Setting up a new mac for interaction design

Check out my uses page for an up-to-date list of hardware and software that I use for interaction design.

A round up of things that I'll install first on a new Macbook. I use all of these tools regularly when designing, or require them to get setup. I've written about some of them in more detail in this other post: my interaction design tools.

Apps

• 1Password
• Chrome
• Figma
• Firefox
• GitHub Desktop
• iA Writer
• ImageOptim
• Slack
• Visual Studio Code
• Xcode

Menu bar apps

• Contrast – Colour Accessibility
• Divvy – Window Manager

Chrome plugins

• 45to75
• Axe Accessibility
• Toggle Javascript
• Validity
• WAVE Evaluation Tool
• Web Developer Toolbar
• WhatFont

Terminal

• GOV.UK Prototype Kit
• Homebrew
• Node.js