RESOURCES FOR
DESIGNERS.

Below you can find a list of useful tools, websites and resources
for you as a designer.

What to explore on this page:

1. Learning Platforms 2. YouTube Channels 3. Fictional Projects Brief 4. Mockups for branding 5. Books 6. Podcasts 7. Blogs 8. Free Stock Photos 9. Useful tools 10. Design Inspiration 11. Design Communities

1. Learning Platforms

Lynda.com SkillShare Udemy

2. YouTube Channels

The Futur - Online education for creative entrepreneurs Dansky - Helps creatives to develop their design skills through tutorials Gravid David Studio - Helps any designers at any level about graphic design Satori Graphics - Graphic design tutorials for beginners and seasoned graphic designer The Futur Academy - Focusing more on fundamentals to become a better designer, creator & storyteller Michael Janda - Share systems & strategies for creatives Will Paterson - Shares experience and educates creatives in the field of graphic design Philip VanDusen - Advices on design, branding, marketing and business for creatives Roberto Blake - Empowering & education creatives to take control of their lives

3. Fictional Projects Brief

Daily Logo Challenge Logo Core - Logo Challenge Briefbox

4. Mockups

Graphic Burger (Free)Mr. Mockup (Free and premium)Freepik Anthony Boyd Graphics (Mockups and textures)Pixeden (Free and premium)Placeit

5. Books

How to Use Graphic Design by Michael Beirut Pretty Much Everything by Aaron Draplin Logo: The Reference Guide to Symbols and Logotypes Designing Brand Identity by Aline Wheeler Identity Designed by David Airey Creative Strategy and The Business of Design by Douglas Davis Win Without Pitching by Blair Enns Think! by Tina Catling and Mark Davies

6. Podcasts

Sean Wes The Creative Waffle The Futur The Fowler Hour LogoGeek The Bless Show

7. Blogs

Toptal - Branding Section Design Shack - Graphic Design Section Creative Bloq - Graphic Design Section

8. Fonts

Google Fonts DaFonts (Free for commercial use)Kerntype (Fun game to learn kerning)Freetypography Fontface Ninja - Chrome extension to identify a website's fonts Fontba - Free font management tool DesignCuts (Look out for their font bundles)

9. Free Stock Photos

Unsplash Stocksnap Pexels Pixabay

10. Useful Tools

Adobe Kuler - Explore and create color schemes Color Calculator - Find contrasting colors Pantone.com - Find or convert to pantone colors CompressJPG | CompressPNG | CompressPDF Online CamScanner Gomoodboard - Create moodboards quickly Design Principles - Collection of design principles & methods Admocks - Ad mockup generator WeTransfer - File transfer tool (max. 2GB for free)Gridzzly - Create your own grid paper ready to print OBS Studio - Screen & video recording tool Typeform - Create forms & surveys to gather insights Toggl - Time Tracker tool Si.gnatu - Create email signatures faster

11. Design Inspiration

Dribbble - A good amount of awesome work Behance - You can find most of the best branding work in there Pinterest - A great resource to find branding or design references Logo Design Love - Explore the wonders of logos Identity Designed - A beautiful collection of identity projects

12. Communities

The Futur: Business of Creativity Logo Geek | Logo Design Community Just Creative | Design Community

Anything you feel is missing ?
Feel free to contact, I'll be happy to help