Kim Tyler Email & Phone Number

United States

The D-Lab is the new creative design lab at Delta Apparel. We work on creating new business opportunities with licenses, colleges, theme parks, etc. We develop concepts for many of the different branches of the company, including MJ Soffe, The Game, Intensity, Fun Tees and of course, Delta Apparel.

Freelance design and consulting for various accounts. Specializing in juniors t-shirt and casual apparel, garment dye, graphic direction, cad presentations and overall design direction.Client history list:California RainJerry Leigh of Californiaand others

• Created and conceptualized the junior knit brand “A Fine Mess” from the beginning of the line• Designed and merchandised the line 10 markets per year with a strong emphasis on art direction, themes and styling• created all cads, sketch detail sheets & tech packs for new line styles, both domestic and import• gave all art direction to a staff of 3 graphic artists• handled all product development projects directly with accounts such as Delia's, Hot Topic, Torrid, Forever 21, Heritage, Rue 21, Charlotte Russe, Wet Seal, Urban Outfitters, Zumiez, Journey's• came up with concepts and booth direction for twice-yearly showings at MAGIC Las Vegas• travel for New York markets, Hong Kong, China and various domestic vendor appointments• supervised a staff of 10 designers, assistants, cad artists and graphic artists.

• Co-created the junior-contemporary fashion-knit brand “Scrapbook Originals” with the owner of Femme Knits, which debuted at MAGIC Las Vegas in Spring 2003• Designed & merchandised the seasonal Scrapbook line 10 markets per year with a strong emphasis on wash, art direction, styling and fit• Created all cads, matrixes, sketch detail sheets for styles• Worked directly with artists for art direction• Worked closely with screen printers & sample room for line development/in-house sampling• Handled product development projects directly with accounts such as Delia's, Forever 21, Nordstrom, Roxy (private label), among many others

• designed all product for the Sugar junior’s sportswear line from Summer 2002 to Spring 2003• created the Extra-Fine Sugar line of better denim for Fall 2002• designed all sportswear for the Ruby Kiss girl’s division• created & developed tech packs, new labels, embroideries and hang tags for the Sugar brand• set direction for T-shirt graphics, developed t-shirt art & gave art direction to all freelance artists• worked at all ASR and MAGIC trade shows• traveled to Europe & Japan for developmental shopping trips• traveled to Hong Kong to work directly with factories

• designed product for the Big Flirt junior’s and girl’s lines of sportswear• designed product for private label accounts such as Sideout, Mossimo, Alloy, Delia’s and Costco• developed T-shirt artwork and supervised the graphic’s area for junior’s and girl’s sportswear• designed all product for men’s private label projects for stores such as Mervyn’s and Target

• designed all product for the denim line London London, Paris Express and private label divisions• designed and developed all graphics, hang tags and logos for all divisions• created company web site from concept through finished site• conducted photo shoots, dealt with magazines/advertising and necessary PR issues• attended trend and trade shows domestically and internationally• traveled throughout Europe for shopping trips and Taiwan to work closely with the factory• responsible for working with sales to open new accounts for the company such as Target & Cato • created and flat sketched all company line lists for all divisions

• designed all junior sportswear product for the My Michelle division• designed private label projects for J. C. Penney under the You Babes label• involved with 1st through production fittings• attended trend and trade shows domestically

• designed lines for Gilda Marx active/bodywear divisions: Sport; Collection; Kids; Trixi junior’s line• developed graphics using Illustrator and PhotoShop programs• shopped domestic fabrics, print studios and the trim market• developed and prepared licensee kids for worldwide licensing programs

• designed active sportswear/bodywear divisions: Aerodynamics; 88th Street; Kids; 4RMoms2B Maternity• selected color palettes, prints and fabrics for above divisions• created graphics using PhotoShop and Illustrator• recolored prints by hand and computer; put prints into repeat• worked with overseas production from Taiwan, Israel and Dubai• traveled to Europe, New York, and various domestic trade shows• closely with the sample sewers on first samples