Uses
Everything (almost) I use associated with this website and my day to day work.
Design
- Figma
- I use this for the majority of design work. Managing components and libraries, prototyping and sharing is by far the best in my opinion.
- Illustrator
- Illustrator can’t be beaten for vector editing.
- Affinity Photo
- For all the things Illustrator and Figma can’t do—which now is mostly photo editing. Without having to pay for Photoshop.
- xScope
- So many handy little tools that help designing. Rulers, colour blindness testing, etc. As well as the companion app xScope mirror.
- Sip
- A real conveient way to pick colours and manage colour palettes.
- CleanshotX
- Not only a nice screenshot tool, but can record videos, create gifs, etc.
- PixelSnap
- Another convenient app, it’s super smart at getting the dimensions of objects.
- mymind
- Collecting inspiration and curating my “taste” library and general stuff you want to recall.
Code
- Nova
- I write all code in Nova, nothing beats a Panic app for quality. I like vscode but not the clunky side of it.
- Dash
- An easy and convenient way to search documentation for pretty much every language.
- Apple Terminal
- I use the Panic Palette and zsh (using ohmyzsh ).
- Git
- I tend to use git through the Github desktop app and terminal.
Utility
- One Switch
- For all of the switches that control centre can’t do.
- Things
- Like Coda, I’ve been a long time user of Things. It’s the GTD (get things done) way of working I like about it, as I’m not that organised. It’s also wonderfully designed.
- iA Writer
- A simple markdown editor. All posts start here then copied and pasted into code. Syncs with iCloud so I can write anywhere.
- iCloud Drive
- Keeping all my valuable files backed up and accessible anywhere.
- Raycast
- A spotlight replacement for Mac, with loads of handy features and workflows. This has overtaken Alfred for me as the extensions and community are better.
Site
- Roc Grotesk (variable)
- I use Roc Grotesk for headings.
- Elza
- I use Elza for body copy.
- Covik Sans Mono
- I use Covik Sans Mono for code.
- Next.js
- I moved this site to Next.js after its 10 year or so existence on ExpressionEngine
- Netlify
- One of the main reasons I switched to Next.js is to take advantage of hosts like Netlify. It’s taken a lot of the hassle out of deployments and managing a site.