All of my paper is in a flat storage. When i need paper i take what i need to work with, i work, and i then put it back in storage.

My tools all fit in the filing cabinet. I reach down, pull open the door, take out what tools i need, work, then put them all away when I’m done.

Its not a hassle and everything is within comfortable working distance.

If the setup doesn’t work for you, I’m sorry… but it works fine for me. I feel the three foot journey to the closet to grab my t-square and some paper is worth it. Rather than having a giant drafting table with thousands of things lying around I would just prefer to have my simple minimalistic looking light table setup. But like I said, it works for me.

I think this would be a lot more impressive if there was storage and places for the tools right near where the work is done. It’s like a chef keeping the knives in another room.

Its right there in the description.

I have a clouttery desk myself, simply because I have a large array of these kind of tools I have to keep at hand. I don’t see ANY of that stuff here. Does he have to get up and fetch his stuff from another room when he’s actually going to work at the desk?

This past year I ended up in physical therapy for rotator cuff issues that could only be traced back to constant work at the desk. I grade papers and type at the 27 inch high level and it is still uncomfortable. My counters at school are 24 inches from the ground and they work great for me.

Regarding the Flickr Group, I really feel it needs a strong moderating hand. Just as exemples:

* How many freaking pictures of the BOX of the new mouse one bought must one post?

* What about pictures of screwdrivers’ handles?

* And the the freaking fan of the freaking sound board?

WHO CARES ABOUT THESE THINGS? WHAT IS THE POINT? DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE A LIFE? Group is UNCLUTTERED WORKSPACES.

Please, Erin, do not let it become messy and unattended. Thanks and best.

Thanks for sharing.

Art Gonzalez
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I have plenty of other light sources in the room for when I am working on the computer.

The desk has 4 sections of light and the picture shows all of them on. When I do trace work I only cut on the two that are left of the computer.

I recently attempted a similar backlighting scheme with my workspace, and I couldn’t stand how much it impeded my work.

Ideally, when you’re sitting at a computer desk, your upper arms should hang straight down and your lower arm should extend straight forward with your elbow at more or less a right angle. For me, this means the top surface of my desk needs to sit about eight inches above the top of my chair, and while this may be slightly different for different people I can’t imagine the variation is more than a few inches. Your desk, though, looks to have nearly double that much spacing – I think I would find it crippling to work at.

That said, I do like the creative idea, and I can see it working very nicely for your tracing. The height also seems very appropriate for writing, as I generally find my 8-inch rule for computers leaves a pen and paper much too low for comfort.