"Jennifer! Skillshare is great. YouTube has a ton of resources for learning specific tasks in certain programs!"

"Steffanie! Absolutely! There are plenty of places that post free resources. Free icons: https://dribbble.com/search?q=free+icons..."

"I mean... just look how good looking my kid is: http://d.pr/i/gyWD"

"Honestly, I wish my super power was to have the ability to make myself just a little less good-looking. It's extremely difficult going ou..."

"Amanda! I actually did some work for http://workingnotworking.com/ when they first started up ( http://workingnotworking.com/why ). Gr..."

"Awesome question Jeff! I LOOVE making mood boards first. http://www.gomoodboard.com/ is a great tool for compiling images and resourc..."

"Yeah. All of these comments above are great resources. I think if you are looking for popular trends. dribbble.com has a really nice reso..."

"CJ! Simplicity... or as my old design professors used to yell from the mountain top "KISS. Keep it simple, stupid." The whole point of..."

"I have a go-to for most of my personal work: https://www.fontshop.com/families/blender/buy But, buying type can be super expensive. Yo..."

"Dribbble is a great resource for feedback. It can sometimes be a breeding ground for designers just patting each other on the back... but..."

"You can never go wrong with clean. Have a look at swiss design. It's timeless and will absolutely make it feel sophisticated. Here's a..."

"Hi David! I think a lot of it comes from my process of breaking things down. I'm a huge fan of icon design. Which is basically just br..."

"Simon, Great question. There are so many sites devoted to teaching fundamentals. You could take some courses on skillshare... i mean ..."

"Scott! I wish I could answer that question! And if I could predict that I probably wouldn't disclose it on here! I'd write it down an..."

"Jennifer, Great question... actually, a really hard one to answer. There are so many elements when it comes design. And we go through..."

"Andrea! 2-3 is perfect. Sometimes I get overly excited about a project and just design 30 options. The client hands down will always p..."

"Paul! I'm a huge fan of consistency. I generally want a piece to feel cohesive from start to finish. I think as a whole it makes the t..."

"Jackie, I design most of the individual posts but we also have the talented sweetheart Vic Bell contributing as well: https://dribbble..."

"Wearing a Phillies cap as I do this! :D"

"I do use adobe illustrator for a lot of my projects. But, I think a lot of it is personal preference. Designers are constantly finding ne..."

"Danika! Hi! I have a ton of places I use as resources for inspiration. Right now I mostly check http://designspiration.net/ https:..."