Education · 4th August 2026 ·
Pinterest is great for design inspiration; it literally has everything you will need. You can create your own Pinterest Board, which helps to keep your design references and inspirations organised. You can also create Pinterest boards with your friends; this is really useful if you're working on a creative project together. So, if you're stuck with ideas, Pinterest can be a great place to start.
Miro is mainly used for brainstorming and planning. Think of it like a digital whiteboard; use it to plan all your creative output each month or year. You can use Miro to plan ideas for campaigns and events for your brand and add your friends or colleagues to your Miro board, which makes communication so much easier.
As you progress in your creative career, you will eventually use applications such as Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Premiere Pro. These applications are a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, which has over 20 applications. The great thing about the Adobe Creative Cloud is that you will be able to use specific applications for specific key tasks. For example, you just completed a photoshoot for your brand, but the lighting isn’t the best. This is where the Adobe Creative Cloud comes in, and in this case, Lightroom, which will allow you to change and alter the lighting to achieve your desired outcome. Essentially, the Creative Cloud is almost like a series of very niche applications for specific tasks that include film, video, animation and more.
Although Premiere Pro is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud, I thought I would place it in its own category. When it comes to creating a video campaign for your brand, you will need to use an application that allows you to edit. Although you could use simpler applications such as CapCut, Premiere Pro allows you to create high-quality videos that look like Nike or Adidas made them.
When you’ve finished brainstorming your ideas, you need to be able to communicate these ideas to people.
Canva will allow you to create a "Creative Deck”. Think of it like a digital presentation that you will use to present the project to clients, friends, or colleagues. Canva is also simple to use and learn.
Behance is a great website to look for inspiration, but the reason why I like Behance is that most of the users on the site are other creatives who display their work. It almost feels like you're seeing everyone else's CV and portfolio. A great way to look at what others are creating.
If you like drawing or if you don't like drawing, Procreate will be able to assist you in your creative journey. Procreate is a digital drawing and animation app. Compared to a design tool such as Adobe Photoshop, Procreate is not available on computers. This is great for those who really like drawing, as it forces you to pick up a pencil and draw! (Well, in this case, an Apple Pencil). If you don't like drawing but still need to communicate your ideas to friends and colleagues. Procreate can be a great way to enhance your drawings.
As Always, Create More.