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Gear that earns its place on a designer's desk.

Drawing tablets, colour-accurate monitors, mice, keyboards and desk setups, picked and tested by someone who designs for a living.

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01 / Categories

Browse by what's on your desk.

Frame · drawing-tablets

Pen tablets and pen displays for illustration, retouching and UI work.

Frame · monitors

Colour-accurate screens for design, photo and video work.

Frame · mice-keyboards

Precise, comfortable input devices for long design sessions.

Frame · laptops

Laptops, docks, stands and hubs that keep a creative setup moving.

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Chairs, desks, lights and the small things that make a workspace work.

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Headphones and speakers for focus, calls and editing.

02 / Latest

First guides are being tested.

Drawing tablets, monitors and mice are up first.

03 / Method

Every pick goes into daily client projects in Figma, Framer and Photoshop before it earns a place in a guide.

Colour accuracy, pen feel, comfort over an eight-hour day. Not the numbers on the box.

Every product gets a "watch out for" list. Brands cannot pay for a spot, and never will.

04 / Requests