A selection of modern design tools
In this selection, we have shared libraries for collecting references and inspiration: modern site and application designs. with selected color palettes. And we will also tell children to look for vector and three-dimensional fruits.
Storytale
Storytale is a catalog of high-quality vector and 3D illustrations, mockups and icons. The site features 1000+ images (and more every week), there is a search bar for quick work. Here you will find original images on various topics: business, finance, design, science, technology, medicine, education, lifestyle, and 3D images are vivid colors and unusual textures
When you open a picture you are interested in, you are offered to go to the series. For example, the series “Work and rest” includes color and b&w images of characters going to the zoo, doing yoga, learning or conquering virtual reality. Plus, a selection of images similar to the theme is added to each picture.
Please note that once you upload any images, they become yours. You can use them an unlimited number of times and in different projects. Some of the images are free, there is even a corresponding section in the menu. On the simplest tariff, you can make 10 downloads every day, and it costs $19.
Fresh Fonts
Fresh Fonts is an email newsletter aimed at supporting independent font designers. This is not only a great way learn about current trends in typography, but also an inexhaustible source of new fonts. If you pay for a subscription, you will receive a new headset with a commercial license every month. There is also a free version with limited functionality.
Screenlane
A site-library with a selection of different screens for both websites and mobile applications. All ideas are divided into categories and tags, which makes it very easy to find the right solution, plus a color palette is attached to each screenshot.
Screenlane currently has over 1,000 screenshots from hundreds of tested products. All new examples are added upon request from the participants, so only current information is here. This resource can be a real helper if you never collect references or you don’t like to do it. A quarterly subscription will cost you $39.
Pixels by Klart
Pixels by Klart is a free gallery of real sites with interesting design solutions, updated daily since 2016. Use the site for inspiration and finding original ideas. A palette with color codes is added to each project hexadecimal format.
The author indicates that you will be able to find not only excellent references, but also quality texts for your projects. Of course, texts in English, but there’s nothing stopping you from using a translator and seeing how they work with theses and attraction attention abroad.
Lapa
A service created to inspire and educate designers. Adaptive templates, UI Kit, illustrations, icons, mockups, designers illustrative scenes for Adobe, here you will really find everything. Over 600 free design resources provided.
In the Inspiration section, 50+ tags and categories have also been added to filter projects by color. You will be able to study real designs according to the topic of interest to you, consider screenshots and functionality.
Mobbin
The site’s homepage states that it is the world’s largest library of mobile and web design, containing 300,000+ screens of sites and 1000+ applications. Its use will help to save long hours of research and collection of references.
Users love mobbin for “real-life examples” and the opportunity to see modern visual trends, because the service constantly updated with new designs. And there’s a special plugin for Figma so you can instantly download designs, that you liked, in the program.
With free use, you will be able to view the last 8 applications and websites and 3 collections, subscription cost from $10 per month. We recommend using the resource for free to decide if you need paid access.