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☼ Favorite Supplies ☼
Digital
Wacom Intuos Pro
Using a tablet instead of a mouse has helped me avoid carpal tunnel. It's worth investing time in getting used to it.
Astropad App
When I am drawing digitally, I use the Apple Pencil and the Astropad App to mirror my screen onto my iPad Pro.
Sony WH-1000XM3 Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
These sound great, help block noise, and adjust to fit my kid-sized head.
Scanners
I use the Scanner Pro App app for scanning documents and the Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner for scanning art.
Rightfont
The best font manager around, IMO.
Analog
The Pigeon Letters Brushes
These brushes maintain their point for a long time.
Maya Himi Jelly Goauche
These are my favorite paints at the moment.
Desktop Easel
This saves my neck while painting.
Lightweight USB Lightbox
I use this for transferring my sketches onto their final substrate.
Sunprint Kit
Make images with found objects and the sun. Fun for anyone and also a great gift idea.
☼ Inspiration ☼
Book Design & Typography
Elements of Typographic Style
As a book designer, this is my most referenced book. Type history, fundamentals, the finer details…it’s all in there.
Typewolf
High-quality trending font recommendations. I’ve purchased a few of their resources. Always worth it.
Fonts in Use
A great place to discover new font pairings.
Typ.io
More font pairing inspiration.
Type Department
Independently made typefaces. Most are try-before-you-buy.
Brand Creative Direction
Really Good Emails
Browse email marketing inspiration from top brands.
Siteinspire
A directory of the finest web and interactive design.
Botanical Art
Flower Color Guide
Flowers organized by color. Super handy for identifying flowers.
Stock Assets
Death to Stock
Stock imagery that doesn’t look stock-y.
Humaaans
Mix-and-match illustrations of people.
Open Peeps
Hand-drawn people illustration library.
The Noun Project
Free icons of just about everything.
Public Domain Art
☼ More Fun Things ☼
Self-Publishing
Bookmobile
My most recommended printer and distributor. I have a few clients that have been really happy with them.
Business Tools
Michael Hyatt’s Productivity System
I use an adaptation of the productivity method from this book, using these physical planners, and Notion.
Notion
Hands down the best productivity tool around. I’ve tried them all. This one is as if Trello, Monday, Evernote, GCal, Google Docs & Google Sheets and ChatGPT had a baby.
Harvest
This is what I use for time tracking, invoicing, expense reports
Time, Etc.
Personal assistant service. I use them for admin tasks like uploading art to my shop, proofreading, expense logging, research, etc. Get $150 gift card when you sign up for a plan here. Disclosure: I earn $350 from this link if you sign up, but I genuinely do recommend this service for offloading non-creative admin tasks.
Web Things
WhatFont
Font identifying chrome extension.
Squarespace ID Finder
Quickly identify CSS selectors on a Squarespace website, with this Chrome extension.
Colorable by Jxnblk
Test color accessibility with this tool.
Hotjar
Free tool that records website visits. Great for testing engagement, button clicks, etc.
Favorite Books
Big Magic
The most impactful book I have ever read.
Building a Storybrand
Great book on creating clarity through branding. “If you confuse, you lose.” I also quite enjoy the Business Made Simple podcast from the same author.
Life Things
Plantz
Mature houseplants, shipped. Only company I have ordered from, that the plants come super healthy and happy.
Happy Happy Houseplant Food
Liquid gold for plants. I add it to every watering now, and my 30+ houseplants are living their best life!
Paula’s Choice Lip & Body Balm
This is my holy grail skincare product. Put a thick layer before bed and you will never have chapped lips. Promise! Best ever!
Vanilla Recipe & Printable Label
For years this was my go-to holiday gift. Always a hit. Sadly, high quality vanilla beans have been in short supply, but here is the recipe anyway. Email me if you find a good source!
