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Below are links to everything I love. Please note most of the links are affiliate links, meaning I earn a percentage if you end up purchasing something via my link. BUT all of these products are things I wholeheartedly like and use on a daily basis.

Creative Equipment //

15” Macbook Pro

 – The current comparable camera is the .

 – I would also recommend the comparable , if you don’t want to drop as much cash on the 1.4. Though the 1.4 is gorgeous.

– I primarily use Illustrator for design work, inDesign for print work, and Photoshop occasionally.

 – I use Lightroom to edit all the photos you see on this blog.

VSCO Film – I use the 1st film pack.

The Thesis Theme  – Thesis is the WordPress theme I’ve used to build I Just Might Explode and sites for my self-hosted WordPress clients.

Apps // 

, Toggl for Desktop, VSCOcam, , Shazam, , , , , Yelp, Unrollme, NPR Music (for listening to Fresh Air, Radiolab, concerts etc…).

Services // 

CarboniteGoodsie (with fetchapp for digital delivery), Netflix, Hulu +, Sucuri Security, Starbucks Rewards, Square, WordPress.

Websites //

Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Stylelikeu, NPR Music, Rookie, Goodreads, , Emerging Thoughts.

Design/Web Design Resources //

MyFonts, Pugly Pixel, DesignLoveFest, Lynda, Designspiration, Don’t Fear The Internet, siteInspire, The DieLine.

Products // Everyday Minerals, s, , , , .

Books // Non-fiction

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Books // Fiction

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Music // Indie

Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps, Bon Iver, Cat Power, Ingrid Michaelson, Youth Lagoon, Feist, Hollow-Wood, Sucre, The xx, Gregory Alan Isakov, Sufjan Stevens, Ellie Goulding, Regina Spektor, A Fine Frenzy, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, Angus and Julia Stone, Laura Gibson, Brandi Carlile, The Civil Wars, Kacey Musgraves, Kate Nash, Ben Howard, The Lumineers, The Civil Wars, Typhoon, Haim, The Antlers, Of Monsters and Men, The Head and the Heart, Roma di Luna, Mumford and Sons.

Music // Rap, R&B, Hip-Hop

Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Elle Varner, Solange, Kelly Rowland, Jay-Z, Kanye West, J.Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Robin Thicke.

Music // Popular

Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Mariah Carey, Robyn, Taylor Swift, P!nk.