unDraw: A massive list of pre-made illustrations for different use cases.OpenMoji: Like emojis? Instead of resorting to the native Apple ones, I recommend you use this unified set that also provides a search and open source license.I have this implemented in a few places on my site such as my 404 page. React Kawaii: If you need a quick package of reusable components to add some cuteness to your apps, this is it.You can easily include it into React apps using the React Feather package or just download the raw SVG icons. Feather icons: A clean and simple icon set that I use for just about everything.Thankfully there are tons of resources from other designers who provide these types of assets to you for free. One thing that I definitely lack in is being able to design icons or draw illustrations. Squoosh: I highly suggest you use an image compressing tool like Squoosh to keep your image sizes small, especially when embedded on websites.Duotone: If you want to quickly create a captivating background, Duotone let's you upload a photo and add different effects to it. ![]() remove.bg: This is a mind-blowing tool for removing backgrounds from photos.Pablo: I use Pablo to quickly create images for social media, such as whenever I share one of my new articles.I designed my personal logo (shown above) myself using Gravit, and I recently tweeted a new podcast artwork that I'm working on with Figma. Pixelmator is unfortunately a Mac-only desktop app, but I like it as a much cheaper alternative to Photoshop. Figma has been slowly gaining popularity and because it is web based, it makes it almost trivial to start creating logos and prototyping user interfaces. ![]() In the past I've used Gravit Designer which is still a great alternative to vector design apps like Adobe Illustrator and Sketch. When it comes to creating images from scratch or doing touch-ups to an existing one, I recommend Figma and Pixelmator. ![]() Here are some of my favorites resources related to design. While I don't consider myself a designer, I see design as an extremely important skill to have whether you're building an app, creating brand assets, producing content, or even making flyers to support a local event. This article was originally published to the newsletter.
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