The physical kit each brand designer is set up with. Reliable, portable, and built for the way the cohort actually works.
MacBook Pro
Primary Workstation
The MacBook Pro is your core machine for the entire cohort. Every brand deliverable — Figma files, Claude sessions, Google Slides decks, brand guidelines documents, social templates, and the final brand file package — is produced and shipped from this device. It is fast enough to keep Figma responsive on large brand systems, and the battery is long enough to work through a full studio session unplugged.
Core Uses
Figma design, Claude desktop sessions, Google Slides presentations, brand guideline production, file packaging and handoff, client presentations
Epson WorkForce ES-50
Mobile Document Scanner
The ES-50 is a portable single-pass document scanner that pairs with the MacBook over USB. It exists for one reason: when the client hands you something physical — existing brand collateral, a hand-drawn sketch, a printed reference, an old logo file on paper — you can capture it in seconds and pull it into your discovery research without breaking flow. Compact, no power adapter required, scans straight to PDF or image.
Used For
Capturing physical client collateral during discovery, scanning hand-drawn concepts, digitizing historical brand assets, archiving printed reference material