What I actually use.
The tools I run every week. Picked for what they ship, not what they market.
- 3D & Motion
- AI & Automation
- Development
- Design
3D & Motion
- Primary 3D
Cinema 4D
Modeling, animation, simulation for billboard and CGI work.
- Open-source 3D
Blender
Geometry nodes, scripting, rendering. Where I ship custom addons.
See addons in store → - Procedural FX
Houdini
Fluid simulations, destruction, particles.
- Composite
After Effects
Motion graphics and post-production. Final pass on every campaign.
- GPU render
Octane / Redshift
Production-grade frames at the speed deadlines need.
AI & Automation
- Image gen
ComfyUI
Custom nodes, batch processing, brand-locked generation.
- Orchestration
Custom agentic workflows
Multi-agent pipelines - briefs to assets to delivery.
- Glue
Python
ML pipelines, automation scripts, data processing.
- LLM
Claude / Anthropic API
AI-assisted development and content generation.
Development
- Frontend
JavaScript + React + Next.js
Web applications, interactive experiences, this site.
- Backend
Supabase
Database, auth, real-time. The first thing I reach for.
- Deploy
Vercel
Edge functions, analytics, preview deployments.
- Server
Node.js
Server-side tooling and API development.
Design
- UI/UX
Figma
Prototyping. Component libraries shared with clients.
- Brand & print
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign - retouching, decks, print.
LET’S TALK
CGI, anamorphic DOOH, interactive 3D, roles and collaborations.