I use Loom to walkthrough interim proofs that don't require a meeting, but would be way too much to call out in an email. It's a GAME changer. "

Accessible Brand Colors is my current go-to tools for finding accessible web colors that will work in many situations for a client brand.

LottieFiles has a ton of optimized small animations for use in various types of applications that you can edit and download for your own use.

Wordmark.it to test text in the veritable cornucopia of fonts on my machine more easily than in a design app

WhatFont I use this a lot to identify and note fonts in things I find online in the wild

Typeform to build beautiful forms that people actually want to fill out. Basically it just lets you build forms with UX/UI best practices already applied, so you don’t have to figure it out and anyone can use it. When we switched to Typeform my team saw an 100%+ increase in form submissions.

PlasticFree, design tool for the future (subscription-based)

This has been a lifesaver as a business owner with employees. You can run payroll, keep track of all your legal forms and documents, and basically have an HR department without feeling overwhelmed. I can't recommend it enough if you run your own biz.

You know all those keyboard hotkeys that are hard to keep track of? What if you could have over 20 of them programmed to all your apps and just had to use your thumb to access all of them? Well, dreams do come true! Pair this gaming mouse with the program 'Steermouse' (for Macs) and you'll be able to program different shortcuts for every app, browser, program on your computer seamlessly. It'll blow your mind.

All the things you wish Illustrator could do you'll probably discover Astute Graphics has figured it out. This subscription gets you several plugins like an upgraded pen tool, auto save (so you never lose your work to a crash), mirroring design, custom stipplism, and way more. Check out their videos and you'll see all the possibilities.

The perfect note taker. I got tired of having some limited functionality of the Apple notes app, and Notion is a beast of a tool for keeping organized ideas. I love being able to have layers to my notes. You can have subfolders with specific ideas and just keep things tidy within the chaos of your creative mind. Plus emojis!

Great web app to help you build out semantic colors for use in different web apps while still staying on brand.