Now We Make Things

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A newsletter about creative leadership, brand building, and the process of making things that matter.

About Margaret Kimball

I'm an illustrator, author of the graphic memoir And Now I Spill the Family Secrets, and creative director of the skincare company, Naked & Thriving.

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