Hi Friends, Creatives, Designers, Dreamers, and Inquisitive Others,
A core belief of Primate Studio is that there is enough room at the table for all designers to succeed. Sharing tips, tricks, tools, and resources can help lift us all. Over the years I’ve explored countless tools to communicate design ideas and found invaluable resources helping me save much coveted time. Hope you enjoy the tools and resources I’ve collected here. Feel free to share and send your favorites my way!
Vector Art
The Noun Project https://thenounproject.com/
Vecteezy http://www.vecteezy.com
Fonts
Google Fonts https://fonts.google.com/
DaFont https://www.dafont.com/
Photography
IStockPhoto https://www.istockphoto.com/ ( Inexpensive, great licenses )
Textures for 3D Modeling
Sketchup Textures https://www.sketchuptexture.com/
3D Models
3D Warehouse https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/
Herman Miller https://www.hermanmiller.com/
2D People
Skalgubbar https://skalgubbar.se/
Music
Bensound https://www.bensound.com/
Color
Pantone https://www.pantone.com/
Website Building
SquareSpace https://www.squarespace.com/ ( Easier )
Wix https://www.wix.com/ ( More options, nice editing prior to publishing tool )
Blogs
Under Consideration Brand New https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/
Dezeen https://www.dezeen.com/
Arch Paper https://archpaper.com/
Design Inspiration https://www.designspiration.com/
Arch Daily https://www.archdaily.com/
Design Boom https://www.designboom.com/
Books
How to Do Nothing
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612197493/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/014312885X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Brutally Honest: No Bullshit Strategies to Evolve Your Creative Business
Good is The New Cool: Market Like You Give a Damn
Hit Makers: How to Succeed in the Age of Distraction
Talent Magnet: How to Attract and Keep the Best People
The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories
The Experience Economy
The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives
Organizations
Freelancers Union https://www.freelancersunion.org/
Oscar Health Care https://www.hioscar.com/
Portfolio & Networking
Working Not Working https://workingnotworking.com/
Archinect https://archinect.com/
Behance https://www.behance.net/
Dribble https://dribbble.com/
Giphy https://giphy.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
Instagram https://instagram.com/
Marketing
MailChimp https://mailchimp.com/
Google Analytics https://analytics.google.com/
Tools
Macbook Pro https://www.apple.com/
Quicksilver https://qsapp.com/
iPhone https://www.apple.com/
Cinema4D https://www.maxon.net/en-us/
Adobe Creative Cloud http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud
Cannon DSLR https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cannon+dslr&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Laser Measurer https://www.amazon.com/s?k=laser+measure&crid=35XV0881H04HL&sprefix=laser+me%2Caps%2C216&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8
Moleskin Notebook https://www.amazon.com/s?k=moleskine+notebook&crid=18TIFSKEOZNRD&sprefix=mole%2Caps%2C249&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_4
Stabilo Pens https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stabilo&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Roller Ruler https://www.amazon.com/s?k=roller+ruler&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Eraser Guard https://www.amazon.com/s?k=eraser+guard&crid=3F68W5G9XXIDV&sprefix=eraser+guard%2Caps%2C143&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_12
Drafting Cleaning Pad https://www.amazon.com/PRO-ART-5720-2-Drafting-Pad/dp/B0027AEJKI/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=drafting+cleaning+pads&qid=1582475023&sr=8-6
Tracing Paper Roll https://www.amazon.com/s?k=tracing+paper+roll&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Rains Laptop Bag https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rains+backpack&ref=nb_sb_noss
Google Drive https://www.google.com/drive/
Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/
Reverse Image Search https://tineye.com/
Internet Archive Wayback Machine https://archive.org/web/
Snopes https://www.snopes.com/
Google Chrome https://www.google.com/chrome ( with the Ad Blocker and Honey extensions )