Resources

Branding w/Bre
This was the first course I took before I started specializing in branding as a service. It focuses on the behind the scenes process from start to finish and equips you with all the tools to feel confident in starting out as a brand designer.

*GET $25 OFF WITH CODE ‘BWB25OFF’

Standout Squarespace
This is the most phenomenal, game-changing course to uplevel your website design and development skills on Squarespace. More than just a course, it’s a community - and one that has completely transformed my skillset when it comes to building gorgeous and functional websites on Squarespace.

Illustrator Essentials
Whether you’re a newbie designer or a seasoned Adobe professional, there’s something you can learn from this course. From keyboard shortcuts to advanced tools, you’ll walk away from this course feeling 1000% more confident in your design skills on Adobe Illustrator.

Design Intensive Master Training
If you want to learn about how to effectively implement design intensives into your business, then this is the course for you. From pitching them, to structuring them and running them with clients, this course has been a game-changer for this studio.

*GET $100 OFF WITH CODE ‘ROXYL’

Adobe Creative Cloud
The holy grail of software for designers & creative entrepreneurs. From patterns & vectors to videos & social graphics, Adobe Creative Cloud is the single most powerful software subscription you can have.

Loom
I use Loom to record video walkthroughs of presentations and explain design rationale rather than writing up long explanations. This way, you don’t always have to co-ordinate time zones & jump on a call to explain something.

Calendly
I use Calendly to easily schedule calls with my clients. I set my available hours for Discovery calls and Strategy workshops, and then just send over the relevant link for clients to choose a slot. Calendly integrates with Zoom and schedules the call on your behalf.

Zoom
Ditch the back-and-forth emails, and just have face-to-face conversations with people! Not only will this streamline your process, help you communicate more clearly & make great connections, but it also helps you pick up potential red flags with clients sooner.

Procreate (for iPad)
I use Procreate to create all hand-lettered type and custom illustrations and textures. Procreate is a great, easy-to-use tool for this and easily exports files to embed into Illustrator.

Notion
From saving inspiration and keeping track of day-to-day tasks to managing client projects & timelines with custom client portals, Notion has endless possibilities for organisation and customisation and is a great place to brain-dump everything business-wise.

The Noun Project
A growing collection of icons (in SVG and PNG) to use for your projects - free to use with attribution or without attribution if you opt for a paid plan.

Canva
Whilst I don’t believe in creating original designs or logos in Canva, it’s a great tool for creating branded templates for clients to use going forward. It’s got some great AI functionality which helps the design process.

GoFullPage Plugin
GoFullPage is a great Google Chrome plugin that takes full length screenshots of websites that you can download as PNG or PDFs. Great alternative to a screenshot which only captures the active screen area.

Moyo Studio
Moyo Studio has a beautiful collection of mockups, scene creators and lifestyle stock photos. From digital devices to paper and packaging, they have it all.
*Use code ‘WILLOWWHITE’ to get 15% off your order!

Rebecca Berrington
Rebecca Berrington’s mockups and templates are the ultimate in editorial sophistication. With an organic and luxurious feel, they’ll have you in neutral heaven.
*Use code ‘WILLOWWHITE’ to get 15% off your order!

Studio Kynd
A gorgeous collection of organic-feel mockups, stock photos as well as videos with a very natural and airy, light feel.

Studio Standard
An extensive collection of high-quality, bold and modern templates and premium mockups.

*Use code ‘WILLOWANDWHITESTUDIO’ to get 20% off your order!

October November
October November offer both free and paid mockups with a specific focus on editorial product, packaging and paper-based mockups.

Olivia Atkinson Photos
If you’re looking for warm, editorial premium stock photos then this is the place to look. A range of lifestyle photos from interiors & decor to food and cosmetics.

Stocksy
Stocksy offers ahighly-curated collection of premium and progressive stock photography, illustrations and video with various licensing options available.

Pexels (free)
One of my absolute favourite stock photo resources when it comes to free options. They have a wide variety of diverse and creative photos that can be shared with clients for their own marketing use too.

Unsplash (free)
Another great free stock photo resource with a wide variety of beautiful photos to choose from for client projects.

Creative Market
Creative Market is an online hub with an extremely large variety of verified creatives selling various graphics, mock-ups, fonts, templates and images.

Death To Stock
Death To Stock is a membership that provides you with fresh, authentic stock photos and videos that ‘aren’t cheesy or overused’.

Dupe Photos
Aesthetic & relevant FREE stock photos that are current and reflective of our current digital atmosphere.

Flodesk
Definitely a designer’s email marketing tool of choice. Flodesk gives you gorgeous design, powerful automation, and simple pricing that grows with you.

*Get 25% off your first year here.

Planoly
Organize, plan, and amplify your social media strategy all in one place. I particularly love using Planoly to plan my IG feed to ensure I’m happy with the aesthetic before I post.

Inshot (app)
When I do create IG reels myself, I use InShot to collate them, add graphics and add effects - all easily from the app on my phone. It’s user-friendly and has all the functionality you need on the free plan.

Typewolf

Adobe Fonts

Google Fonts (free)

Fontshare (free)

Jen Wagner Co

R-Typography

Sharp Type

VJ Type

Colophon Foundry

Commercial Type

Fonts in use

Grilli Type

Uncut

Squarespace Customization Group

Freelancing Females

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