today i share everything i use in 2021 as a graphic designer under lockdown here in the uk
now i did live in asia from 2010 to 2020 but when the pandemic first hit i returned home and then
became trapped where i am now so i had to make do best with a small space i currently live in
oh and i also have a really clever and really neat hack to show you that you don't want to miss learn
more about the awesome workflow tool miller note later in today's video and also how to sign up for
free with a no time limit period attached so yeah i do use a mac mainly because i learned graphic
design on macs way back in college and so i'm just used to the os but yeah anyway my imac is a really
basic kind of model with specs seen on screen i do find it essential to have two monitors because it
does help to streamline my workflow especially when i'm trading cryptocurrencies and this is
just a cheap dell monitor i bought it originally thinking i wouldn't be living here for very long
and of course i won't be taking it with me when i leave the uk again but it will do for now i get so
many people asking me what microphone do i use and commenting on the audio quality of my videos and
the mic i have here is a rode nt which is probably one of the best investments i've ever made
often with tech you get what you pay for and in this situation with this microphone
that is no exception it feels really heavy and robust to the touch and you can simply
get a feel of the quality just by handling it when i grabbed an inexpensive microphone
stand from amazon and i think it was about 30 bucks or something like that but yeah making
videos for you guys meant i wanted top notch audio and so i did splurge out on a decent mic
side note i always have a jar of water to sip on because staying hydrated leads to a happy designer
so another question i get asked is what keyboard do i use and this is a logic keyboard and i did
have a giveaway in collaboration with logic keyboard and if you did miss that
last year sorry but that's gone yeah this keyboard has a lot of shortcuts on the keys from photoshop
illustrator to indesign and i personally don't need the reminder but it just looks pretty cool
and this keyboard is really sturdy and functional so next up is my mouse which is a fnatic clutch 2
signature mouse and fnatic is a gaming company i don't personally game but i bought it because
usb mouses are faster than wireless due to no lag and also fnatic just make really good
equipment in general i have nothing negative to say about it really something every designer
should have is a good place to store your files away from your machine and i have not one but two
seagate external hard drives both with one terabyte of memory now i have two because i like
to back up my files twice in case one is damaged i have all of my work on them as well as things
related to cryptocurrency so i do need everything to be safe the most recent one i bought this white
one here has a really nice fabric exterior and it just feels really nice to handle but
yeah whenever i go to get external hard drives or something related to them i always go to seagate
now that trick i mentioned at the start of the video now it's based around this thing here which
is simply an ssd container and i've had this for a long time and it does look pretty beat up
i've also taped it to other external hard drives in the past hence why things are kind of stuck to
it now but anyway why do i have it and what is it for what inside is a 500 gig ssd where i run
my mac os yeah i don't have my operating system stored on my imac itself it's stored on here this
frees up a whole lot of space on my imac and as a result it runs a lot smoother and a lot faster
so if you want to speed up your machine consider storing your os externally like
this editing videos means i need a good set of headphones and so i went with these by one audio
you'll notice that i have fairly decent tech for what i need but i don't waste money on things i
don't need as example owning ipads drawing tablets and so on i'm not saying these things are useless
but to me they're just not necessary in my career and speaking of careers later this week i'm going
to launch a course in collaboration with the international open academy on how to start
a graphic design business the course is going to have a massive 92 discount up until the 1st of may
and so if you want to learn more about creating a brand securing clients and making a profitable
career on your own stay tuned this week for more details on that course so today's video
is sponsored by millinote now i've been a firm advocate of millionaire for three years and if
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to traditional software now it's more like working on the wall so to speak in the creative studio
it allows you to map out your projects collect all of your ideas and inspiration in one convenient
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so i've been using millinote for the past three years to keep my creative projects organized
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and start to streamline your graphic design workflow today if you want to learn more about
graphic design do click a video on screen and until next time guys design your future today
peace you