Katapult Creative

Pride. 20 years ago, today ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Long before social media, while Ellen was rebuilding her career after her controversial coming out episode, and HBO/Cinemax was among the few advertising giants to buy space between the covers, the platform for the LGBTQ+ family community was And Baby magazine, and I was somehow lucky enough to be its Creative Director.

Based out of a warehouse space on the East River in Red Hook, my team and I took on the media, one issue at a time. *Most notable on this platform: none of us had prior experience in magazine editorial, or publishing. Fueled with passion and purpose, we learned as we went along. We made no apologies; we offered no explanations, and yet, we answered all the questions.

Our mission was simple: to be visible. 🌈

We believed so deeply that our little publication could effect change, we made something happen that had never been done before. Reflecting back twenty years later, I couldn’t be more proud of this work and the progress we helped to make.

Today, I watch my community continue to push the needle forward and fight for the equality we knew was possible. I love each and every one of you for it 🌈

Happy Pride, friends. Keep going... 🏳️‍🌈💫💪

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Monday morning design inspo! Frida 🔥

I've been watching this trend toward hand-drawn work, and wouldn't you know it, my daughter brings me a book this weekend that she picked up on her Spring Break. She thought I 'might enjoy it.' Well, sweet daughter, I'm obsessed 🧡

Included in 'The Diary of Frida Kahlo, An Intimate Portrait,' are hundreds of images of Frida’s hand-work, insanely gorgeous moments of exploration, scribblings, brush-stroked icons, and typography that is simply: her handwriting. No fancy tech, photoshop, or any detectable moments of perfectionism - Frida is playful and experimental on the page. When she brings image and type together - for me - it's ✨magical✨

What's most inspiring to me moving into Monday motivation... I feel like we're going to see this trend back to hand-work take hold in a big way this year. In the ever-present quest to uniquely position brand identity, hand-work feels to be on-top to make a comeback.

For this art major and design geek, somehow even my morning coffee tastes brighter ✨☕

Credit to: pages from the Diary of Frida Kahlo. Copyright Banco de Mexico, as Trustee of the DiegoRivera and Frida Kahlo Museum of Trust