Mark JardineInterview
Designer (Tapbots)
Adapted from Mark Jardine's interview on Uses This, published 21 May 2011. 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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On my desk I have a 27" Core i7 iMac with 8 GB of ram.
I also have a Magic Trackpad but don't use it often.
AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphone+ 6 others
I'll occasionally have my Audio Technica AT2020 USB Condenser Mic connected when being a guest on a podcast or for recording voiceovers in demo videos.
It's a good thing they both fit into my tiny Tom Bihn Ristretto: bag (though not at the same time).
I also never forget my Shure SE530 earbuds to drown out the outside world.
But I rarely take them anywhere since my trusty iPhone 4 is what I always have on me.
When I feel like pretending to be a photographer, I take out my trusty Canon 5D Mark II.
Besides music, I keep all the ripped (that I own) and digitally downloaded movies in iTunes format so they can play on my iOS devices as well as on both of my Apple TV's in the house.
Communication
I also use iChat for IM.
I usually have Twitter for Mac running, but I don't have much time to keep up with it these days.
Productivity
Browser
Notes
Coding & Development
Transmit is also a very handy tool that gets a good workout on occasion.
Design
On the work side of things, Photoshop is key.
For more complicated vectors, I'll launch Illustrator.
Media
iTunes is the center of my media life.
I import all my photos to Aperture, but still rely on Photoshop for my heavy image editing.
Storage
Also, life would be unbearable without Dropbox.
Other
Obviously, my main OS of choice is Mac OS X.
When dabbling in video, I use the full Final Cut Studio suite.