Jonatan Castro

Product Designer at TIDAL

Issue #275 March 26, 2023

About

Jonatan Castro is a Product Designer at TIDAL.

He has been designing since 2009, mostly working as a freelancer for big names like Opera and Vodafone, but also helping out startups. He's also been working on some personal projects with a friend. You can actually see some of those projects on his old portfolio from 2016 here.

Photos

6 images

Gear

7 items

Accessories -Daily local backups of my computers

Accessories -Daily cloud backups of the server

Software -Nextcloud server (a Dropbox alternative)

Accessories -TrueNAS (secure storage)

Software -Bitwarden server (password manager)

Accessories -PiHole (DNS and ads blocker)

Keyboard -Home Assistant running in high availability mode, 24/7

Software

14 apps

Figma

Raycast

Chrome

Slack

droplr

Notion

nextcloud

Home Assistant

Shottr

Stats

Bartender

Fusion360

Blender

Bambu lab X1 Carbon 3D printer

Interview

3 questions

› What is your favorite item in your workspace?

Hands down, my 3D printer is the best tool in my arsenal. It's completely transformed the way I approach design. Being able to model something on the computer and then hold it in your hand is mind-blowing. Plus, it's incredibly useful for fixing broken things or coming up with innovative solutions by designing and printing new parts. It's like having a glimpse into the future.

› How do you spark creativity?

I typically find inspiration by browsing through the works of other artists in various fields. I particularly find architecture and interior design to be incredibly inspiring.

› How do you manage work-life balance?

It's always been pretty effortless for me to maintain a work-life balance. I've been working from home for my entire career, so I have a dedicated room in my apartment for work. If I'm not in that room, then I'm not working.