Every week we collect some of the best web and digital design resources that will be useful for designers. Check out any of the links below and leave any comments about your favourites in the replies.
FREEBIES
Karmina Bold: Handwritten Font
Karmina Bold is a handwritten font designed by Dmitry Mashkin from Artcoast Design. It is a very readable and balanced typeface suitable for every kind of design. Download.
Hamurz: Creative Font
Hamurz is a creative font with wavy and curly shapes designed by Bagus Budiyanto. Download.
Fina: Ultra Thin, Modern Font
Fina is a free thin modern font suited for all kinds of creative design works. Designed and released by Yai Salinas. Download.
Portland: UI Kit
Portland is a UI kit based on Bootstrap grids for designing modern website templates. The free sample includes some basic elements (header, hero slider, navigation menus, pagination, etc) that you can use to build interfaces. Free PSD designed and released by Denis Shepovalov. Download.
16 Vector User Avatar Icons
This set includes 16 vector user avatar icons provided in Sketch and Illustrator formats. These icons have been designed and released by the Users Insights team. Download.
INSIGHT
Why Circular Profile Pictures Accentuate Faces
What shape are your app’s profile pictures? Chances are they’re square. A square isn’t the best shape to use because it makes it hard to visually process faces. A circular profile picture works better because it accentuates faces.
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Free Pocket Guide: Flat Design Trends 2016
Flat Design is one of the most popular design trends of the last fews years. Its simplicity improves loading times and interface learnability, plus its vibrancy energizes and excites users. And like all trends, flat design continues to evolve.
Download Pocket Guide: Flat Design Trends 2016
eBook: The Critical Components of Web UI Style Guides
Style guides take a lot of the weight off the design team’s shoulders. They keep track of all the nitpicky details, and compile them into a single, quick-reference document for maintaining site-wide consistency.
Download eBook: The Critical Components of Web UI Style Guides
The Futureproof Web UI Design Bundle
How do you design a website that can both function and stand the test of time? How do designers hope to stay current when web site technology changes almost as quickly as user preferences?
Download The Futureproof Web UI Design Bundle
The Practical Interaction Design eBook Bundle
Three popular interaction design ebooks are now available in one free download.
Check out The Practical Interaction Design eBook Bundle
INSPIRATION
A UX Designer Explains Which Presidential Candidate Has The Best (And Worst) Website
We can argue until we’re blue in the face over which presidential candidates have the best plans for health care, the economy, foreign policy, and more. One thing that is not up for debate: the quality of the candidates’ websites.
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Web Design Trends 2016: 7 Ways to Use HD Photography
Not only does the art of photography itself go through trends every few years, how it’s applied to web design also changes with tastes. Lately, photography has been playing bigger and bigger roles on the internet, furthering web design as a visual and artistic medium.
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