A curated list of the tools, software, and hardware I rely on for product design work. Updated as my toolkit evolves.
My primary design tool for UI design, prototyping, and design system management.
Collaborative whiteboarding for workshops, user journey mapping, and brainstorming sessions.
High-fidelity prototyping with real interactions for user testing and stakeholder demos.
Unmoderated usability testing and quantitative design validation.
Affinity mapping, journey mapping, and collaborative synthesis during research sprints.
Documentation, design specs, project wikis, and personal knowledge management.
Issue tracking and sprint management for design tasks and cross-functional collaboration.
Daily communication, async design reviews, and cross-timezone collaboration.
Code editor for front-end prototyping, CSS inspection, and understanding implementation constraints.
Version control, PR reviews for design system code, and design-engineering handoff.