A Melbourne fragrance house that has basically made us stop and stare every time they post. Their bottles and boxes are the kind of packaging that makes you realise how much a brand can say before a single word gets read: restrained typography, really considered proportions, finishes that hold up close and from across a room. If you're working on anything in beauty, wellness, or lifestyle at the moment, spend ten minutes on their site. It's the good kind of research, the kind that sneaks into the next thing you design.

We keep coming back to this one. It's got that slightly flared, inscriptional quality that makes everything feel a little more timeless without tipping into nostalgia. Friz Quadrata is lovely for editorial mastheads, wine labels, beauty brands that want heritage without the costume. It holds up big and still reads beautifully small, which is honestly not a given.

We've said it before and we'll keep saying it: the right stock library changes everything. ESI is still the one we point clients to when they want imagery that actually looks like their brand, not someone else's generic mood. Warm, editorial, properly shot. Worth every pound of the membership when a project needs something that feels real.