theidealaesthetic
An exhaustive list of our favorite creative, business, personal development, organizational, and productivity tools for the creative entrepreneur, digital nomad, lifestyle startup, small business owner, and self-employed/freelance professional.
Our favorite moments from a year of Life's Work interviews.
2015 Internet Trends Report | Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers
Every designer loves free stuff. So here we bring together 2500 brilliant freebies, covering everything from typography to 3D design, in one mammoth list. We'll update this feature regularly, adding more resources as we find them, so amazingly that number will increase over the coming months and years...
A list of the greatest books curated by Philip Ward
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ATracker - Daily Task Tracking. Track your daily tasks by just one tap.
Basecamp is everyone's favorite project management app.
Get the most out of your social and online marketing efforts. Own, understand and activate your best audience through the power of the link with Bitly Brand Tools.
Say goodbye to phone and email tag for finding the perfect meeting time with Calendly. It's 100% free, super easy to use and you'll love our customer service.
Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team, 4th Edition [Alina Wheeler] on Amazon.com. A revised new edition of the bestselling toolkit for creating, building, and maintaining a strong brand From research and analysis through brand strategy
Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!
Your life’s work. For everything you’ll do, Evernote is the workspace to get it done.
new aggregator & rss feed
Want to pin down a consistent way of speaking to your audience? Check out this training guide.
Google Apps for Work - suite of tools like email, docs, drive, etc. for the business. Free 30-day trial.
manage US cell while abroad
legally binding e-signatures
After attending business school I just don't know if I have it in me to go back into a classroom setting. However as a creative entrepreneur it is critical that I hone my design skills. I came across this article and was excited to see someone document the steps they took to self-educate. I'm a fan of paying your dues and perfecting your craft so, for anyone wanting a career as a designer, if formal education and training is possible then I'd go that route. However, if that isn't a feasible option, for whatever reason, it's encouraging to know that there are other routes you can take to reach your creative career goals!
We have this fanciful dream of starting a niche print publication one day. We're deeply inspired by the success stories of indie pubs like Cereal, Kinfolk, and Lapham's Quarterly but also appreciate candid advice, such as in this article by the founder of Makeshift. Who knows if we'll make that dream happen but, for now, it's exciting to see the innovation happening in the publishing industry despite all the "print is dead" predictions.
auto connects/syncs various apps
WIFI module for internet on-the-go
Lapham’s Quarterly embodies the belief that history is the root of all education, scientific and literary as well as political and economic. Each issue addresses a topic of current interest and concern—war, religion, money, medicine, nature, crime—by bringing up to the microphone of the present the advice and counsel of the past.
Get to inbox zero quickly with this great email management app by the makers of Dropbox
MailChimp is the best way to design, send, and share email newsletters.
A field guide to hidden creativity
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