Tools

  • Coffitivity will play the ambient sounds of a coffee shop. If that’s your thing.
  • Slimvoice allows you to build super-simple invoices
  • Lynda.com walks us through the new Acrobat DC, which, let’s face it, is a hot mess.

Techniques

  • How to Deal With Rejection
  • Design your logos with black-and-white in mind
  • Upload your InDesign files to Behance, slideshow style
  • Create a workflow to get screenshots from your iOS device to your Mac

Habits

  • Lessons learned in Design School that still apply, via JustCreative
  • Create a Folder Structure you can rely on.

Everything Else

  • Chris (Simpsons Artist) has illustrated some cheeky and accurate scenes from the creative professions, via It’s Nice That

Chris (Simpsons Artist)'s illustrations

  • Uber’s Brand Guidelines are available for viewing. Pretty awesome, actually.

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About the author: Prescott Perez-Fox

Prescott Perez-Fox is a graphic designer, brand developer, and educator with 18+ years experience in branding, packaging, graphic design, and web design. He runs The Busy Creator.

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