Free Design Resources and Graphic Design Tools12 min read
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The collections of free design resources and graphic design tools. I listed many graphic design resources that make possible to generate and create useful graphics.
Free Design Resources Part I – Generator Apps
These tools generate design resources for you. They are simple tools but generate effective patterns and code. Those are free design resources that you can tweak an use them.
Noise Generator
NoiseIsNice – A very nice noise pattern generator
NoiseIsNice – A very nice noise pattern generator
CSS & SVG Filter
Online CSS & Javascript tools for web developers | JustCode.today
Online CSS & Javascript tools for web developers. Free to use, codepen enabled. | JustCode.today
Advanced Blog Generator
Blobmixer
A toy for creating and sharing 3D blobs
CSS Shapes
Pre-made shapes that is completely written by CSS code.
The Shapes of CSS | CSS-Tricks
CSS is capable of making all sorts of shapes. Squares and rectangles are easy, as they are the natural shapes of the web. Add a width and height and you
Animista
Easily copy and paste the CSS animations.
Animista
Animista is a place where you can play with a collection of ready to use CSS animations, tweak them and download only those you will actually use.
Text Column Generator
Split your text through columns by CSS.
Online CSS Multi Column Generator
Split your text in columns for a better readablility with the column-count CSS property. Set up your preferences while you’re watching the live preview
Text Shadow CSS Generator
Pre-made text shadows from Mixfont. Easily copy and paste the CSS code.
Mixfont | A modern font generator
Whether you’re designing a website or writing a paper, Mixfont is simple way to choose beautiful fonts that work well together.
Clip Path Generator
Easily create a clip path by this free design generator from Uplabs.
Clip Path Generator
A simple clip-path generator made with React. It uses CSS variables to update the node positions for the clip-path and supports the various clip-path styles. Enjoy!
CSS Stripes Generator
Pure CSS Stripes Generator – No Flash, No Image, ONLY CSS
Pure CSS Stripes Generator – No Flash, No Image, ONLY CSS. Generate Striped backgrounds using only CSS
SVG Shape
A simple SVG shape generator with minimal options.
SVG Shape Generator – Create SVG shapes for your designs
A free SVG shape generator to create beautiful SVG blob shapes for your web design. Supports gradient, complexity levels and more!
Animated Header
This advanced tool provides animated headers with rich customization options.
Animated Background Headers – Generate animated background headers for any website
Generate animated background headers for any website
Glassmorphism Generator
I didn’t like neuomorphism so much. However, this year’s trend is awesome. Probably, you are familiar with it. Here the glassmorphism generator that produces CSS.
Glassmorphism – simple CSS generator
Glassmorphism is a unified name for the popular Frosted Glass aesthetic.
Get Waves
Get Waves is a web app that produce wave pattern in SVG format. Thus, you can manipulate them easily.
Get Waves – Create SVG waves for your next design
A free SVG wave generator to make unique SVG waves for your next web design. Choose a curve, adjust complexity, randomize!
SVG Waves
Another generator that produces wave pattern in SVG or PNG formats.
SVG Wave is a minimal gradient svg wave generator with lot of customization. It lets you abiltiy to generate and export pngs and svgs of beautiful waves. SVG wave also lets you layer multiple waves. Create SVGs for your website designs.
Faux Code Generator
This app requires a link of any GitHub gist. When you provide the source code, the web app transforms it to a faux code graphics.
Faux Code Generator
Turn real code into faux code.
Neumorphism CSS Generator
This web app allows you to create neumorphism CSS code that you tweak visually.
Neumorphism/Soft UI CSS shadow generator
CSS code generator that will help with colors, gradients and shadows to adapt this new design trend or discover its posibilities.
Soft UI
Another free design resource that makes possible to build neumorphic style code.
Explore the most advanced CSS box shadow generator for your UI. Create colors, gradients, elements in the neuromorphic design: fast, free, no ads
Glitch Art
The glitch art generator produces glitch patterns.
Glitch Art Generator
Create and share beautiful gradient glitch art wallpapers.
Fancy Border Generator
This online design resources allows you to make custom shape borders.
