Elena ZaharovaInterview
Designer, art director
Adapted from Elena Zaharova's interview on Uses This, published 31 July 2019. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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I work on a 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13".
I have a Singer 4423 machine, one of the best for advanced home sewing.
My serger is a Brother 1034D.
My favorite sewing scissors are the original Fiskars 8 inches.
E PZ 16–50mm F3.5–5.6 OSS+ 1 other
I have a Sony a5000 camera with a kit 16-50mm f3.5 lens.
I ride a STRiDA, which looks like a circus bike but is really comfortable, foldable and easily goes in a checked baggage on any flight.
I've upgraded the saddle to a leather Brooks and have no discomfort, even when riding from Brooklyn to Uptown Manhattan regularly.
Communication
My blog and website are powered by WordPress with custom themes.
Notes
iA Writer is my fav app for writing.
I have dozens of lists in Notes and have quite a system there.
Security
I use 1Password for passwords, credit cards and important notes on both desktop and mobile.
Coding & Development
Patterning seems to be one of the most "stable" technologies ever - I can literally sew a dress by 19th century's pattern and it will work just fine, while my partner complains about JavaScript framework changes weekly.
Design
I love Readymag for presentations — it's the best way to quickly execute some ideas for clients' projects.
Media
Photoshop Lightroom+ 86 others
I use Lightroom for photo editing.
Besides Backblaze and Time Machine, I backup full size pics with Google Photos.
Storage
I use Google Drive for work stuff.
Dropbox is for keeping my personal docs in order.