Anna Klein Designs

Beautiful BUT Pain in a Butt prints

2012-02-07T06:15:00.001-05:00

This was the most annoying print to work with and I will tell you why... One of the designers purchased this print and came to me to be put into a repeat and be separated... And it gets a bit technical here... It was originally a Illustrator file which is unusual for a print like this and some elements were in "Luminosity" mode under transparency... So when I finished indexing the file and separated the layers and tried to recolor for the purple version I wasn't able to get the same result as the multi color one because "Luminosity" causes totally different color results and the designers had one multi color print and purple color print that they got from the studio and I had to get those exact colors to them. Long story short these two prints should have been treated as two totally different prints but we have to use one file to create two color ways which was impossible in this case! So I ended up working with different colors to get a similar feel of the example print but wow it was a BIG pain in a butt!

Lace and Dots

2012-02-06T06:10:00.000-05:00

I've missed too many days now to try to make those days up... So I'm just gonna move on and not look back...:)

I love polka dots and laces so this one is the happy marriage of the two prints I enjoy working with...

Tinker Bell AGAIN!

2012-02-02T05:31:00.000-05:00

I should have posted it with the yesterday's one since this is just a bigger version of that one... Oh well today is my "sooo happy it's Thursday, this week has been so crazy and I'm so ready for the weekend" day so please accept a repeat post:-)

Tinker Bell

2012-02-01T11:31:00.000-05:00

I was asked to design a chest hit like this... Another PINK inspired design I believe...

Athletic Tink

2012-01-31T11:28:00.001-05:00

Oh I like this one! It didn't survive in the end since they decided to go with less athletic direction...

Sleeping Tink

2012-01-30T11:22:00.000-05:00

So I almost made it a whole month of my new year resolution but of course I'm feeling behind today... It's a sleeping Tink but to me she really doesn't look like Tinker Bell:-( I couldn't find a really good sleeping Tink to use as a reference and it got difficult...

Tinker Bell

2012-01-29T09:31:00.000-05:00

This one also didn't survive in the end but I liked it better than the PINK knock off ones... This one I actually sketched and colored in... By the time we were all done with this collection I was soooo tired of sketching Tinker Bell!
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Love Tink2

2012-01-28T09:29:00.002-05:00

Another one that was a bit of a relief when it didn't get used... I think it's just too PINK.

Love Tink

2012-01-27T11:41:00.000-05:00

Does this sound familiar? Yeah it's a complete knock off of Pink... I don't really like knocking off stuff, I like being inspired so I was glad this didn't make the cut to be honest... But I like how it looks, not solid but has nice chalk texture...:-)

A pain in a butt but love this print!

2012-01-26T08:04:00.000-05:00

Oh wait, I thought it would be a pain in a butt but didn't end up that hard!? Can't remember but I guess indexing the pattern worked pretty good or something...:-) I would buy whatever the dress that has this print... How about you!?

Vintage Watercolor Diamond Print

2012-01-25T11:02:00.000-05:00

Today is the day that I actually hope no one checked out my blog... Didn't get to post one for today! but the magical power of "Post Options" I can make it look like I did it...:-)

Ditsy Floral Prints

2012-01-24T10:01:00.005-05:00

So I decided to show you all my prints in a body so it's easier to picture and more interesting!!

*This is just a body and not actual design for this print

The Little Mermaid Part3

2012-01-23T09:37:00.000-05:00

This is the last of my design from the little mermaid collection... And this one is truly my original design so I'm very attached to this one. I originally did two options and we ended up using the This Way My Way art which is the bottom one with a slight change...(I noticed his left fin is not in the picture but the final art has his fin pointing where "My way!" is...) As you can see it comes in this pretty lavender ground and I believe the body has slight sharkbite style to it...

