#Freebies

 You might notice a theme this month in our collection of new tools for designers: color. There are lots of color resources sprinkled throughout this collection. But there are plenty of other goodies as well, including a beta tool from Google and some new ways to think about layouts. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if you know of a new app or resource that should be featured...

What kind of projects are you working on? It might be the hotter days (with more time at a computer) that have me focused on ways to enhance productivity. In this month’s roundup of new design tools and information, you’ll find plenty of helpful items that relate to workflow. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if you know of a new app or resource that should be featured next...

No summertime blues here. With so many new tools, the dog days of summer will be filled with playing with new elements and expanding your design portfolio. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if you know of a new app or resource that should be featured next month, tweet it to @carriecousins to be considered! Cool Backgrounds Cool Backgrounds is a pretty nifty tool to help you create...

Created by Buntype, Bunday Clean is a minimalist and friendly font family with different moods. It drops everything unnecessary like spurs and ears and appears crisp and contemporary with a slightly squarish touch. Bunday™ Clean is space-saving and creates a homogenous text color with good legibility. The font was manually hinted and contains extensive handcrafted kerning tables to ensure perfect appearance in all media. Check the...

We can never get enough of the icons drawn by Iconshock, and this awesome free set is no exception. Designed to honor the thousands of animals that are extinct, or endangered, the set depicts some of the creatures we have sadly already lost. Included in the download you’ll find 15 animals that have gone extinct on our watch, including the Chinese Paddlefish, and the Tasmanian Tiger. Each icon comes in three variations: color, filled, and line...

Spring is in the air with plenty of new tools, particular color and CSS options. We hope that the change of season has you inspired to create and that these new design tools can make your work life just a little easier. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if you know of a new app or resource that should be featured next month, tweet it to @carriecousins to be considered! Abstract Acrylic...

The holiday season is upon us, and that’s the perfect time to give yourself a few design goodies. While the season for new releases has slowed some, there are still plenty of news design tools and beta releases to test out. Take the opportunity to play with some of these great new elements for designers. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if you know of a new app or resource that...

Here’s a new selection of 40 amazing 'back to school' icons by Freepik. The set is available as SVG files, in three different styles!  You can alter the colors and create your own personal versions by changing the parameters. The icons feature cool and bright colors that really make the elements pop out in badges, websites or even as stickers!  The icons are completely resizable, as vectors let you expand their size or shrink it as...

Sometimes the summer months can feel like a dead time for new design tools, but not this year. There are plenty of new elements out there to make your life (and projects) that much easier. Plus, almost everything on the list this month is free, except for a couple of tools. They’re sure to be useful to designers and developers, from beginners to experts. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments....

There’s a mix of function and fun in new design and development tools this month. From adding emojis to links, to fonts that wow, to CSS tricks, there’s a little something for everyone in this collection. Plus, almost everything on the list this month is free, except for a couple typefaces and tools. They’re sure to be useful to designers and developers, from beginners to experts. If we’ve missed something that you think should have...

As Sketch 44 exits beta, we take a look at one of Sketch’s best features: the huge selection of open source plugins. The Sketch community is wildly supportive and you can find tons of amazing plugins that’ll radically improve your workflow. In this post I’ll cover the 12 best Sketch plugins that every designer should have. 1. Sketch Measure Sketch Measure helps designers organize and outline their work for developers, project managers,...

This month’s collection of new tools has a theme – they are mostly time-savers. Many of these elements are small in weight but big in helpful nature. Almost everything on the list this month is free, with the exception of a few more premium typefaces. They’re sure to be useful to designers and developers, from beginners to experts. If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if...

We can never get enough icons, especially icons with a fresh approach to business concepts. So we’re delighted to be able to bring you this free set of icons designed by Icons8. Created in their new “Nolan” style, the icons are great for adding some personality to an otherwise corporate site. Startups will love them, and they’re super flexible. The 48 icons include UI elements like files and folders, app elements like alarms and email,...

From new tools to code snippets to typefaces that will make your design life better, this month’s design newbies are a lot of fun to play around with. My favorites include a task management app that’s free, a new website builder that is incredibly easy to use, and a tool that can help you clean up all those old forks on GitHub. Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools. They’re sure to be useful...

New design tools are like new toys. You are probably always looking for elements to make your life easier. Here we have them. From new releases to updated documentation to open source code from Kickstarter to a few funky typefaces, this roundup is packed with design goodies. Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools. They’re sure to be useful to designers and developers, from beginners to experts....

