Motion Designer Desk Setup in the UK
Name: Dan Silvestone
Location: Wolverhampton, UK
Occupation: Motion Designer/Director
Room size: 2.2×2.6 m or 6 m² (65 ft²)
Cost of setup: ~£8K ($10K)
Website: Pica
Hello! Tell us a bit about yourself
I’m Dan Silverstone.
I’m a freelance motion designer and director operating under the superhero pseudonym ‘Pica’, specialising in mixed media 2D and faux 3D motion graphics.
I create, make, render, encode, and upload projects with influences taken from video games, physics-based simulations, and everything in between.
I worked for Birmingham City Council for far too many years until I joined a design agency (GRIN) in Birmingham, where I levelled up, became an Art Director, and then bid farewell during the lockdown years!
I’ve since pursued my passion for motion design through my freelance career, collaborating with a variety of design studios and a range of renowned brands.
Take us through your setup
| Item | Model |
|---|---|
| Main monitor | LG Ultragear 32GQ950-B Upgrading soon to an LG 32GS95UE — have you seen that beast?! |
Satellites | 2× 27″ ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q | Monitor mount | 3× Invision Monitor Arms |
| Monitor light bar | Mi Computer Monitor Light Bar |
| Speakers | Kanto Audio YU4 |
| Headphones | SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless |
| Keyboard | Logitech G915 LIGHTSPEED Wireless, NuPhy Halo65 |
| Mouse | Logitech G PRO Wireless |
| Desk mat | 90×30cm Minimal Desk Setup Mat/Dark Grey |
| Chair | Steelcase Amia |
| Desk | MJ Bespoke |
| Wall units | Facing: IKEA MOSSLANDA Picture Ledge Side: Amazon Specials Wall pegboard: Wall Control 30-P-3232B Black Metal Pegboard |
| Web camera | Logitech Brio 4K |
| Microphone | HyperX DuoCast |
| Mic arm | Elgato Wave |
| Eye tracker | Tobii Eye Tracker 5 (barely use it though!) |
| Laptop | Razer Blade 15 |
When I moved house, I bagged one of the rooms (my now mini-studio) before my kids could!
They still have their own rooms, I’m not that selfish!