Process Book and Ideation resources


9 in by 12 in Black Hardcover Sketchbook (spiral or perfect bound) — Can find at Blick, Utrecht, Michaels or any full service art supply store

36” roll of kraft paper (optional for home use)

Postal Wrapping Paper, Roll

Sharpie markers (optional for home use for mapping sessions) or Pentel Sign Pens (for sketching; or any medium point black marker)

Post-it notes (optional for home use)

Rio de Janeiro Collection, 1-7/8" × 1-7/8",Pkg of 8

Creative Resources

Design Resources

Images to use for comping (you will need to register, it’s free; you pay only to buy a high-resolution image; some will have water-free comp images when registered):

Free Usage

Unsplash.com

Pexels.com

Paid Usage

CreativeMarket.com (six free goodies every Monday, however, it is mainly a paid site)

GettyImages.com

Thinkstock.com

iStockphoto.com

Shutterstock.com

designerstoolbox.com (paper sizes/forms/decimal fractions/greek text)

Sites to buy safe, legitimate typefaces (fairly inexpensive and/or free):

myfonts.com

fontsquirrel.com

hypefortype.com

youworkforthem.com

losttype.com

theleagueofmoveabletype.com

Stores where you can buy paper and supplies for making comps:

Paper Presentation (23 West 18th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Jam Paper + Envelope (135 3rd Avenue between 14th and 15th Street)

Print Icon (7 West 18th Street NYC, NY 10011; Tel: 212-255-4489)

The PaperMill Store 

Art stores/bookstores/newstands for supplies + design mags:

Blick Art Supply/Utrecht (dickblick.com)

DaVinci Artist Supply (132 W. 21st Street between 6th and 7th Ave)

Barnes & Nobles (superstore on 17th btwn. Broadway & Park Avenue South)

Design reading print/online:

Communication Arts

Applied Arts (Canadian)

Creative Bloq

Places where you can get printing outside of campus labs:

Remsen Printing (52 Court Street, Bklyn, NY 11201; Tel: 718-643-7500; www.remsenprinting.com)

Fedex Kinko’s (use locations in Manhattan; 24hr locations; www.fedex.com/us/officeprint/main)

Bestype Imaging (285 West Broadway, 212-966-6886; www.bestypeimaging.com)

Print Icon (125 W. 21st, NYC, NY 10011; Tel: 212-255-4489; www.printicon.com)

Village Copier (20 E 13th Street, New York, NY 10003; Tel: 212-924-3456; www.villagecopier.com)