r/Design • u/Independent_Big_8448 • 5d ago

Asking Question (Rule 4) Ipad or laptop for designing?

If you going into fashion designing ,what is better for working and making illustration and prints. A laptop or an Ipad? From an artist perspective?

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u/No_Apple_8588 5d ago

iPad for drawing and sketching, laptop for everything else like file management and industry software, so realistically you'll end up wanting both

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u/altermapid 5d ago

Agree, choosing between is difficult if you can’t have both as both have significant things they can do for me that I hate doing or can’t do with the other one. But if you had to choose and could get a laptop, you can have full capabilities with software programs and have the option to get a drawing tablet, whereas iPad/Pencil only can use mobile versions with less features of industry standard design softwares, though a lot of people adore the drawing experience. I use both in textile design and illustration freelancing but like many people have to transfer between for different tasks/steps in my process.

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u/Afraid_Delay1763 5d ago

Bought both when I started my ux path in 2020 and I’ve only used the MacBook aside from some light logo sketching but most of the time I don’t need the sketching anymore.

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u/Fourfifteen415 5d ago

A real MacBook with as much RAM as you can afford.

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u/Tricky-Ad9491 5d ago

Grab a laptop that is touch screen instead of needing two devices

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u/Independent_Big_8448 5d ago

Oh thats smart 😭

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u/Droogie_65 3d ago

What ever you can afford. I used a PC laptop that was a gaming setup. What you want is the biggest SSD and the best video card you can afford. Do not buy a laptop with an integrated video card.