Fancy Border Radius Generator
Generator to build organic shapes with CSS3 border-radius
Components.ai
This design resource actually a suit. It consists of many design generator that is produced by machine learning algorithms. Gradients, color scales, voronoi, and bootstrap color palette generator.
Components AI — A new way to explore generative design systems
Parametric and generative design tools
Material Shadow
It allows you to add shadows to your icons. You can also select predefined material icons.
Android Material Icon Generator
Icons with that loooooong material shadow.
Technology Bullshit Generator
If you need flashy words, then this app makes it for you. It create flashy but bullshit word generator.
Tech Bullshit Generator
Generate fresh tech bullshit with our online bullshit generator.
Squircley
Squircley generate a shape neither square nor circle. You can tweak it as you want.
Squircley | SVG Squircle Maker
Create and export beautiful SVG squircles to use in your designs!
Shape Divider
It divides the shape 🙂 You realized that some kind of divided shapes are well suited on landing pages. You can do those kind of shapes with this design resource.
Shape Divider App
Create fully responsive shape dividers for your next web project
Blobs
Decorative blob generator tool.
Blobs – Generate beautiful blob shapes for web and flutter apps
Customizable blobs as SVG and Flutter Widget. Create random or fixed blobs, loop, animate, clip them with ease
Omatsuri Suite
Omatsuri is not a single graphic design tool. It is actually a free design resources suit. You can find many useful graphic design resources such as triangle generator, wave generator, color shades and color palette generators.
Omatsuri
Progressive Web Application with 12 open source frontend focused tools
Blog Cover Generator
Easy blog post cover generator.
BlogCover – Generate Cover Image Online
Properties
Patternico
A pattern generator.
Seamless Pattern Maker – Create Unique Backgrounds For Free
create your own free seamless patterns and backgrounds online fast and easy. Try our pattern generator – it is totally free!
Doodad
Yet another pattern generator
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Tabbied
Doodle with generated patterns.
Tabbied
We aim to build simple design tools that energize your creativity. Tabbied was initially developed as a tool for making wall art, but we quickly realized that it could be used for many other purposes. We’re very excited to see what you can make using out platform.
BG Jar
Very useful background pattern generator which can export your design in various formats such as CSS, SVG or PNG.
Free svg background generator
Free svg background generator for your websites, blogs and app.
Free Design Resources Part II – Visual Content Creator Tools
Canva
Canva is the most popular and the most used graphic content creations site. It has both free and premium plans. If you need a quick visual content Canva is one of the best design resource.
Collaborate & Create Amazing Graphic Design for Free
Create beautiful designs with your team. Use Canva’s drag-and-drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and more.
Easil
Easil is another Canva alternative that has limited features for free plan.
Drag & Drop Graphic Design tools and templates, for teams of all sizes
Easil is the drag-and-drop design tool that empowers your whole team to create visual content so good, it looks like a pro designed it.
Visme
Visme is an online tool that allows you to easily create info-graphics. Those are very useful for visual explanations and building back-links.
Visme is the #1 online design software for non-designers. Create presentations that match your brand, interactive infographics and beautiful graphic design.
Glorify
Glorify is a Canva-like tool that specifically create graphics for different platforms such as Product Hunt, Shopify, Fiver etc…
Create Free E-Commerce Images With Glorify App Design Editing Tool
Create beautiful designs & E-Commerce images with your team. Glorify App is the only design tool built for E-Commerce businesses drag-and-drop features and layouts to design ✓ Logo Maker ✓ BG Remover and more.
Polotno Studio
Polotno Studio allows you to edit your graphics.
Polotno Studio – Online Free Design Editor
Create graphical designs for social media, youtube previews, facebook covers
Projector
Projector is also another free graphic template design tool.
Projector — Create to captivate
Whether you’re building your brand solo or with a team, use Projector to craft well designed stories that will elevate your presence and captivate any audience.
Taler
Taler is relatively new tool comparing with other free design resources. It is also powered by e-commerce platform Shopify.
Taler – Free online banner maker
Create and download beautiful graphics and banners for social media, ads and more.
Crello
It is very limited graphic design tool. Only 5 design downloads are permitted.