Disney Couture

2012-01-22T08:49:00.003-05:00

Almost at the same time we were working on the Imagined: Little Mermaid collection, we were working on Disney Couture: Tinker Bell/Peter Pan collection for Macy's(Juniors)... By the end I was soooo tired of sketching tinker bells... Unfortunately these graphics didn't make the cut in the end but I do have the bottom Tink hanging on our wall at home...:-)

I designed this dreamland stripes and they came out quite nice and are used for a few different styles...

The Little Mermaid Part2

2012-01-21T09:40:00.000-05:00

And here is another one of Disney's original sketch of Ariel and Flounder I colored in... This one and the Sebastian sketch were the only ones Disney gave us to use for our Imagined collections so almost all the future Imagined graphics are done by us...:-) And there is one more from this collection to show you but that's another post!

The Little Mermaid Part1

2012-01-20T07:18:00.000-05:00

I'm very excited to tell you about the little mermaid collection that will be in your near by Target very soon... There will be three designs that I worked on and this Sebastian is one of them...
Disney provided as with the original sketch of Sebastian so what I did was to put him on a rock I sketched, colored in, and added bubbles... This collection is for Infants/Toddlers from 12 months to 5T and I believe it's around $11 so not too bad I think...:-)

Colorful Floral Print

2012-01-19T06:29:00.000-05:00

Usually when we are first developing prints we don't know how it's going to be used especially for this company... At DKNY Jeans Graphic Artists were very involved with the whole design process so designers and us were always on a same page and knew exactly where the prints or graphics are used for... and I kind of miss that... Anyways so I'm pretty sure this was for some kind of dress but don't even know if it made it into production... So I guess we will have to wait and see...:)

Tiny flower Camo Print

2012-01-18T11:48:00.002-05:00

I just realized how it really looks like a came print made of bunch of flowers... I guess it's because of how I colored it but pretty cute, don't you think!?

The Elephants are here...:-)

2012-01-17T11:45:00.000-05:00

This is also a vintage print I scanned in and worked with... These elephants are so cute!

A little piece of Vintage Fabric...

2012-01-16T11:36:00.000-05:00

A vintage print studio would often give you a tiny piece of fabric about 4" x 4" and I would have to scan it in, put it into a repeat and separate the colors... Vintage prints are really unique and I kind of enjoy working with them... but they are kind of pain in a butt!

More allover print continues...

2012-01-15T10:39:00.000-05:00

A lot of times a company would buy a print from a print design studio and have the in house graphic artist put it into a repeat... Crazy thing is that these prints are more than $600 each but often times they are not even a repeat and a flat art! This print was bought from a studio and I put it into a repeat and indexed the colors so they are ready for printing...

Hand Drawn Floral Print!

2012-01-14T09:48:00.002-05:00

I love these floral prints I did for Juniors! That's why I decided to share with you all colorways... I actually hand drawn all of them so they are like my babies... The designer liked it so much this print is in production for two different collections(is what I believe). I would definitely have to find out where they will be sold:) And I think they make a really cute scarf, don't you agree??

Psychedelic Floral Print

2012-01-13T09:34:00.000-05:00

Another print that is currently in production to be in a store soon but not sure where... I live traced those flowers... All color ways are pretty colorful like this one!

Vintage Print Week! Day 3

2012-01-12T05:47:00.001-05:00

Vintage Print #3! Kind of pop art-ish and fun:-) Don't think this print survived the cut though...

Vintage Print Week! Day 2

2012-01-11T05:46:00.001-05:00

Vintage Print #2! I think it was a bit tricky print since there is no empty space and each elements are slightly different(hand drawn) which is almost like a requirement for vintage prints...

Vintage Print Week! Day 1

2012-01-10T05:34:00.001-05:00

Have you heard of Patterson J. Kincaid? It's sold at Saks Fifth mostly but they are one of the brands Jaya Apparel owns and they are really nice contemporary Women's brand...:-) The designers like to work a lot with cool vintage prints so that's where we come in... They usually have a pretty small swatch of prints they want to use and we scan them in, put them into repeats, clean them up and sometimes recolor... It gets a bit tricky to work with when textures get involved but I really enjoy vintage prints... I believe this print survived the cut and in production but only time will tell I guess...:-)

Stripes...

