40 Free Resources Every Designer Should Know Ever wondered where designers get their resources to help them succeed with a project? Here is a list of great resources including sites, PSD. files, actions, UI elements, mock ups et cetera and best of all, they are totally free and available for you to download. Just click on the title or image and it will bring you to the resource. Bookmark this post so that you can always look back at this great list that can help you succeed. Icons for your website, an iPhone mock up or PSD’s for your landing page, Fribbble is the place to be. Many of us struggle when posting a project at Behance. Another great site to get free PSD files, blurred background or UI elements. Struggling to get the perfect colour combination? A great site where you can download free stock images. In need of some high quality patterns? Lets you design a website, for free, without code. Guides can be a pain in the ass when it comes down to web design, here is a simple solution for you! Love this site!
10 tools and platforms changing the web design landscape It's that time again! Voting is now open in the 16th annual net awards and the leading lights of the web world are waiting to see whether they win one of the most sought-after prizes in the web design world. There are 20 categories this year, including Game Changer of the Year. Don't miss this You can also check out the nominees in the other 19 categories on the net awards site. 01. Build, ship and run any app, anywhere. 02. Sketch gives you the power, flexibility and speed you always wanted in a lightweight and easy-to-use package. 03. Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. 04. Babel will turn your ES6+ code into ES5 friendly code, so you can start using it right now without waiting for browser support. 05. A JavaScript library for building user interfaces. 06. 07. Create web publications: magazines, presentations, websites and more. The package manager for JavaScript. 09. 10. The net awards
Fresh Education For Creative Professionals Inspirational Videos For Designers – The Big Collection The biggest collection of inspirational videos for designers is here. TED videos for designers The Best of Creative Mornings You see, as much as I love full-length features, sometimes what you really want is just something quick to watch and get inspired by. I love seeing how amazing speakers are spreading their great thoughts, ideas and projects on TED. I can’t explain why (is there a scientist in the crowd?) Memetics is the science of how new ideas are spreading. The ideas and the visuals being discussed on the video somehow make their way into my brain. For me, a good TED video is much better than another 20 mins on Facebook or Instagram. OK, let’s get into business. (I’m planning to update this post until it has as many inspirational videos for designers as possible. TED Videos for designers The art of first impressions — in design and life Book designer Chip Kidd knows all too well how often we judge things by first appearances.
18 rules for using text We visited The Visual Communication Guy and found this – one of the best infographics we've seen that provides designers with 18 rules for using text – so we had to share it with you. The use of typography can be confusing – which font do you choose, and what size? If you follow these 18 rules you won't go wrong and quickly start to see a world of difference in your designs. Subscription offer Like this? The ultimate guide to flat design It is easy to say that 2013 has so far been the year of flat design. Even Apple, the driver of the skeuomorphic design trend for many years, is trying some level of flat design when it releases iOS 7 later this year. So are you ready to try it out as well? Not sure how to get started? If you want to test the flat design waters or swim out a little deeper, we have everything you need to get started, from ready-made tools to tutorials for the do-it-yourselfer. Flat design 101 Flat design is a style that lacks the “tricks” designers often use in order to create a realistic or three-dimensional effect. Flat design techniques avoid embellishments such as bevels, embossing, drop shadows, gradients or artificial textures. The design style is hugely popular for simple websites that only include a few pages and for mobile applications. Animation is typically avoided in flat design projects and large images are in. UI kits User interface kits are a great way to get started with a flat design project.
50 Beautiful Color Combinations (And How to Apply Them to Your Designs) One of the keys to making your design come alive is choosing just the right color combination. Whether you're attempting to evoke the feelings associated with a breathtaking landscape, a romantic sunset or a dynamic scene bursting with color, it takes a trained eye to bring together the perfect hues to drive your message home. Here's a short selection of 10 color combinations to use when you edit, share and download your marketing content with Visme. To save you some time and effort in your search for the ideal color combination, we've created a list of beautiful color schemes you can use in any of your projects. These color presets are already available for you within Visme, so you can easily apply them to any of your own designs by simply clicking on the color combination of your choice, as seen below. Now that you've seen how simple it is to apply your own color schemes right within Visme, here are 50 unique and dazzling color combinations our design team created just for you. Sign up.
Moockup.me | Show & Share your mockups 100 amazing Adobe Illustrator tutorials Since its release, Adobe's Illustrator has grown to become the designer's right-hand man when it comes to creating premier vector graphics and elements. There's so much you can do with it that it can be difficult to know where to start. Happily, we're here to round up the best Adobe Illustrator tutorials, covering everything from illustration to logo design, adding depth to your typography and much more, to help you get the most from this amazing app. Jump directly to a section using this handy category guide, or just get started browsing the whole list! With so many to choose from, you're sure to find a project to inspire you, whether you're using an older version of Illustrator or are signed up to the Creative Cloud. Here goes! Adobe Illustrator for beginners: 11 top tips If you're just starting out with Illustrator, here's a fantastic guide to some of its tools. Setting up a new document Essentials of the Pen and Pencil tools Creating objects with the Shape tools Empty list
6 Free High Resolution Colored Background Textures Subtle textures are always handy when you’re looking to add some detail to your design projects or to just produce a cool background for your mockups. This free set of textures features 6 high resolution files, each with subtle markings and a muted colour overlay to quickly and easily add a touch of grunge to your work. This free pack contains 6 2000x2400px 300ppi image files each made with a mix of fabric and paper textures and finished with a subtle colour overlay to produce a soft grunge background for your projects and mockups. Download the free colored textures pack 20mb Join the mailing list to have every new post hand delivered to your email inbox. Every subscriber gets a FREE bundle of 40+ icons, vectors, brushes & textures!