Now, on to the disclaimer that I feel I have to include. I put them to use a lot! You can hotkey them to whatever commands you want, saving you tons of time. It has 4 buttons on the actual tablet and two on the pen. I’m currently using the Wacom Intuos Small tablet.

I’m convinced if you pick one up, you’ll love using it too. ok was that too nerdy? It’s just enjoyable to use. I use it for clicking around my email, moving windows, dragging files…. It’s not enjoyable! When I’m using my tablet, I don’t have this problem. You too might have felt these cramps before.

When I get into photoshop and I’m having to do deep masking techniques, photo editing, or anything that requires precise movement, my wrist kills. It allows freedom of ideas to flow from your brain to the computer. A tablet allows you to do that without having to sharpen your pencil. What could be more natural than pen and paper? Most designers can draw, and they sketch our their ideas on pen and paper first. Here are some reasons why it has made my life easier, and how it could potentially improve your workflow. I actually find myself walking around the office with my pen in hand. I’ve been using my tablet for a week straight now. I thought to myself, I am a graphic designer, and a graphic designer should use a tablet, right? Well, the answer to that is sometimes. It certainly isn’t for everyone, but for those who will push through the learning curve, its heavenly.

Its specifically built to replace the mouse and be used as an input for your computer. Now, graphic tablets are different than the tablets you are probably used to. For the past few weeks, I’ve been doing all the research I can on graphic tablets.

Wacom bamboo mte 450 graphic tablet