2012-01-09T08:05:00.002-05:00

Yes it's a stripe... Very simple... and right now I can't remember which line it is for... Don't get discouraged though, more interesting stripes to come in the future so stay tuned!

One more from Olsenboye Paris

2012-01-08T10:46:00.002-05:00

As I post this picture I'm thinking I should have posted the other colorway which is on creme ground... Because I think that colorway is the one you will see in stores... oh well I like this colorway better!

Ditsy Flower in Paris:)

2012-01-07T05:00:00.002-05:00

Although I don't think this made the cut to stay in the Paris collection I originally designed it to go with the previous Paris landscape and flower prints... If you look close enough you can see petite flower clusters...

Still in Paris...

2012-01-06T11:44:00.004-05:00

This allover print is also part of the Olsenboye Paris collection... Should be available in a few different styles but we'll just have to wait and see!

Olsenboye Paris

2012-01-05T11:38:00.003-05:00

Bonjour! This pretty Paris landscape art comes in skirt and a dress at your near by JC Penny under Olsenboye label soon...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

2012-01-04T06:14:00.002-05:00

So I believe this Junior's tee was sold somewhere this holiday season but I actually have no idea which store... Very California right!?:-)
Update: I asked the designer and she said it was for Sears... I haven't been to it to check it out myself though... well it may be too late by now...:(

Distressed Heart Allover Print

2012-01-03T05:33:00.004-05:00

I believe you may be seeing this print for D-signed at Target soon... It turned out very cute in colorful color way like this and another in pinks...:-)

Faux Printed Woven

2012-01-02T07:43:00.003-05:00

I designed a print that looks like it has been knitted with some kind of wool yarn... Also I had to make sure it looks ombred...

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T00:01:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year!!

So my first post of the year will be my new art work #1... Right after I started working for JAYA Apparel I worked on this artwork... And yesterday I spotted it in Target! and of course had to buy one to celebrate my Target debut:-)

My new year resolution...

2011-12-31T01:36:00.002-05:00

I've been wanting to post all my recent designs here but haven't gotten to so here is my new year resolution and I plan to keep it going...

"One New Art a day!!

Special Occasion Cards and Invitations...

2011-03-29T23:00:00.013-04:00

Today I want to share some of my special occasion cards and invitations I've designed... Yes! I love designing special occasion cards so if anyone would like me to design one of a kind card, let me know...:-) One of the BIG reasons that I started designing cards is that while working at DKNY, designing everyone's special birthday cards was graphic designer's job so three of us took turns and designed them throughout year... I can't believe I didn't keep any of the design files!

This card is very special to me... It was for my husband's Big 30th birthday:-) I planned a surprise birthday party with his varsity basket ball team and his boys got to sign in it which made it even more special...

This card was designed on behalf of our daughter, Madison... I thought I was pretty clever to have come up with the replacing some letters with objects idea...:-)

I'm not sure if I already put this in an earlier post but I guess you can look at it again... Madison was sooo into bath time and duckies that we had no problem coming up with the birthday theme. To get all the duckie things for the party was not easy! And yes, we love the Celtics!

I designed this Baby Announcement for my brother and sister in law last year... I was very excited and honored that they asked me to design it and it came out super cute(and sexy)!

And this was our Holiday card last year... Our very first "Sunny" Holiday card:-)

The next two are my most recent designs... This one of course is for Easter coming up!

And lastly this year's Madison's 2nd Birthday Party Invitation...:-) I love, love, LOVE how it turned out! I'm still waiting for the final products to arrive in a mail so fingers crossed that Vista Print will do a great job printing them!

Roxy Inspired!

