LETTERING + GRAPHIC
DESIGN LEARNING
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
Design Templates
Fonts
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
Lettering Books
(Full post here)
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!)