This is a list withย some of the tools, sites and digital collections I use or have used frequently to do my job as a designer and as an artist. By making it public, I hope more designers, illustrators, painters etc.ย can benefit from it.
Last time modified - Julyย '23
// DESIGN TOOLS & RESOURCES //
BASIC DESIGN TOOLS
๐๐พ Figma
๐๐พ Procreate
๐๐พ Sketch
DESIGN LAWS
๐๐พ Laws of UX
TASK MANAGEMENT, LISTS, WRITING
๐๐พ Trello
๐ฆย Taskade AI
๐ฆย Chat GPTย
MINDMAPS, MOODBOARDS, WIREFRAMES
๐๐พย Miro App
๐๐พ Balsamiq
๐๐พ FlowMapp
TEMPLATES
๐๐พ Rawpixel
TYPOGRAPHY
๐๐พย Whatfontis
๐๐พ Type Design Resources
COLOR
๐๐พ Coolorsย
๐ฆย Khroma AI
๐ฆย Colormind AI
ICONS
๐๐พย Flaticon
๐๐พ Emojipedia
๐๐พ Icon Store
PHOTOGRAPHY
๐๐พ Unsplashย
๐๐พย Pexels
๐๐พย Pixabay
๐๐พ Archive.org
๐๐พ Picryl
๐๐พ Upscale.media
DESIGN INSPIRATION
๐๐พย Dribbbleย
๐๐พย Behance
๐๐พย Call to Idea
๐๐พย Product Hunt
๐๐พ Good UI
๐๐พ UI Movement changed into Screen Lane
๐๐พ UX Movement
๐๐พย Chrome Extension Muzli
DESIGN EXERCISES
๐๐พย UI Design Challenge
VECTORS | PRODUCT ILLUSTRATION
๐๐พย Freepik
๐๐พ Texture Labs
๐๐พย Blush Design
๐๐พย Free Illustrations
๐๐พย Absurd Design
๐๐พย Stream Line HQ
FREE MOCKUPS
๐๐พ Pixeden.com/free
ANIMATION
๐๐พ UI Animation Beginners Guide
๐๐พ Use Animations
๐๐พ Collect UI
๐๐พ Tympanus | Codrops
๐๐พ HTML Burger
OTHER DESIGN RESOURCES
๐๐พย Design Resources
// ART RESOURCES //
FIGURATIVE DRAWING POSE REFERENCE
๐๐พ Proko
๐๐พ Line of Action
๐๐พ Quick Poses
PERSONAL INSPIRATION
The vast majority of the painters, designers, and architects mentioned in this list are typically categorized as Modern artists, which is defined in this context as the antithesis of Traditional or Academic art. However, there is anย exception, such as Edward Hopper, who is associated with the Realism movement.
Realism:ย Edward Hopper
Abstract art: Piet Mondrian, Kazimir Malevich,ย Juan Miro,ย Wassily Kandinsky,ย Mark Rothko
Surrealism: Renรฉ Magritte
Naรฏveย art: Henri Rousseau,ย Beryl Cook
Expressionism:ย Egon Schiele
Figurative art: Francis Bacon,ย Lucian Freud
Organic Architecture:ย Antoni Gaudi,ย Frank Lloyd Wright,ย Frank Gehry,ย Zaha Hadid
Contemporary illustration: Steven Reddy,ย Stephen Bliss,ย Aaron Blaise,ย Frank Zapata,ย Lois van Baarle, Madalina Andronic,ย Yernata Mukhanzharova (Emilyena)
Contemporary abstract art:ย Yayoi Kusama,ย Kasia Krฤcicka, Celia Lees