2011-02-11T11:13:00.002-05:00

These are Roxy inspired graphics I designed recently also... Unfortunately the contact person I had from Roxy may no longer be there and couldn't send them to her so trying to figure out some other ways right now...

Juicy Couture Inspired!

2011-02-02T16:44:00.002-05:00

As part of my job hunting process I designed a few Juicy Couture inspired graphics so I can send them to the HR person along with my resume and cover letter... So here they are:-)

Flip Video designs and more...

2011-01-21T10:33:00.006-05:00

Early last year my husband and I decided to buy a flip video to record all the precious things our daughter does every day... What I found out is that a company called CafePress works with Flip Video and if I have a custom design I wanted on the video they will print it for me for free of charge... So I did... and I designed a few more so that other people can look at my designs and buy them if they would like... And CafePress prints on a lot of things like t-shirt, water bottle, picture frame, etc... so then I created my own shop and got to work...:-)

http://www.cafepress.com/AnnaKleinDesign

Paintings!

2011-01-20T16:19:00.005-05:00

Here are some of my original paintings... Some of them are for sale... Right now I'm working on posting my new graphics so check back soon please...:-)

Oranges gone wild: Pre-stretched Cotton Duck Canvas, 20 x 20 $175

Madison: Not for Sale:-)

Love: Not for Sale:-)

Hearts and Flowers: Pre-stretched Cotton Duck Canvas, 20 x 20 $175

Geo Mix: Pre-stretched Cotton Duck Canvas, 20 x 20 $175

Thank You!

Graphics for sale!!!

2011-01-10T15:46:00.004-05:00

Here is my first of original graphics for sale... Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing the graphics:-) More to come soon!!

Stained Love: $100

Bunny Love: $150

Cheers!

A project for Forever 21...

2010-11-19T16:33:00.008-05:00

I recently did a small project for Forever 21 Accessory division as a part of my interview process... Designing tote bag graphics was new for me so it took a lot of brain storming but really fun...:-) It may be good for me to practice more character designs and maybe turn them into children books or something:-)

Allove Prints!

2010-10-14T13:05:00.004-04:00

Here are some more of my original allover designs I found while updating my Ipad portfolio for my interviews the other day...

Long Beach, California!!

2010-08-23T16:18:00.003-04:00

My family and I just moved to our new home sweet home in Long Beach, CA from NYC!!! We had such a hectic summer but are nicely settling in and hopefully I will be able to post my newest original works in a near future... Check back soon:-)

BCBG Projects...

2010-05-25T16:17:00.000-04:00

So I had a Skype interview with BCBG last week and they gave me a project to work on... I guess that's a good sign? I just wish this wasn't happening in the middle of crazy moving week, but with my wonderful husband's support I found time to work on them! Just so you know a week with a cranky toddler constantly on your leg is never enough time to work on a good size project, but now I wait for their feedback...

Rockin Nautical Theme: Stripes, Ropes, Chains, Anchors, Indigo, Blues, White with small Red, Pink and Black...

Rockin Baroque Theme: Lenny Kravitz, Lace, Rocker, Military, Stencil, Guitars, Music Driven, Crests, Black, Greys, Purples and Berry...

DKNY Jeans Junior Graphics

2010-05-17T11:20:00.005-04:00

More graphics that I wanted to post here for everyone to see...

Animal Prints

2010-05-17T11:17:00.002-04:00

Almost every fall we would reinvent animal prints at DKNY Jeans... Here are a few of my reinvention plus tiny steak print(burnt mark) that looks like snake print(Ugh!)

Embroidery...

2010-05-17T11:05:00.004-04:00

Yes, I can design embroideries... Embroidery designs for Men's shirts are coming soon!

This went around V-neck line... Very pretty.

Since the embroideries are very folk I thought I should add this Anna Sui inspired allover placement print design...

