✦ Creative Toolbox ✦
Here’s a list of my go-to tools and resources I use on a regular basis for creativity and running my freelance business! Feel free to check them out and adopt whatever you like :)
Analog Tools
✦ Sketchbooks + Journals
Moleskine Sketchbook • Archer & Olive Dot Journal
✦ Pencils Pens + Markers
Mechanical Pencil • Sakura Pigma Black Pens • Gelly Roll White Pens • Posca Markers
✦ Paint + Brushes
BEHR House Paint • 1-inch Paint Brush • Holbein Gouache • Holbein Acryla Gouache • Princeton Brushes
Digital Tools
✦ Tech + Gear
MacBook Pro • iPad Pro • Apple Pencil • Selfie Stick Tripod • iPhone Mount • Sony A5000 Mirrorless Camera
✦ Apps for Photo Editing + Social Media
Adobe Lightroom • Snapseed • SKRWT • Snow • UNUM • Unfold
✦ Drawing Apps + Programs
Procreate • Adobe Fresco • Adobe Creative Suite
✦ Procreate Brushes
Grids Brushes • Guides Brushes • Star Stamp Brushes
✦ Free Images + Mockups
Unsplash • Moyo • Mr. MockUp
Online Courses + Tutorials
Passion To Paid • Mural Painting • Creative Workshop Launch Kit — Lauren Hom
Business
✦ Operation + Finances
Squarespace • TurboTax • QuickBooks Self-Employed
✦ Communication + Organization
AirTable • Milanote • Slack
✦ Templates
Project Proposal Template for Creatives • Hoodzpah
Mural Contract Template • Pandr Design Co
Books
✦ Hand Lettering
The Golden Secrets of Lettering • Martina Flor
In Progress • Jessica Hische
House Industries Lettering Manual • Ken Barber
✦ Type Design
Thinking With Type • Ellen Lupton
Designing Type • Karen Cheng
✦ Creativity
Find Your Artistic Voice • Lisa Congdon
Steal Like An Artist • Austin Kleon
✦ Branding + Marketing
This Is Marketing • Seth Godin
Purple Cow • Seth Godin
The Brand Gap • Marty Neumeier
✦ Freelance Business
Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines • Artists Guild Graphic
Freelance, and Business, and Stuff • Hoodzpah Design Co