What I Use
This is a living document of the tools, software, and hardware I use daily for design and development work. Last updated February 2026.
Editor & Terminal
VS Code — My primary code editor with a minimal setup and carefully chosen extensions
iTerm2 — Terminal emulator with split panes and search features that make terminal work pleasant
Fish Shell — A smart shell with autocomplete and syntax highlighting out of the box
Design & Creative
Figma — For UI design, prototyping, and design system work
Affinity Designer — Vector graphics and illustration work
Affinity Photo — Photo editing and raster graphics
Development Stack
Eleventy 3.x — Static site generator powering this site and many of my projects
PostCSS — CSS processing with future-CSS features and optimizations
eleventy-img — Responsive image processing and optimization
Git — Version control for everything
Hardware
MacBook Pro — My primary machine for all design and development work
External monitor — For extending workspace when docked
Mechanical keyboard — Because typing all day should feel good
Trackpad and mouse — I switch between them depending on the task
Productivity
Obsidian — Note-taking and knowledge management with local markdown files
Things 3 — Task management that stays out of the way until I need it
Raycast — App launcher and productivity tool that replaced Spotlight
Hosting & Deployment
Coolify — Self-hosted deployment platform running on my VPS
VPS — Linux server for hosting projects and services I control