Essential Tools and Equipment
Your recommended resources for The Beautiful Template Design Mastermind Students
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TECH
EQUIPMENT
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BOOKS
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Technology Software
Canva Pro
For the Template Design Mastermind Course, you will need a free Canva account or a Canva Pro account. Canva Pro is recommended for advanced editing features and to sell templates for your template business.
Adobe Photoshop
You will need photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop or Photopea (Photopea is free, but teachings are only for Photoshop). Save this as a favorite to your web browser for easy access.
Adobe Illustrator
You will need vector-based software such as Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape (Inkscape is free, but teachings are only for Illustrator). We will use Illustrator minimally compared to Canva and Photoshop.
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Equipment Tools
Computer / Laptop
You will need a computer or laptop with reliable internet connection, at least 100 GB storage memory for your art and good speed for the Template Design Mastermind.
Print Machine
You will need a personal print machine that prints in both color ink and black ink. Visit link for the printer K. Drea uses.
Camera or Smartphone
You will need a camera or smartphone for taking pictures of items to use in your designs or for motivation.
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Business Supplies + Needs
Creative Workspace
You will want a space that is designated for your creative working area to keep you inspired, focused and intentional.
Etsy Shop
You can setup an Etsy Shop to get a head start and click below to list your first 40 listings for free! More will be covered in the mastermind.
Dropbox
Protect, organize, share and access your artwork anywhere and any time with a cloud-based storage and file synchronizer like Dropbox.
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Book Recommendations
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook
16th Edition
B.O.S.S. Moves
Myron Golden
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
Your Host: K. Drea Smith
Template Design Innovator, Educator and Consultant
Thank you for joining in on this journey of innovation, design and creating a design business you love!
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