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Letterer, illustrator and type designer; creator of Daily Drop Cap and of many hand-lettered book covers.
8 things
DropboxService Dropbox
Adobe Creative Suite CS5 (primarily Illustrator), Lightroom for importing and "developing" RAW pix from my GF1, Fontlab Studio 5, DropBox for backing up all of my files (I could not live without DropBox considering the amount of machines I'm constantly switching between).
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
TextEditSoftware Apple
I mostly use TextEdit as a word processor (it's just simple and easy (and "free")).
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
11" MacBook AirHardware
On the go: An 11" MacBook Air with 4 gigs of RAM, which is perfect for client emergencies when I'm traveling, for working on small vector projects and for working on typefaces, which don't require a massive screen.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
Fontlab Studio 5Software
Adobe Creative Suite CS5 (primarily Illustrator), Lightroom for importing and "developing" RAW pix from my GF1, Fontlab Studio 5, DropBox for backing up all of my files (I could not live without DropBox considering the amount of machines I'm constantly switching between).
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
TeuxDeuxSoftware
Google Calendar synced to iCal for scheduling projects and social events, TeuxDeux (online to-do list app) for when things get hairy.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
WordPressSoftware Automattic
I use Wordpress for my blog, Tumblr for my Daily Drop Cap site (though I will be switching to another format once the project is finished for better archiving).
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
Blue Ball microphoneHardware
I make most of my phone calls using my Skype number and use a Blue Ball microphone and a variety of headphones to make that happen (and not sound crappy and echoey).
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
iPadHardware Apple
I have an iPad as well which I've found very useful for reading book manuscripts (which I must do when designing book covers) but don't use it as much as I thought I would for other things.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: her studio and travel machines and the design software she letters with.
2011-02-15·usesthis.com ↗
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