The best tool is the one you actually finish things in.
For me that's Claude and Figma.
I'm in Claude more than Figma now but Figma stays. The canvas is too powerful to give up.
@DannPetty What did your transition to full time freelance look like? Was it a slow build up of clients and work while wearing multiple hats (day job, moonlighting, etc.) or was there a "send it" point where you just went for it starting from scratch with few clients?
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These designers about to have a rude awakening when we start skipping design tools all together and need to rely on the important parts of design.
@DannPetty Give me a try, I’ll do it for free, and if you like it, I’d just ask that you think of me in the future when you need some logo or brand work!
@sdw I turned off Apple Intelligence like 20 minutes into having it. It’s so bad—Siri was already almost unusable for anything other than “call [name]” and “directions home”