Aaron Gilmore

Designer and developer based in Ireland

Issue #324 July 15, 2023

Photos

5 images

Gear

11 items

Computer MacBook Pro 14” — M1

Monitor LG UltraFine 5K Buy

Mouse Apple Magic Mouse Buy

Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard Buy

Headphones AirPods Max Buy

Speakers Harmon Kardon SoundSticks — must be a decade old Buy

Storage Vitra desk organiser Buy

Accessories Kaweco fountain pen and some dotted notebooks

Accessories A bunch of unused Field Notes Buy

Lamp IKEA DEJSA mushroom lamp Buy

Chair Herman Miller Mirra 2 Buy

The census

Aaron’s LG UltraFine 5K is on 7% of the desks we’ve published.

Ranked across all 516 setups that list their gear.

MacBook Pro 64%

Apple Magic Keyboard 25%

Apple Magic Mouse 13%

LG UltraFine 5K 7%

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Software

15 apps

1Password

Apple Music

Are.na

Zoom

ColorSnapper2

Figma

VSCode

Slack

Reeder

Safari

Loom

RightFont 5

iTerm

Dockset

Hamd Mirror

Interview

3 questions

› What is your favourite item in your workspace?

All the art made by my friends; I have some nice ceramic vessels and other pieces that sit on my desk.

› How do you spark creativity?

Usually by getting away from the computer; attending lectures, going to art galleries, having a few pints with someone who also works in a creative discipline.

› How do you keep the work-life balance with so many projects going on at once?

Sticking to a set schedule and planning my days well. I’ve never really had an issue with work-life balance and I think sometimes it’s OK if the two intertwine.