Hello! I'm Bryan Dugan, a UX designer, and developer based out of Rochester Hills, Michigan.

This page is where I will keep my most up-to-date setup for anyone curious or just getting started in UX/UI Design or Web Development and would like to see what tools other designers/developers use.

Design/Development Applications

Figma for design and prototypes.
Whimsical for site mapping and information architecture.
Zeplin to hand off completed prototype screens to dev teams.
Adobe Illustrator for branding-related projects.
VSCode is my daily code editor along with the SynthWave '84 color scheme (without the glow effects) along with the Monaco font on macOS.
GitHub to manage all my source code.
iTerm2 for a better Terminal experience along with Oh My Zsh and the Agnoster theme.
Laravel Valet for my local dev environment along with PHP Monitor to quickly switch between different versions of PHP and modify config files.
Sourcetree for my Git client.

Hosting

Digital Ocean for creating all of my servers. It's easy to use and manage.
RunCloud on top of Digital Ocean to set up the server's LEMP stack and manage applications. It takes most of the pain out of managing a server. As a bonus, it handles deployments and does webapp backups.

Productivity Applications

Spotify is always open in the background with ambient, electronic, or chill-hop music.
Notion for all my notetaking and blog articles. I then export the completed posts to markdown for my blog. I also use Notion to handle any launch checklists or processes I need to do regularly.
For large projects, I use Basecamp or Asana to manage tasks.
Todoist to create to-do lists quickly or set up quick tasks for the week for personal to-dos.
Google Drive to manage all my active projects.
Google Suite is what I use for my Email/calendar, and I also take full advantage of docs/sheets to collaborate with teammates.
Scroll Reverser is a simple application that automatically reverses the scroll on different devices. While using a mouse, I like to have normal scrolling, but while using a trackpad, I prefer reverse scrolling.
Magnet for organizing windows.
Spark is what I use as my Email client. It's a fantastic, free and beautiful Email client.
Managing a lot of user accounts, I use 1password to store all my passwords.
Harvest for time tracking and Invoices.
Contrast for quickly checking color accessibility.
CleanShot for taking better screenshots, and short screen captures.

Hardware

I currently use a base-model 16-inch late-2019 Macbook Pro in Space Gray.
I use the Samsung U32J590UQN 32″ 4k Monitor as my primary monitor. It's a decent large budget 4k monitor for design work and web development.
To the primary monitor's right, I keep my Macbook Display opened and use it as a secondary display. I use the Rain mStand in space gray to prop up the laptop.
I use the Caldigit TS3 Plus as my docking station to run my mouse, webcam, monitor, and charge my laptop all at the same time.
After using the external Apple Trackpad for about the last five years, I recently switched back to using a mouse. I have the Logitech g502 and the Steelseries QcK Medium, one of my favorite simplistic mousepads of all time.
I use an older Apple Bluetooth Keyboard from 2013. I'm not a fan of mechanical keyboards.
For file storage and backups, I use a Synology DS213 with two 6TB Western Digital Red hard drives set up to be mirrored. I have it set up so every night, it backs up whatever new data there is from Google Drive. I also have it set up to do my Time Machine backups.
I love the Apple Airpods. I use them throughout the day for listening to music while on conference calls and going to the gym.
Logitech C910 is my older, yet still good webcam.

Other Gear

The desk that I currently use is the Autonomous SmartDesk 2, Business Edition with the Walnut Top 53"x29" Classic, Black Platform, and cable tray. It's a suitable desk for its price point, though the top is starting to scuff just after a year of usage. I might look into making a custom top for it in the future.
My office chair is an Autonomous Ergochair. It's a decent chair for its price point, although I'd love to upgrade to a Herman Miller Aeron or Mirra 2 in the future.
I use the OGIO Renegade 17″ Backpack. Every pocket of the bag is extremely well thought out. I'm a big fan of OGIO products, and I use their gym bag and a golf bag from them as well.
I currently use the iPhone XS. I only update my phone if it's necessary. Usually, a phone will last me 4-5 years before it's time for it to be replaced.
I love Baron Fig Notebooks. To me, they are the perfect size for jotting down notes and general usage.
I'm not huge into home automation, but I am obsessed with Phillips Hue Bulbs. My home and the home office is decked out with bulbs, play bars, light strips, and wall switches.
I recently got into printing my artwork and found the Canon IP8720 to be the perfect entry-level printer.
My turntable is the REGA Planar 1 Plus in White. The plus model has a built-in preamp for modern systems that you can turn on/off. If you're looking for a new record player, be sure to go through Audio Advisor out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. My experience through them has been great.

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