Kiddos ClosetWebsite refinement & interaction

Kiddos Closet

A little community.
A lot to share.

A community clothing exchange in Santa Barbara.Website development & refinement by EMBR

The thinking

A place to share.
Room to feel welcome.

Children outgrow things. Another family can use them.

Kiddos Closet is a children’s clothing and essentials exchange in Santa Barbara. Its website puts a simple invitation first: take what you need, share what you can.

We began with a supplied partner design, refining its typography and bringing its illustration to life. We developed the About page from Lauren’s account of how Kiddos Closet began, built the Mission-page layout, and connected the site with shared navigation and responsive layouts.

Our contribution: About-page storytelling, About and Mission-page development, responsive layouts,
shared navigation, typography and interactive illustration
The starting point: Supplied partner design and artwork

The message at the center

Take what you need.
Share what you can.

We gave taking and sharing equal space, making it clear that families can take what they need without bringing a donation.

From the supplied website copy

The visual language

Handwritten.
Soft around the edges.

The supplied identity pairs a hand-drawn mark with a bear, a clothesline and a small cart. Warm paper tones and terracotta keep that same character around the practical information.

The supplied mark

Typography on the website

Good things
to grow with.

Coming Soon
A handwritten voice for headings.

Nunito
Rounded, readable supporting text.

Warm paper#FFF9F3

Terracotta#B86A52

Soft ink#453A34

We carried the supplied identity into the website, refining type, spacing and motion while preserving its warm, illustrated character.

The website

Understand the exchange.
Then plan a visit.

The page moves from the invitation to two ways to participate, then visiting information and the items the community can share. Each section answers a practical question.

Scroll inside to exploreVisit the website

Kiddos Closet · Homepage

Full desktop capture of the current Kiddos Closet website

Take or share.

Two side-by-side invitations explain how to find something for your family or pass something along.

Know where to go.

The visiting section brings the location, directions and a way to ask about another time together.

Check before bringing.

Item categories and expandable answers explain what can be shared and when to contact the team first.

Homepage captures · October 19, 2026.

The founder’s story

A little help.
A lasting reason to share.

Lauren’s experience gave the About page its starting point. We shaped her account into a narrative that connects the help she once received with the welcome Kiddos Closet offers families today.

Kiddos Closet · About page

About-page capture · October 19, 2026.

Let the story explain the welcome.

The narrative moves from one family’s experience to a community sharing what children have outgrown. It makes clear that everything is free and no donation is required.

Give the story room.

We paired the story with illustrated moments of sharing and belonging. On smaller screens, the text and artwork stack in reading order.

Connect the pages.

We built shared navigation and consistent header spacing across the Home, About and Mission pages.

The details

A small scene.
A reason to linger.

We made the existing illustration respond to the visitor. The bear hops, each garment sways on its own and the cart rolls a little way before coming back.

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Bear, three hanging garments and a cart. Interactive controls load when JavaScript is available.

One piece at a time. Each garment finishes its sway after you move away.

Free

Make “Free” easy to find.

We enlarged the word, gave it the handwritten face and added small terracotta sparkles. The exchange’s central message stands out in the introduction.

Come on in.

Let the intended type arrive sooner.

Preloading the fonts and controlling their fallback reduces the distracting change from default lettering to the handwritten face.

Motion with a little restraint.

Nothing needs to loop to invite a response. Keyboard focus remains visible, and reduced-motion preferences keep the scene still.

Our contribution

The same welcome.
A little more life.

We delivered an interactive homepage, an About page shaped around Lauren’s story, and a Mission-page layout. Typography, responsive layouts and shared navigation brought the pages together, while small interactions gave the supplied illustration a welcoming sense of life.

The work built on the supplied partner design and artwork. EMBR developed the page layouts, shaped the About-page narrative, and implemented the responsive navigation and interactive details.

About & Mission-page developmentResponsive layouts & shared navigationTypography refinementInteractive illustrationKeyboard & reduced-motion support

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A place to share.Room to feel welcome.

Handwritten.Soft around the edges.

Understand the exchange.Then plan a visit.