Uses
A somewhat comprehensive list of tools, apps, hardware, and more that I use on a daily basis to design and code things. And yeah, that is a Johnny Mnemonic GIF in the background.
Design
- Figma is my primary tool for UI design these days. Made the switch from Adobe in 2020 and haven't looked back.
- Any motion graphics I create are created in Adobe After Effects. So far I haven't found a non-Adobe product that's as good. If anyone has suggestions please message me.
- For any sketchups and wireframing I use Balsamiq Cloud. Since it's become way simpler to use and in a lot of ways better and easier than other tools.
Development
- I use Visual Studio Code as my text editor, with the Atom One Dark theme and Operator Mono as my typeface of choice.
- I use PyCharm Pro as my primary text editor for python, with the Atom One Dark theme and Operator Mono as my typeface of choice.
- Google Chrome is my main browser for both development and general use.
- React is my front end Javascript library of choice. The react hooks were the first thing that truly made sense to me as a designer.
- For 3D effects and image shaders I use three.js. It has a bit of a learning curve but you can do some really powerful stuff with it.
- For testing out bits of code, I use CodePen. It's very helpful while styling and making animations with CSS.
Hardware
| CPU | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz |
| GPU | Radeon Pro 555X 4 GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB |
| Memory | 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 |
| Screen Size | Built-In Retina Display 15.4-inch (2880 × 1800) |
| Laptop | 2019 Macbook Pro |
| Headphones | Apple Airpods |
| Microphone | MacBook Pro Microphone |