Resources

I mention a lot of design resources within this blog and throughout my tutorials. Here's a convenient place to find them all! (scroll to find design related product recommendations!)

Note: Some of these are affiliate links; if you purchase something by clicking on one of them, it means I may make a commission. I only promote resources and products I have personally used or feel confident recommending to others because it is genuinely relevant to me, my personal aesthetic or graphic design.

Looking for something you don’t see? Drop me a line and I’ll do the research for you 🙂

SERVICES

Web Templates

Website Domain + Hosting

Bluehost (great for beginners. Tutorial: How to Put Your WordPress Theme Online)
WP Engine (higher reliability, better for established sites)

Online Printers

Moo
Uprinting
OvernightPrints
InkerLinker (find a local printer)

Stickers/Decals/Rubber Stamps

Additional Learning

Skillshare (get one month free with this link!)
CodeSchool (web)
Lynda
Digital Tutors
TeamTreehouse (web)

PRODUCTS

Home Printers

Full article of my favorites (with links) here
– Canon MP480 (my current regular format printer/scanner combo – 7 years old and still going strong! Here’s the newest version of it)
Canon Pro9000 Mark II (my current medium format printer – 4 years old and still working great! Prints paper up to 13″x19″)

Sketching

Viviva Colorsheets (beautiful + portable watercolors)
Micron Archival Ink Pens (smudge proof and vibrant blacks)
Moleskine large plain sketchbooks

Miscellaneous

Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines (contains pricing info for different artistic disciplines + sample contracts, invoices and legal forms)
Staples Brand Matte Photo Paper (no kidding, this is the best paper I’ve ever run through a home printer. Make sure you enable high quality matte photo paper on your printer settings and prepare to be amazed!)

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