The tech I’m most interested in right now is an iPad. Being able to sketch easily using procreate in a way that could easily connect with Illustraor would allow my designs to have more of a hand-made feel, which can be hard to achieve in illustrator. I’m also interested in using an iPad to design furniture with sketchup. The iPad has lidar technology that I am interested in learning, especially as it comes to furniture design and home remodeling. I also think an iPad would be very useful as a second screen for watching tutorials and working alongside at the same time, and also for reading Ebooks. I can also see myself using it for recipies in the kitchen or watching TV.
iPad Pros:
iPad offers more flexibility of location when working–I can see myself doodling with it on the couch. This is especially nice compared with a wacom tablet or similar product which are large and need to be flat on a table with several cords to work.
Easily transfer handmade sketches into Illustrator w/o dealing with cleaning up a photo
Easier to add a handmade element to my designs
Good for adding texture
iPad Cons:
$799 for big screen
Stuck in the apple verse
Procreate Pros:
$10 one time
Best app out there for digitally sketching
Procreate Cons:
Textures and Brushes are expensive
Maybe making digital sketches won’t end up being “my thing.”
Having an iPad would give me another tool in my design pallette to draw upon when I need more textrues/brushes, or a handmade look.
I also think it would aid in developing my design skills because the iPad/Procreate lends itself to easy experimentation, without having to be at a table with a mouse.