Uses
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Hardware
Mac
Apple Mac Mini M2 Pro 16GB
Display
Benq PD2700U｜27-inch 4K UHD sRGB HDR10
Human Interface
Apple Magic Keyboard (White)
Apple Magic Trackpad (White) — Because Apple make the best trackpads!
Wacom Intuos Pro M — I use this ALL the time. It's an awesome pen tablet
Elgato Streamdeck 2 (White) — I mostly use this as a text expander and shortcut for app hotkeys
Webcam
Tablet
Apple iPad Air 5 256GB (Purple)
Apple Smart Folio (English Lavender)
Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)
Phone
Apple iPhone 16 128GB (Ultramarine)
Apple iPhone 16 Silicone Case with MagSafe (Ultramarine)
Headphones
Microphone
Lighting
Philips Hue Play — Used as background ambient lights
Neewer NL-36AI — Keylight
Sirui 3T-35 Tripod — Keylight mount
Data Storage
NAS
Synology DS 218 + 2 x Seagate IronWolf 2TB drives (RAID 1) — This syncs to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage so I have an off-site backup of all my work
Software
Design Software
Adobe Creative Cloud — My most used apps are Illustrator, InDesign and Animate
Webflow — I built this site in Webflow. I ♥️ no code, but add HTML and CSS where I need to
MacOS apps
Typeface — An excellent Font Manager
Rocket — Awesome app that makes typing emoji faster!
Ivory — A Mastodon Client from the makers of Tweetbot
Miro — Miro is a great solution for async presentation of ideas, and colab with distributed teams
Zoom — Of all the platforms I've used for video calls and meetings, Zoom has been the most stable
Discord — I stay in touch with a few communities on here. It's also quite a good client for video chat
Trello — I use Trello to track and manage work tasks
Folder Peek — Add Folders and Files to the menu bar
Drop - A beautiful color picker for MacOS
Hand Mirror+ - Easily check that you don't have spinach in your teeth before Zoom calls!
iOS/iPadOS apps
Ivory — Mastodon Client From the makers of Tweetbot
Procreate — I don't use this often, but it's an excellent iPad creative app
Browser and Extensions
Safari — I use it as my daily driver because it [unsurprisingly] works well across all Apple devices
Duck Duck Go — Stops the creepy tracking
Fonts Ninja — Useful for grabbing font details from any site
Stop The Madness — Re-enables site UI overrides such as copy/paste
1Blocker — Blocks ads, trackers, and popups
Services
omg.lol — Profile page, PURLs and a great Mastodon instance
Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage — I use this to backup my NAS using Cloud Sync. It's saved me a few times!
Apple One — I use this for iCloud+, Music, TV+, and Arcade.
Monkeytype — Check out my typing speed on my public profile
Dreamhost — Mailbox hosting and domains. Pretty solid!
Ko-fi — Ko-fi is a platform for creators to set up a place where their biggest fans can support their work.
Updates
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