Carissa Potter founded People I’ve Loved in 2011. She is an artist and illustrator who has published three books: I Like You, I Love You, It's Okay to Feel Things Deeply, and How to Heal From Heartbreak (Or At Least Feel Less Broken)

Since we opened in 2015, People I've Loved has been one of our best-loved brands. We started by carrying a few pins and totes and have expanded our selection of products to nearly every category she has created. When it was time to venture into greeting cards, People I've Loved was our first brand. In addition, Carissa has created the exclusive Pasadena Map illustration for totes, cards and prints and our annual year-end tote bag. 

Over the years, she has been lucky enough to work with nice people on collaborations through People I've Loved, including Facebook, Color Factory, The Body Shop, Pinterest, SF Center for the Book, Google, SFMOMA, YouTube, ICA Boston, Anthropologie, The ChanZuckerberg Initiative, Madewell, The Hammer Museum, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, The Wall Street Journal, Nylon Magazine, BAMPFA, The Annenberg Space for Photography, SF Arts Commission, Kala Art Institute, Happinez Magazine, and possibly you.

She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and daughter.