Every month we bring you the best new apps, frameworks, design and mobile resources, business resources, and more. Here we are at the end of 2016, and we’ve compiled a roundup of the best of what we’ve featured this year, a total of more than 50 resources, carefully curated to make sure it’s the best of the best! Much of what’s on the list this year is free, with some low-cost, high-value apps and tools also included. They’re sure to be...

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers, we’ve included color tools, icon sets, automation tools, design tools, printables, Sketch plugins, and more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re sure to be useful to designers and developers, from beginners to experts. If we’ve missed...

There’s something about the world’s greatest cities that makes them instantly recognizable. Whether it’s a red double-decker bus or a yellow taxi cab, whether it’s an iconic opera house or a unique pastry; a simple glimpse and you know exactly where you are. Citysets is a personal project by Bryn Taylor that tries to capture that essence by producing a unique set of icons tailored to each city experience. The first four cities to be...

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers, we’ve included productivity apps, email apps, free icon sets, UI galleries, color tools, CSS frameworks, stock image tools, and more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re sure to be useful to designers, from beginners to experts. If we’ve...

Who doesn’t love to travel? Whether it’s the charms of a Paris café, or the heights of Machu Picchu, we all love getting away from the daily norm. So we’re delighted to be able to bring you this awesome set of 60+ travel icons designed by Icons8. This set is sure to traverse any language barrier, featuring as it does, some of the most iconic sights, and sites, from around the globe. You’ll find a cruise ship, a London bus, the Statue of Liberty,...

It’s that time again. Here’s this month’s collection of the best free stuff for designers. We’ve got fonts, icons, brushes, templates and few extra little tools to make life that bit easier. Browse through, have fun with them, and let us know which are your favorites! Born Born is a rather elegant ‘humanist serif’ typeface which comes with uppercase, lowercase, alternative glyphs, normal ligatures uppercase numerals and symbols,...

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included productivity apps, email marketing apps, UI kits, CMSs, startup resources, color tools, mobile apps, website building tools, graphic design apps, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re sure...

Stock images can be an expensive acquisition, so it’s always appreciated when a professional stock photographer makes their work available for free. This awesome collection of unique, professional-grade photographs, has kindly been made available for WebdesignerDepot readers by DreamyPixel. The bundle contains 50 images, mostly of landscapes, all in hi-res JPG format. The images range in size from 4928 x 3264 pixels, to 7360 x 4912...

A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say. When it comes to icons, we’d definitely agree; and it follows that this colorful freebie from freepik.com is worth 100,000 words because it features 100, on-trend icons, free for use in both personal and commercial projects. Pumped full of Material Design charm, these vector icons will bring character to any site or app. They cover every aspect of web design, from color palette selection,...

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included productivity apps, email marketing apps, notetaking tools, CSS frameworks, UI kits, remote work resources, startup resources, color tools, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re sure to be useful...

Hey there! Here we are again with a huge selection of freebies for you to enjoy. Scroll down and you’ll find tons of amazing icons, texture effects, fonts, templates, and themes. Go ahead and download it all. Enjoy! Flat office vector icons An amazing set of 150 flat, responsive icons that are delivered in EPS, PDF; SVG, and 4 sizes of PNG (16, 30, 40, and 80 pixels) featuring a different design for each of the sizes. 50 company line icons An amazing...

In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included website builders, new CMSs, CSS frameworks, pattern guides, color resources, email marketing collections, productivity tools, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts! Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re sure to be useful to designers...

It’s always easier to sell a design to clients when you can present the artwork in context. Anything that helps a client visualize your solution to their design conundrum can only help translate pitches into paying clients, as well as help secure client sign-off. So we’re delighted that SmartyBundles have supplied these 30 new PSD Mock-ups for WebdesignerDepot readers, free for personal and commercial projects. They’re an ideal...

Hey there! We are proud to return fully stacked with a collection of resources and tools that will help you make the most of your web design/development skills. This month we have an appealing 3D text effect, an awesome flat emojis set, various UI kits for Sketch, a full Bootstrap 4 GUI pack, some amazing typefaces, a modern landing page template and a clean restaurant PSD template, WordPress themes, a curious and yet fun snippet to tear a cloth...

If you’re looking for a clean, functional typeface for a project, you can’t go far wrong with Unio Creative Studios’ Venice Serif, so we’re delighted that we’re able to bring it to you as a free download. The contemporary slab-serif has an even color, a very large x-height, and generous counters, all of which makes it highly readable. The compact ascenders and descenders also give the typeface a distinct personality. The thin strokes,...