The Simplest Online Image Editor ᐉ Crello ➤ Create your own designs ✓ Post ✓ Cover ✓ Animations ☝ Use the best online design software ⏩ It’s easy and free!
Artify
I personally like the illustration of Artify. Once in a while, It does not respond. However, It is now working. I should also mention that attribution is required.
A web based design editor packed with a library of design assets and thousands of ready to use templates
Access a massive library of exclusive design elements & stock media right in the editor: icons, fonts, abstract shapes, vectors, 3D elements, editorial compositions & more
Design AI
Design AI is another Canva alternative platform that has speech and video maker features.
Designs.ai – Creative work done effortlessly
Collection of A.I powered tools under one roof to help with your creative needs – Designs.ai
Free Design Resources Part III – Prototyping and Graphic Editing Tools
Figma
Figma is awesome. It is a sketch alternative. Moreover, It is boosted by Web-Assembly technology that makes possible to do these stuff on your browser. It is great for teams and freelancers. It also allows you to graphically edit React components. In this way, Framer is a unique design tool.
Figma: the collaborative interface design tool.
Build better products as a team. Design, prototype, and gather feedback all in one place with Figma.
Penpot
Penpot is an open-source free prototyping and design tool that is currently at alpha stage.
Penpot | Design Freedom for Teams
The open-source solution for design and prototyping
Framer
Framer stands out with its mobile and interaction prototype development. It has web version as long as MacOS versions. React developers may know Framer Motion library which is the product of Framer.
The prototyping tool for teams | Framer
It’s interactive design made simple—no code required, browser-based, and free for everyone. Realistic prototypes in half the time.
Lunacy
Lunacy is a desktop software created by Icons8. Because of the creator company, it has built-in assets. Currently only available for Windows.
Free Graphic Design Software
Lunacy is a native Windows app that opens, edits, and stores .sketch files. And it’s completely free.
Spline
One of the best tools of 2020. Spline allows you to create 3D geometry. Moreover, It has Linux support.
Spline – Design tool for 3D web experiences
Create web-based 3D experiences
Free Design Resources IV – Design System Tools
Toolabs Design System
Toolabs is a very intuitive tools that allows you to create your design system and export it with various formats such as CSS, JSON etc.. Also, It creates a web page for your design system that you can access and share it easily.
Toolabs Design System Manager
Toolabs is a web based #tokens and #components driven Design, Prototype, Document and Development Platform
Frontify
Frontify actually is more than a design system tool. It is a complete brand design suite. It has a free plan for freelancers. You can create your design guideline and design system. Frontify also allows you to create a web page in order to access and share your guideline. Moreover, you can develop and design a user-interface component and share the code easily. A sample guideline page can be seen below:
The All-In-One Brand Management Software
Create brand consistency by centralizing digital assets, brand guidelines & UI patterns. Increase efficiency with web-based collaboration. Try it for free.
Diez
Tokens are great when the case is design. Diez is a tool that is specialized in creating design tokens.
Diez — The Design Token Framework
Diez radically reduces the cost of delivering a consistent visual identity across your company’s apps & websites.
ZeroHeight
You can create your design guidelines with Zeroheight and make it single source of truth. Because it includes both design and code assets, communication with designers and developers becomes less problematic.
zeroheight · document your design systems, together
Create beautiful design system documentation collaboratively with zeroheight
Free Design Resources V – Miscellaneous
Design Lobby
It is nice looking asset manager. You can deploy your design assets such as typefaces, icons, images and colors. Currently in a beta phase.
Home
Keep your design assets with you all the time, Design Lobby helps you manage images, icons, fonts and colors. Built for high-performance design teams and freelancers
Squoosh
Squoosh is a one page web app that is the easiest way to compress images. As we know, Google stated that fast opening is an important factor when ranking websites. Therefore, image compression is a must for websites that is aiming to rank higher. Considering the situation, Squoosh is an important free design resource.
Squoosh
Compress and compare images with different codecs, right in your browser
Scrollbar Designer
Design your page’s scrollbar. It should be also noted that it doesn’t work on Firefox. You can accomplish it via JavaScript.
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