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Uses
My toolkit
Everything I use to design, animate, build, and ship ā updated occasionally. Inspired by uses.tech.
Hardware
Custom PC Primary
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Ā· GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Ā· 32 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3200MHz Ā· Samsung 1TB NVMe SSD Ā· MAG B550M Mortar Max WiFi Ā· Gamdias 850W PSU Ā· NZXT AIO liquid cooler Ā· NZXT case. Handles everything ā 3D rendering, video editing, heavy Blender work.
LG UltraGear Monitor
High-refresh IPS panel. Accurate colours for design work and fast enough for gaming. Sits front and centre on the desk.
iPad M3
Used for sketching, reference, Figma on the go, and as a second screen via Sidecar. The M3 chip handles everything ā no lag on large Figma files.
Design & Creative
Figma Daily
Primary tool for UI/UX, wireframing, component libraries and client presentations. Everything starts here. Auto-layout and variables have changed how I work.
Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
PS for photo retouching, compositing and social media graphics. Illustrator for logos, icons and anything that needs to be truly vector. Still best-in-class for both.
Adobe After Effects & Premiere Pro
AE for all motion graphics work ā logo reveals, kinetic type, UI animations. Premiere for video editing and final assembly. Paired with Cinema 4D for 3D compositing.
Blender Growing
Free, powerful, and constantly improving. I use it for 3D character animation, product visualisation, and VFX. Cycles renderer for photorealistic output.
FL Studio + Audition
FL Studio for composing original music and sound design. Audition for clean audio editing, noise reduction, and mixing for video.
Development
VS Code
Editor for all HTML/CSS/JS work. Extensions: Prettier, Live Server, GitLens, and the One Dark Pro theme. Simple and fast.
Git + GitHub
Version control for this site and all client web projects. GitHub Pages handles deployment ā push to master, site updates instantly.
Productivity
Notion
Client project management, mood boards, content calendars, and personal notes. I have a template for every type of project I run.
Gmail + Google Workspace
Professional email ([email protected]), Docs for client briefs, Drive for file sharing. Reliable and client-friendly.
Formspree
Backend for contact forms on static sites. Zero setup, handles spam filtering, forwards submissions straight to email.