Essential Web Design Resources to Explore

Aug 4, 2024

Web Design Resources Worth Bookmarking

AI Tools for Wireframing and Design

  • Reloom: AI tool that generates entire website mockups from a single prompt.
    • Example creation in under a minute.
  • Maso: Integrates with Figma and ChatGPT to generate complete web designs based on prompts.

Color and Gradient Selection

  • Design Gradients: View gradients in light and dark mode, and see combinations of related colors.
  • Color Hunt: Offers color combinations for style guides with filters for popular or tagged color schemes.

Animation Tools

  • Jitters: Helps animate web elements with an excellent onboarding experience.
    • Customizable components and examples available.
  • Lottie Files: Creates lightweight animations (6KB instead of 300KB for GIFs) with a library of pre-existing animations.

Font Selection and Pairing

  • Font Share: Search and preview fonts, with a feature for selecting good pairings for headers and paragraphs.
  • Font Joy: A generator for automatically picking font pairings with a slider for customization.

No-Code Design Tools

  • Wick Studio: No-code tool similar to Figma that allows for easy drag-and-drop design and viewport resizing.

Illustration Resources

  • Humans: Mix and match images of people; customize hair, body, and clothing styles.
  • Blush: Offers customizable illustrations, allowing exports with transparent backgrounds.
  • Open Beeps: Hand-drawn illustration library with customizable features.

Icon and Asset Libraries

  • Icons8: Large library of assets, including 3D illustrations and animated icons.
    • Section called Ouch for animated illustrations.

Learning and Courses

  • Vado: Free starter guide on graphics design covering essentials like Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Refactoring UI: Focuses on user interfaces and component design.
  • Ultimate Design Bundle: Comprehensive resource covering Figma and responsive web design.
  • Design for Developers: Course on design fundamentals, color theory, and visually appealing design.

YouTube Channels for Web Design

  • Saori Graphics: Focus on graphics design and principles like contrast.
  • Gary Simon (Design Course): Covers logo creation, color schemes, and web design trends.
  • Brad Hy (The Creative Crew): Focuses on web design with a no-code approach.

Additional Resources

  • Best Design Resources of 2024 by Desmi: Collection of color inspiration, design blogs, courses, icons, mockups, stock images, and project management tools.