Tara MannInterview
Product and UI Designer (Basecamp)
Adapted from Tara Mann's interview on Uses This, published 20 June 2017. 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 use a 13" MacBook Pro (late 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports model) when I need a desktop computer.
Thunderbolt Display+ 37 others
During a normal workday I'll dock my MacBook Pro to my Apple Thunderbolt display, but not always, sometimes it's nice to just work full-screen on a smaller display.
My most used piece of hardware is my iPhone 7 (Jet Black, 256GB).
I read on a Kindle Oasis - it's small and light, my favorite Kindle so far.
Communication
I use Tweetbot for Mac mostly, but I'll also check Twitter.com from time to time, mostly for group DMs.
Productivity
I use Pocket as my read-it-later service, which is helpful when I want to clean up my open tabs.
Notes
I sketch a ton on my iPad using GoodNotes.
Design
I do all my high fidelity design work in Sketch, and I'll bounce around various prototyping tools (there always seems to be a new kid on the block).
Media
I use Spotify for music and Overcast for podcasts.
Other
For project management I use Basecamp on Mac and iOS, so all my work stuff is in there.