Gavin Nelson

Product & Icon Designer

Issue #341 August 26, 2023

About

Gavin Nelson is currently a Senior Product Designer at GitHub, helping shape the future of GitHub Mobile.

On the side, he creates app icons for a wide variety of clients, some of which you're definitely familiar with.

Gavin was previously featured in edition #136 of Workspaces. There have been some changes to his workspace since his last feature.

Photos

2 images

Gear

11 items

Monitor Apple Studio Display Buy

Computer M1 Mac Mini (personal) Buy

Computer M1 Pro MacBook Pro (work)

Tablet 2018 iPad Pro

Accessories Apple HomePod Buy

Microphone Shure MV7 Buy

Chair Steelcase Gesture Buy

Software Things

Software Figma + Sketch + Blender for design work

Accessories Eagle

Software Cleanshot + Raycast + Bartender

Software

5 apps

Things

Note taking app (at the time of writing I’m using Bear but it changes so often I’m not going to pretend I can pick one definitively)

Figma + Sketch + Blender for design work

Eagle

Cleanshot + Raycast + Bartender

Interview

2 questions

› What did you consider when making upgrades to your workspace?

A lot of the changes were driven by a desire for more minimalism or forms and aesthetics that I preferred. Some were driven by faulty function (looking at you, LG5K and previous microphone stand). Keeping my workspace clean and minimal makes me feel a whole lot less stressed when I sit down to do work.

› What do you think is the main benefit of remote work?

I love the flexibility that remote work offers. Working remotely allows me to focus on working in the environments and at the times where I’m feeling most productive rather than prescribe that I commute to and from work and am at my desk from 9–5. I often will go for a mid day dog walk or go out to a local coffee shop to work for the afternoon and recently have been starting work between 6–7am as I find I really enjoy being an early riser!