This paper will cover the subject of the digital drawing tablet, mainly its use within a design process of graphic designers and illustrators. A variation of methods such as interviews, surveys and observations have been used to identify where in the designing process the tablet is mostly used, and what value users place on the tablet in that specific area. The study reveals that the users are affected by the absence of the drawing tablet when executions such as organic and freeform shapes are made during their design process. This effect reveals itself both through our methods and in the users opinion and their own perception of their work.