Just a list of resources for the budding designer

A list of websites and tools to help you set off your creativity

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Here is a long list of resources I have enjoyed (and will continue to enjoy) using in the course of my product design activities.

Most of the resources listed are either free, open-source, freemium or have some form of free tier.

Icons

The Noun Project

Icons8

Flaticons

Material icons

Iconscout

Iconfinder

Freeicons.io

Streamline Icons

Tilda.cc

Fontawesome

Dryicons

Iconmonstr

Illustrations

Undraw.co

Freepik

Vecteezy

Blush Design

Black illustrations

Humaaans

Many Pixels

Retro folks by Manuella Angela

Get Illustrations

Drawkit

Ouch Illustrations

Vivid.js

Freebie Supply

Absurd Illustrations

Artify.co

IRA Designs

Lapa Ninja

Interfacer

Images

Pexels

Unsplash

Stocksnap.io

Pixabay

Inspiration

Dribbble

Behance

Muzli

Siteinspire.com

Deviant art

Google Design

Facebook Design

AirBnB Design

UI Sources

Instagram

Pinterest

MIT Design Lab

Simplicable

Awwwards

Designspiration

Bestwebsitegallery (BWG)

CSS Nectar

pttrns

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UI Kits and Templates

XD Guru

UI Store Design

Adobe XD Resources

FreebiesUI

Mockplus

Wireframing and Chart Drawing Tools

Draw.io

Wireframe.cc

Lucid chart

Lo-Fi & Hi-Fi DesignTools

Figma

Adobe XD

Learning

Interaction Design Foundation

Designcode.io

Balsamiq Wireframing Academy

Toptal Design Blog

Acumen Academy

Design Systems

Human Interface Guidelines

Material Design

Productivity Tools

Notion

Milanote

Canva

Jira

BeFunky

Crello

These are a few resources I have used for a while now and will continue to use for the foreseeable future.

I will keep updating the list as I discover more. A list of must read design books, blogs, YouTube Channels, Podcasts and Shows are also on the way, in a separate post(s) or perhaps even a whole productivity series.

Feel free to let me know of any resource I may have missed out on in the comments.