<p>This month’s edition of Exciting New Tools for Designers and Developers focuses on getting work done smarter.</p> <p>We have invoicing apps and scheduling tools. Some resources will save you the trouble of hiring a designer or developer. And there are some really helpful testing and prototyping tools.<br /></p> <h1>Glaze</h1> <p><a href="https://www.glazestock.com/">Glaze</a> is a collection of modern illustrations that are free to download and use. There’s everything from isolated characters to immersive scenes.</p><figur ..read more

<p>Designing an onboarding process can be tricky; there are so many different options, and if you get it wrong, you could turn users off. This freebie is a great starting point for your own designs, either for prototyping or as a sanity check to ensure that you’ve included the essentials.<br /></p> <p>This awesome UI kit designed by <a href="https://www.premiumuikits.com/" >Premium UI Kits</a> features 28 mobile screens. The designs are based on the onboarding process for a budget planner, but they’re super easy to customize and can easily be transformed int ..read more

<p>There’s a common theme in this month’s collection of website design trends – typography. All three of these trends showcase popular type elements that seem to be exploding in popularity.</p> <p>Here’s what’s trending in design this month.</p> <h1>1. Focus on Typography</h1> <p>Admittedly this trend seems a little vague, but we think you’ll know it when you see it. Plenty of projects are being designed with an emphasis on typography.</p> <p>This includes big, bold lettering, interesting typefaces, big variances in size or color, tiny type ..read more

<p>Icons are essential for successful web design. They provide an eye-catching, unobtrusive way to communicate important information and improve user experience. With icons, websites become more interesting and easier to navigate.</p> <p>These Free Education Icons are designed to help you add visual appeal and emphasize key ideas that complement the content of your website. </p> <p>The simple, colorful modern design of these line icons make them perfect for use by students, teachers, and institutions. They’re a fun way to represent education-related topics like ma ..read more

The fonts you embed in your website transform the design and can mean the difference between an extraordinary brand experience and a high bounce rate. And so, every month, we put together this roundup of the fifteen best new fonts that have caught our eye over the past four weeks. Enjoy! Dewey Decimal Dewey Decimal is a modern take on the typewriter style of typeface. It’s proportional, with a large x-height and open counters, making it ideal for use on the web. First Aid Kit First Aid Kit is an interesting take on a typeface because each weight is a different style. It’s a smorgasbord of op ..read more

Users are faced with decision-making on websites every day. The decision-making process can be far more complex than it appears, and poor decision-making can lead to user dissatisfaction, decreased sales, and damage to brand value. For this reason, it’s imperative that designers focus on decision-making throughout the entire UX workflow. UX, from a decision-making perspective, means focusing on a user’s context and individual needs. How does the immediate decision fit into the user’s broader goals? What is influencing their decision? Do they have enough information to make an informed decisio ..read more

The quality of websites in 2023 has moved up a gear, with designers cherry-picking trends as tools, embracing new ideas, and plenty of innovative UI details. Every month we put together this roundup of the best new websites we’ve seen over the previous four weeks. In February’s edition, you’ll find warm colors to brighten grey days and lots of animation. Enjoy! CTRL SHIFT! CTRL SHIFT! is a podcast about people who changed the world by changing their perspectives. Its site features an excellent scrolling set of animations. Earthfoam Earthfoam is a new kind of mattress and pillow. It uses soft ..read more

Despite the massive strides tech has taken in the last few years, we rarely see a week as tumultuous as this. When your grandkids ask you where you were when AI took over, you’ll be reminiscing about February 2023. ChatGPT Goes ‘Pro’ First, we felt a great disturbance in AI, as if millions of chatbots cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. ChatGPT has reached capacity. ChatGPT is one of the more accomplished AI tools available, and until now, it’s been free to use, which has prompted an AI gold rush — ProductHunt transformed in weeks into a list of ‘trustworthy’ chatbots. OpenAI, the ..read more

No matter what you’re working on, you can guarantee that there’s a cool app, resource, or service that will help you do it faster, better, and cheaper. And so every month we post this roundup of the most exciting new tools we’ve found in the previous four weeks. This month, the AI revolution continues with tons of tools backed by AI. But that’s not all; you’ll also find business apps, marketing tools, and services to help you grow a startup. Enjoy! The Org The Org is a new way of attracting top talent to your startup. Use it to showcase your existing team, show candidates where they fit, and ..read more

Your choice of typeface significantly impacts the tone of voice your designs adopt. Heritage, ambition, freshness, energy, utility and more can all be communicated with the right font. And so, every month, we put together this roundup of the 15 best new fonts we’ve found on the web in the previous four weeks. Enjoy! Bulk Bulk is an awesome typeface that challenges how letters are constructed. Bulk uses heavy, block-shaped outlines and delicate linear ‘cuts’ to form its letters. It’s an excellent choice for posters, giant typography, and branding. AW Conqueror Stincilla We’ve featured AW Conq ..read more