Design & illustration that drives results — from websites to surface pattern systems.

Illustration + pattern collections licensed for product, hospitality, and destination brands.

Illustration, Web Design & Pattern Collections

From user-centered websites to hand-illustrated pattern collections, Happy Monday builds cohesive visual systems that help brands connect, differentiate, and extend their identity across digital platforms, branded environments, and consumer products.

Web, UX & Brand Design

Strategic digital experiences and brand systems.

Illustration & Surface Patterns

Place-based illustration and licensable pattern collections.

Who is Happy Monday?

Mondays get a bad rap — but we see them as a fresh start. That’s the spirit behind Happy Monday: a design studio creating thoughtful digital experiences and commercially ready illustration systems that help brands tell stronger visual stories.

Led by Kimberly Coles, Happy Monday partners with organizations nationwide to build cohesive identities that work online, in print, and on product.

Big Ideas. Smart Design. Real Results.

From brand systems and UX/UI design to illustration, maps and pattern-driven storytelling, campaigns, and content strategy, I partner with businesses across industries to craft work that’s as smart as it is beautiful — delivering measurable impact, not just a pretty picture.

  • We build cohesive brand systems that extend across web, print, marketing, and product. From foundational brand strategy to visual language and iconography, we create identities that are both flexible and built to grow.

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  • We develop hand-illustrated collections and surface pattern systems designed for real-world application — from hospitality environments and branded collateral to licensed consumer products. Each collection is built with commercial scalability and storytelling in mind.

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  • We design user-centered websites and digital experiences built for clarity, performance, and long-term scalability. From information architecture and interface systems to content strategy and design systems, every decision is rooted in usability and measurable impact.

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Selected Highlights

  • Person holding Smartphone with an app showing different industry options including Roads, Bridges & Highways, Green Building & Landscaping, Recreational Trails, Renewable Energy, Mining, and Railroad.

    Presto: Strengthening a Digital Foundation

    Designed the new homepage experience for Presto, redefining content hierarchy, visual system, and interaction strategy to support product growth and brand clarity.

  • Six laptops showing various digital interface screens, including dashboards, webinars, partner programs, flowcharts, and partner invitation forms, set against a light gray background.

    Torchlite: Scaling UX for a Growing SaaS Platform

    Led UX and interface refinement for Torchlite’s digital platform, focusing on clarity, hierarchy, and scalable design patterns across product workflows.

  • Screenshot of a healthcare website displayed on a desktop computer and tablet, featuring healthcare services, a doctor image, and options to find a doctor, pay bills, and access patient portals.

    Hancock Health: Unifying 13 Websites into One Cohesive Experience

    Redesigned Hancock’s digital presence to improve clarity, engagement, and user flow — resulting in measurable gains in performance and usability.

2024 Gold Addy Award Winner

Bringing a Bold Brand to Life

When Well Done Marketing reimagined its brand and digital presence, the result was a cohesive identity and experience recognized for excellence across brand, motion, illustration, and UX/UI.

Thoughts From the Studio

 

Who Works With Us

 

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Commission a Custom Pattern

Bring your brand, space, or product to life with an original hand-drawn seamless repeat pattern created just for you.

From packaging and wallpaper to interiors and brand materials, each design is built specifically for how you plan to use it.

Digital drawing on tablet of coastal and island scene with houses, boats, animals, and signs.
A puzzle box with illustrations of coastal and marine life, including fish, crabs, dolphins, and boats, with a blue band in the middle.
A rectangular clutch bag with a light blue wrist strap, decorated with a colorful print of animals, houses, boats, bicycles, trees, and signs.

Let’s Build Something Exceptional

Whether you’re launching a new website, refining your brand, or developing illustration and pattern collections for product or partnership, Happy Monday brings clarity, craft, and strategic thinking to every engagement.

Let’s create work that performs — online, in print, and on product.