DKNY Jeans Active

2010-05-17T10:37:00.003-04:00

My boss gave each of us an assignment to research and put together a small Active graphics collection when we are trying to come up with new Active direction for DKNY Jeans. Although it didn't get used, it was a really good way to exercise how to put a collection of graphics together with a big picture in mind:-)

Tattoo Overload...

2010-05-13T09:23:00.021-04:00

We went tattoo crazy at one point or another and I got to design a lot of tattoo graphics for DKNY Jeans...

So here we go!

Yes, Skull was everywhere then...

This was printed on a burn out jersey so the colors were more subdued and it came out nice.

Next two designs were done using sublimation with rhinestones added on top...

Used as Allover print for Hoodies...

Junior Graphics Extravaganza!!

2010-05-11T18:20:00.007-04:00

NYC is done in Rhinestones...

Logo Options for our Promo Hoodie.

Geo is in!

Bling Ring Allover Printed Tee

Sublimation Allover Print

Femme by Hilary Duff

2010-03-26T09:28:00.014-04:00

(Logo I designed!)

Every fall DKNY Jeans invites celebrities to design a collection especially their Junior line so the last one that I got to work on was with Hilary Duff. She wanted her collection to be called Femme but it was the graphic designers job to come up with a logo for it besides the actual graphics... My design got picked so here it is! Femme by DKNY Jeans:-) Along with graphics that I designed for the collection...

This is a Waistband for a dress... All the swirly is embroidered with Giant Rhinestone Cockroaches(as Hilary requested!)...

Allover Butterfly print...

Allover water color butterfly print.

Final product from Macy's website...

DKNY Jeans Men's...

2010-01-30T21:49:00.009-05:00

Here are some of the Men's woven shirt graphics/embroideries I designed...

St. Jude Graphic Design...

2010-01-23T15:13:00.003-05:00

Although this design wasn't picked to be produced, DKNY Jeans got to collaborate with St. Jude to create a collection... Fun Project!

DKNY Jeans Junior

2010-01-23T12:02:00.007-05:00

Okay some examples of Junior Graphics I've done... More to come:-)

Red part is done in Glitter...

Photo Print...

Ombre Print...

Neon Flock and Studs...

Bugle Beads and Flock

You can't see them but some Foil splatters!

Allover placement print with Metallic Hits...

Tattoo Inspired Print on Burn Out Jersey...

1 Color Print Graphics...

Another 1 color print...

Below Graphics are all done in Sublimation Print...

DKNY Jeans Junior Prints

2010-01-23T09:40:00.007-05:00

Crazy Splatter Paint Allover Print...

Geometric Allover Print...

Corporate Identity

2010-01-21T14:14:00.005-05:00

Some examples of Corporate Logo and Business Card Designs...

Production Example

2010-01-21T14:10:00.002-05:00

At DKNY JEANS, it was the Graphic Designers responsibility to put together Actual Size and Pitch Sheet to send out to the factories... Including specific techniques and colors to be used.

All Over Prints

2010-01-21T13:57:00.005-05:00

Here are some of All Over prints I've done... More prints to come!

Junior Graphics

2010-01-20T20:18:00.003-05:00

Some of the Junior Graphics I worked on recently... I have lots and lots of DKNY Jeans Graphics to go through and put up but it will take a bit longer...

Some Foil effects and the Logo done in Rhinestones.

Packaging Project for DKNY

2010-01-20T09:21:00.006-05:00

These are my DKNY Holiday Bikini Package Design... Some of them have Foil effect for some Holiday shimmer and cut outs where you can see the bikini prints that are in the package...

Greeting Cards

2010-01-20T09:14:00.003-05:00

Birth Announcement: This was for my daughter's birth announcement.

Holiday Card: This is my family's Holiday card for 2009...

My Portfolio is coming soon!!

2009-11-19T14:42:00.003-05:00

I know there is nothing to see here but I promise I will pull out some of my original works here for you to see... Check back soon!