Whether you are a novice or a professional graphic designer, adding a few more tools to your graphic design arsenal or upgrading a specific piece of equipment can effectively improve your productivity and efficacy. If you are looking for such tools then you are at the right place, here we have hand-picked the very best hardware, software, and other design tools to assist your creativity at every level. Typically, the equipment so doesn’t have to be quite expensive, but some of our picks might lead to a big investment but that will be surely worthwhile in the long run.

Laptop:

From the large selection of laptops, we have chosen a 16-inch MacBook Pro. Whether you are working from home or on the move, MacBook Pro will be the perfect laptop for graphics designers. It comes with a stunning 16-inch Retina display, super-fast processor, next-generation graphics, and also has an improved magic keyboard making it ideal for design work.

The notebook equips the 16 GB DDR4 memory which can be expanded up to 64GB and has 1 TB of SSD storage expandable to 8 TB. The battery life is exceptional too.

As we said earlier that we also have some expensive picks on our list and this MacBook Pro with the highest specifications is one of them.

MacBook Pro 16" i9 2.3Ghz/16G/1T/TB/Silver

Desktop:

Our desktop pick is the Apple iMac Pro 27-inch. iMac Pro is the gold standard desktop machine for graphic designers that can do anything you can think of. The desktop features a fantastic 5K Retina display and has the most powerful graphics and processor of all Macs plus having the most advanced storage, memory and interface. However, this power comes with a big price but it can be worthy of saving time in resource-intensive works like 3D models, video editing, and animation.

iMac 27"5K Ret i5 3.1GHz/8G/256

Graphics Tablet:

Previously Wacom was the only name known for the professional graphics tablets, but Apple with its iPad Pro and Apple Pencil have changed the game. iPad Pro is a fabulous device for a designer who struggles to justify tools tied to their desk, it allows you to control it with a finger, pencil, keyboard, and trackpad.

The tablet is packed with incredibly innovative technologies like True Tone and ProMotion providing gorgeous edge-to-edge pictures with true-to-life colors and respond immediately.

12.9" iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cell 128GB - Silver

High-Resolution Monitor:

For the display, our pinwheel stops at LG UltraFine 4K. LG UltraFine 4K is the perfect monitor for designers who have spent a lot of time looking for Mac-compatible monitors. Developed by Apple and LG together, the monitor is the perfect partner for MacBook Pro users. The LG UltraFine 4K is not just the monitor but is also a Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C hub allowing you to daisy chain to a second 4K display with the single cable to your MacBook or you can plug in multiple external storages, connection hubs, cabled internet or anything you need.

The monitor is a 24-inch display having 3840 x 2160 resolutions with a refresh rate of 60 Hz, providing a highly detailed picture quality. The display monitor also supports the DCI-P3 gamut and has a strong brightness of 500cd/m2.

24 "LG LED 24MD4KL-4K, IPS USB-C, Thunderbolt

Creative Software:

Talking about creative software, Adobe CC is the industry standard for graphic design professionals. The range and depth of Adobe’s suite of tools are unmatched by any other company offerings, however, its cost is the only factor that compels you to think of it but if you are looking for something that is multi-disciplined and wants to regularly share your workflow with your team, this is the perfect choice for you.

These are just a few tools; however, there are large sets of equipment like monitor calibrator, storage devices, cameras, software, and other tools that help designers in all levels of work.