TOOLKIT

The items on this page are essentials in my creative arsenal from software, to hardware to learning materials.

By sharing these with you, I hope they will prove useful to you too.

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DIGITAL ASSETS

One.com Website | Drag & Drop Website Builder + Domain

Design Cuts | Digital Asset Marketplace

Death to Stock | Free Stock Photography Mailinglist

Unsplash | Free Stock Photography Directory

Adobe Stock | Adobe Stock Marketplace

unDraw | Free Illustration Directory

Draw Kit | Free Illustration Mailinglist

TECH & GEAR

MOVAVI SCREEN RECORDER  |  for screen capture of tutorials and classes

BLUE YETI MICROPHONE  |  for voice recording and podcasts

MICROPHONE POP FILTER  |  for filtering sharp mouth sounds when recording

APPLE IPHONE 11  |  for connectivity and casual photography

CANON EOS 600D DSLR  |  for photography and filming

MANFROTTO MONOSTEADY 585  |  for outdoor and steady cam shooting

MANFROTTO FLUID HEAD  |  for shooting smooth video footage

MOMAN DOME-HEAD TRIPOD  | for table top shooting and capturing process footage

SILENTMAXX KENKO FANLESS PC  |  for super fast editing without the noise

BENQ BL2711U MONITOR  |  for lots of real-estate on small workspace

E-LEARNING & ONLINE COURSES

SKILLSHARE  |  for online classes for a monthly subscription 

UDEMY  |  for single purchase online classes and business memberships

CG CIRCUIT  |  for visual effects specific, single purchase online classes

MOTION DESIGN SCHOOL  |  for design and animation master classes and courses

SCHOOL OF MOTION  |  for design and animation courses and bootcamps

ROOKIE UP  |  for design bootcamps and one-on-one coaching

UKRAMEDIA  |  for motion graphics tutorials, podcasts and online course

LITERATURE

ANIMATION, MOTION GRAPHICS & FILM

THE ILLUSION OF LIFE: DISNEY ANIMATIONS  |  by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston

THE ANIMATOR'S SURVIVAL KIT  |  by Richard E. Williams

CREATIVE MOTION GRAPHIC TITLING  |  by Yael Braha

CINEMATOGRAPHY: THEORY AND PRACTICE  |  by Blain Brown

CINEMA: A VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY  |  by Gordon Gray

CULTURE, MEDIA, LANGUAGE  |  by Stuart Hall

BUSINESS AND MARKETING

KNOW YOUR ONIONS  |  by Drew de Soto

THE 4-HOUR WORK WEEK  |  by Timothy Ferriss

THANK GOD IT'S MONDAY  |  (in German) by Dark Horse Innovation 

THE HIDDEN POWER OF FUCKING UP  |  by The Try Guys

HOW TO USE GRAPHIC DESIGN TO SELL THINGS  |  by Michael Bierut

STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST  |  by Austin Kleon

HAND LETTERING

100 DAYS OF LETTING  |  by Jay Roeder

ABC OF CUSTOM LETTERING  |  by Ivan Castro

IN PROGRESS: SEE INSIDE A LETTING ARTIST'S SKETCHBOOK  |  by Jessica Hische