{"id":9741,"date":"2019-04-07T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/?p=9741"},"modified":"2019-04-14T11:44:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T10:44:44","slug":"essential-tools-for-graphic-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/essential-tools-for-graphic-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphic Design Workspace and Gadgets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you work from home, share a co-working space or work as a designer in a studio, having a comfortable workspace and professional tools is fundamental to fuel your creativity but it also helps to enhance your productivity!<\/h4>\n

Your workspace should be filled with inspiration and a place that you are excited to spend hours designing in! Team YES all work from home! Here are some snaps of our workstations!<\/p>\n

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Martin’s (our CEO) standing desk for illustration and digital art!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Shumi’s workspace<\/em><\/p>\n

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Emily’s workspace<\/em><\/p>\n

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Martin’s (our CEO) home studio for livestreams and recording tutorials and courses<\/em><\/p>\n

We get a lot of questions about all the tools we use, here is a list of few of the products we use for creative projects!<\/h4>\n

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iMac Pro<\/a> – main computer<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>MacBook Pro<\/u><\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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BenQ PD3200U screen <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wacom Intuos Draw <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wacom Intuos Pro Pen Tablet<\/strong><\/a>\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wacom Cintiq pen display <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Martin using Wacom Cintiq pen display – for digital art using Adobe Illustrator<\/p>\n

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Apple 12.9-inch iPad<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Apple Pencil<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Natural paper texture for iPad <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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iPad Stand<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Chiro ergonomic chair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Height Adjustable Standing Desk <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope you found this collection of products useful, don’t forget to check out our product reviews tutorials below!<\/p>\n

Of course it took years of hard work to collect these products and a lot of trial and error figuring out what\u2019s best to use. You don’t need to invest in them all at once when starting out. It is best to get a good computer that works best for you and get into the habit of using a pen tablet (most design studios should provide you with these anyway)!<\/p>\n

Most importantly keep learning new skills and practicing daily is way more important to be successful than owning any tools or gadgets!<\/h4>\n

If you would like to hear more about how to to set up your workspace, why not watch our free course, the Ultimate Guide to Become A Designe<\/u><\/a>r.<\/u> It is slightly dated as it was recorded a few years back, but it is still very useful and relevant!<\/p>\n

Want to master design trends?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We think you will enjoy our online courses<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Get started now!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A comfortable workspace is fundamental to fuel your creativity, here our some our recommended tools to enhance productivity!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":10126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":535,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63,30],"tags":[456,226,452,457,455,448,451,453,449],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-9741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-tip-of-the-week","category-how-to-become-a-designer","tag-computer","tag-design","tag-designers-tools","tag-desk","tag-gadgets","tag-tools","tag-wacom","tag-work","tag-workstation","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\nGraphic Design Workspace and Gadgets - Yes I'm a Designer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether you work from home, share a co-working space or work as a designer in a studio, having a comfortable workspace and professional tools is fundamental to fuel your creativity but it also helps to enhance your productivity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yesimadesigner.com\/essential-tools-for-graphic-designers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graphic Design Workspace and Gadgets - 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