136 - Gavin Nelson

Gavin Nelson is is a Product Designer at GitHub working on GitHub Mobile as well as an icon designer focused on crafting app icons for clients in his free time. Check out his recent work and get in touch with him on Twitter or through his website.

Hardware:

• Steelcase Gesture chair
• Fully Jarvis desk
• LG Ultrafine 5k monitor
• MacBook Pro 16"
• GMMK Pro keyboard
• MX Master 3 mouse
• Shure MV7 microphone
• CalDigit TS3
• Grovemade desk mat and desk shelf
• Audioengine A2+ speakers
• Midori MD notebook and Rotring 600 pencil
• Sketch poster and Ryan Putnam prints

Tools:

• Figma, Sketch, and Blender for design
• Things and Obsidian for keeping my life on track
• VS Code and recently Nova for the code

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Q/A ☕️

What is your favorite item in your workspace?

- Physical item/tool: I love what the Grovemade shelf does for my workspace aesthetics and organization.
- Digital item/tool: Things hands down. It's easily one of the most carefully crafted apps and as someone who heavily relies on GTD, it's indispensable in my workflow.

How do you spark creativity?

I love sketching and writing to spark creativity. Quantity > quality for me when it comes to getting the creative energy flowing.