Resources we love.
Fav business tools:
Bonfire
Design custom tees and apparel - everything from t-shirts to tote bags, mugs, and hats. Bonfire is the easiest way to design, sell and order premium custom shirts. Sell online or fundraise with your campaign.
Squarespace
All-inclusive service for building and hosting websites. Squarespace offers a large number of pre-built customizable templates, custom domains, e-commerce options, and more. Get started with a free trial.
noissue
This is a company that is genuinely committed to sustainability. Check out the eco-alliance! Noissue offers quality custom, sustainable packaging with low minimum order quantities. It's super easy to create custom branded tissue paper, compostable mailers, and shipping products using the online design platform.
GSuite
I use GSuite primarily for email and file organization. The GSuite integration allows for an email address based on your website domain, making you look extra professional!
Adobe Colour Palette
I'm sure you've had an inspiration photo that you'd love to base a colour palette on. You can now upload an image, extract the colours and save them as a colour palette. It also offers accessibility features like a contrast checker and colour blind safe combinations.
coloors.co
A fun colours scheme generator. Upload your image and pull colours directly off of it. You can even easily manipulate the tints and shades.
later
An all-in-one social marketing platform. Later is most loved for planning the perfect Instagram grid. You can upload images, plan the associated caption, save various hashtag groups (super helpful) and visualize what your profile will look like. Try later for free.
Moyo Studio
Elevate your content and bring your designs to life. Get 50 free images! Moyo Studio offers a wide range of modern design tools and mockup images for creatives.
Burst
Free photos for websites and commercial use.
Yellow Images
High quality product mockup templates. Most have a transparent background and are all very user friendly. Check out the free listings.
Mockup
Free mockup photos. Most are focused on tech products, so this is a great resource if you’re looking for computer or phone mockups.
Toggl
I use Toggle to keep track of my time spent on projects, gain clarity on what projects need extra attention, and be more productive.
Font Joy
Font pairing made simple! Quickly and easily generate font pairings.
Tiff
This is a neat resource - it's an easy way to spot the differences between two fonts. You can see letters. You can view letters overlayed or side by side.
Go-to lifestyle products:
ana luisa
Jewelry that comes with a beautiful backstory. Sustainably-crafted pieces and small-batch designs that are kind to the Earth. Enjoy 10% off your order with: STUDIO.HELENE10.
Cloth & Paper
I love new office supplies! Leather planners, planner inserts, foiled dividers, and more stationery items. The minimal design and luxe finishings are on point, especially the functional sticky notes.
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