Editor and Terminal
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Code editor for big things: At the moment I am using Atom though I know the entire world has been recommending Visual Studio Code, so I'm probably going to switch to that as soon as I get off my butt.
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Code editor for little things: MacVim. I have a command I can use from my terminal to pop open pages quickly for editing. I also use MacVim if I want to use it for big vim things (like macros).
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Terminal: iTerm2. I especially like the hotkey window to pop down a terminal wherever I am.
Design Apps
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I generally use Sketch if I'm working on a new design from scratch.
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For image editing things, I still use Adobe Photoshop.
Book Creation
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Books are written in Google Docs first (mainly because the review features are so great.
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Once the writing part is (mostly) done, I export the content in Markdown using this script.
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To create the PDF files, I import the Markdown into Adobe InDesign.
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To create the ePub/mobi files, I create a Leanpub book using the Markdown.
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For zines, I draw on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil in the Procreate app.
Desk Setup
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I'm using a fairly-old Apple Cinema Display with a 2016 Macbook Pro. May they never die.
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My chair is an Ikea computer chair with a sheepskin hanging over the back.