14 Online Tools for Designers and Developers To Bookmark
Check out these small yet awesome tools for front-end developers, UX/UI designers, and digital content creators.
The bookmarks in my Chrome browser are a mess. I’m one of those people who consider folders inside folders with meaningless names acceptable and even easy to navigate. I’m also one of those people who will bookmark anything even remotely interesting “just in case”. So far, this habit has served me well — I have dozens of useful resources saved that I can use for any project.
While the creative process is always more important than the tools you use, having these little helpers by your side can definitely simplify the process and even inspire you to think out of the box. And this is what all creatives are trying to achieve, right?
Blobs.app
Drawing shapes using pure CSS is a good training exercise but if you know how to do it already, why would you waste your time on this? Especially when there is an entire website devoted to blobs of various colors and sizes!
Kaboompics
Designers, developers, bloggers…everyone needs good quality images for their projects. Luckily we have websites like Unsplash and Pexels, but if you crave to try something new, this website (along with deathtostockphoto) might be a good alternative.
UI Design Daily
This is so far one of the best collections of UI elements and templates for various platforms I’ve ever seen. I would also recommend subscribing to the weekly newsletter to get some cool UI resources weekly. All in all, this website is a fun sandbox, especially for beginners, that will teach you the latest and greatest trends in UX/UI.
Befonts
While nothing can beat the Google Fonts (duh), this website is also doing a good job by offering creative and unusual fonts and font pairings for free.
Funky Scribbbles
Quirky websites with colorful illustrations, animated elements, and fun designs are in big demand nowadays. Content creators and entrepreneurs can’t afford to hire top designers to do all the work, so the websites like Scribbbles are a great alternative. The whole pack of their bright static and animated designs costs $4; these assets can be used anywhere from website to content design.
World Vector Logo
When you need quality logos of popular brands for your mockups or designs, this website should be your go-to resource.
Dribble
Everyone loves Dribble as a source of inspiration and a platform to share creative work with others. However, Dribble also has a lot of free resources like these nice iPhone 13 mockups. Check out their blog or subscribe to a newsletter to get the best assets right in your inbox.
Logo Ipsum
Lorem Ipsum is a famous placeholder text that designers use on their websites to fill in the white space. Now, you can combine it with a Logo Ipsum — a free, sample logo for your coding projects and mockups.
Streamline Icons
The Internet is full of free icons but most of them look the same and…well, dull. Finding a unique illustration is even harder, so the creators of Streamline Icons decided to fix both of these problems. The company offers a free trial so you can check the quality of their content before committing.
Muzli Inspiration
This simple yet powerful new-tab browser plugin (also available as a mobile app) instantly delivers cutting-edge designs and news each time you open a new tab.
Get Waves
Don’t need blobs for your design? What about some colorful waves?
Land-book
Designing landing pages for new websites is a pretty daunting task nowadays. It feels like everything that could be done is done already and nothing is original anymore. Well, this website is trying its best to prove the opposite by collecting the best website designs across the Internet and inspiring others to experiment.
Lottie Files
This bright website has an extensive collection of quirky and fun designs, animations, and illustrations for any creative project.
UI Faces
The best part about this online tool is that it’s available as a plugin for Figma, Adobe XD, and Sketch. Anytime you need to add an avatar to your design, you can easily generate one by specifying the age of the person, his gender, hair color, and even emotions.
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