Welcome to the graphic design starter kit. All the #top essentials you need to get rolling in the creative process and be officially titled Graphic Designer. Here is a list of my favs to keep me sane, moving forward and pumping out all those daily designs.

MAIN ESSENTIAL - The Office Chair

+ It needs to be comfortable, cozy, yet great lower lumbar support
+ Provides enough swivel power to endure countless nights of brainstorming
+ Enough room to cram yourself into a little ball instead of sitting in a chair like a normal human. 🤣🤣🤣
+ Tons of clicky levers that really serve no purpose other than to nurture your anxious thoughts with a deadline looming at 8 a.m.

A few of my favs at an affordable price:

For those looking for a little more lux life….

What’s screams Graphic Designer more than a cool backpack?
Nothing, duh. 🎒

+ Must be a Herschel or Topo Designs…. jk jk you don’t really have to get these brands, but ultimately you will end up getting these brands 😎Idk why, its just a thing
+ A must: needs to provide ample space to cover up the design of the backpack with more designed buttons or stickers
+ Tons of useless pockets are required to lose important adapters, broken pencils, leaked pens into the bottom of the bag, and six notebooks full of doodles

Okay first the other brands… :)

And now Hershcel and Topo

Notebook Mania 📓 📓 📓 📓 📓 📓 

+ Must feel velvety soft under the gentle strokes of my pencil developing award winning ideas
+ Sizing is super important. Small enough for my backpack, but not so large I get annoyed hauling it around
+ To grid or not to grid, your choice
+ When you want to be #extra, get a nice leather bound or suede fancy notebook (options, options)

Affordable, Affordable, Extra ⬇️

What is Love?! Baby don’t hurt me. No more.
Yeah your welcome 90s kids. You guessed it, next on the list is MUSIC.

The choice is hard, but it’s a journey you must take. Choose wisely my friends.

Computers, phones, and more (Connect me please)

Now I am an apple girl up until a certain point. I do love a mac, imac, ipad, and anything else apple throws my way. However when it comes to phones, it’s a different story. Say hello to my little friend…

THE GALAXY S 10 - it’s the love of my life. 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜 💜

Ya’ll can be haters, but it is what is. Samsung stole my heart. But I also provided below some nice alternative ways to find a cheaper refurbished mac. :)

Last, but not least #SNACKS. All the nom noms. These are my must-haves if you want to win me over.

+ First there is sweet:

+ Then there is salty:

+ Then there is salty and sweet

I hope you enjoyed this design adventure with me and have well-stocked yourself with some of the best of the best graphic design gear. It’s a grueling process, but we all must cross the bridge at some point. I hope to see you around sometime showing off your new Herschel backpack with “I’m a creative” button and toting all the notebooks. You will make my heart sing! Until next time….my friends. Cheers.