Zara Gonzalez HoangInterview
Designer, illustrator, developer, screen printer
Adapted from Zara Gonzalez Hoang's interview on Uses This, published 19 October 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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I'm a one computer girl as of March when I purchased my 2.33GHz Intel Core i7 15" MacBook Pro which I do everything on.
I never use a mouse, instead I use a 6x8 Intuos4 wireless tablet - although it's almost always plugged in because I find it lags too much when I use it over Bluetooth.
Occasionally I use an Apple Bluetooth keyboard but lately I've been working with my laptop open so I just use the built-in keyboard.
For better quality prints I have an Epson R1900.
I use a Canon 7D when I need to take better pictures than my phone captures or do quick video shoots.
I just pre-ordered a Wacom Inkling so I'm interested to see how it will change my workflow.
For research and general reading I have a Kindle 3 (wireless only) which I take with me pretty much everywhere.
Our exposure unit is an Atlas 5-way Vaculite and we print transparencies on an Epson Pro 4000.
Communication
Productivity
Occasionally I'll write to-do lists in there but mostly I use a combination of scribbled lists in notebooks and teuxdeux.
If I'm collaborating with others and need a bit more structure, I'll use Basecamp to organize everything.
Notes
Coding & Development
Design
Every once in awhile I'll open InDesign (CS5) if I have to do some print work, create an invoice, write a proposal or create a presentation.