

Doodles
Futura Pencil #2 | My FAVORITE pencil for sketching & refining details
Perfection Eraser Pencil with Brush | The fanciest eraser, but amazing for detailed lettering
Brass Double-Hole Wedge Sharpener | Heavy-duty sharpener with two sizes
Pilot Juice Paint Markers | Similar to Posca pens--great for lettering on different surfaces & murals
Tombow Dual Brush Pen | A classic pen used for calligraphy & brush script lettering
Bienfang Sketching & Tracing Paper | The best way to quickly make iterations in your sketches
Books
Graphic Artists Guild Handbook | A dense & intense guide to all things pricing in the design & illustration industry
Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton | A super-detailed guide to typography--great for beginners in design
House Industries Lettering Manual | I wish I would have had this book when I started lettering--it's so thorough & totally gorgeous
Vintage Graphic Design by Steven Heller & Louise Fili | Reference guide for beautiful old-world typography
Find Your Artistic Voice by Lisa Congdon | This helps you get to the bottom of your "why" and steps to keep progressing
Things Are What You Make of Them by Adam J Kurtz | Amazing motivation and perspective when things get tough
Tech
Procreate | The best drawing program out there
Adobe Creative Suite | I use this mostly for vector work, editing photos, and laying out large blocks on text
Pinterest | YOU GET A MOODBOARD AND YOU GET A MOODBOARD
Macbook Pro 16" | You really can't beat a Macbook . . .
Random
King George Mug | Iced coffee with hazelnut nutpods with J.Groff makes my morning
Creative Heroes Pops | This includes Bob Ross, Mr. Rogers, and someday, Jim Henson.
One Step Polaroid Camera | This version is a little newer, but they're all awesome