

Branch Filing Cabinet

Cable Management Box

Serotonin Boost / Decor:

Hija de tu Madre La Jefa Desk Plate

Ban.do Orange Juice Vase

Ban.do Strawberry Vase

Knitted flowers (crafted by street vendors from my hometown in Peru)

Für Elise Music Box (I got this at The Getty – it used to have a paper cover with Vincent van Gogh's Irises, but it got torn after so many moves)

Rogue RA-090 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Natural (for sporadic music breaks)

Ohana Tk-10 Tenor Mahogany Ukulele (ditto)

Make Your Voice Heard! Card Deck (for when I need a reminder)

Wham-O 75th Anniversary Frisbee (designed by my husband, seeing it inspires me when I get stuck)

Tools:

Are.na to connect ideas and save visual references

Notion for organizing everything

Toggl for tracking time

DocuSign for client contracts

Figma + Adobe Suite for design

FigJam + Miro for brainstorming and wireframing

Scrivener for writing and world-building

Visual Studio Code for coding and debugging‍

Unity for game dev

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