It's all about the tricks of the trade—

‍

COLORS

‍

0 to 255

‍

http://www.0to255.com/

0 to 255 will find you darker and lighter colors based on any color

‍

Coolors.co

‍

https://coolors.co/

Coolors is a really handy tool for instant color scheme generation

‍

‍

Web Gradients

‍

‍

https://webgradients.com/

Beautiful linear web gradients with easy CSS3 crossbrowser code— free for use.

‍

‍

‍

Blend

‍

http://www.colinkeany.com/blend/

Blend any two colors into a seamless gradient

‍

‍

‍

FONTS

‍

‍

Awwwards Free Fonts

‍

https://www.awwwards.com/awwwards/collections/free-fonts/

Free, unique type faces brought to you by one of the most innovative design competitions on the web

‍

‍

‍

Font Pair

‍

https://fontpair.co/

A mastery of typography isn’t for everyone, this tool will pair complimentary fonts together and remove the guesswork

‍

Better Web Type

‍

https://betterwebtype.com/

But if you do decide typography is for you, this free web course will set you up for success

‍

‍

Font Spark

‍

https://fontspark.app/

Need inspiration for a header type face? This random generator will give you a myriad of font options in your phrase of choice.

‍

‍

TOOLS

‍

‍

Invision Studio

‍

https://www.invisionapp.com/studio

Invision Studio is our personal favorite and prototyping tool of choice.

‍

‍

Adobe XD

‍

https://www.adobe.com/products/xd.html

Adobe XD is another free alternative to Sketch built by Adobe.

‍

‍

‍

FUNCTIONALITY

‍

‍

Lists.design

‍

https://www.lists.design/

List.design will generate all sorts of lists for filling in data in user focused designs

‍

‍

‍

UI.names

‍

https://uinames.com/

Generate names, real user avatars, addresses, and more with this handy tool

‍

‍

Instant Logo Search

‍

http://instantlogosearch.com/?

Instant logo search is just what it sounds, search and download thousands of logos instantly

‍

‍

PHOTO

‍

‍

‍

Unsplash

‍

https://unsplash.com/

I’m sure many of you know Unsplash but as a personal favorite of mine, I couldn’t help but add it to the list for those who haven’t fully discovered the power of beautiful imagery in their designs.

‍

‍

‍

ILLUSTRATIONS + ICONS + GRAPHICS

‍

‍

‍

Blob Maker

‍

https://www.blobmaker.app/

Blobmaker will generate fun blob accents that you can customize the size and complexity of. Great when your project needs that little extra something!

‍

‍

‍

Undraw.co

‍

https://undraw.co/

Undraw.co is a an open source illustration generator that allows you customize and export useful graphics!

‍

‍

‍

Looper

‍

http://sureskumar.com/looper/

Looper is a handy Sketch plugin that allows you to create elaborate patterns in an instant!

‍

‍

‍

Flaticon

‍

https://www.flaticon.com/

Free icons. Need I say more?

‍

‍

‍

Humaaans

‍

https://www.humaaans.com/

A free mix & match illustration kit by Sketch

‍

‍

‍

Avataaars

‍

https://avataaars.com/

A free library of spunky avatars you can mix & match to hearts desire!

‍

‍

Bottts

‍

https://bottts.com/

Same!  ...but robots.

‍

‍

‍

The Pattern Library

‍

http://thepatternlibrary.com/

Just an elaborate library of funky patterns free for you to use~

‍

‍

‍

Cool Backgrounds

‍

https://coolbackgrounds.io/

Cool backgrounds will generate those cool backgrounds you never know how those graphic artists come up with

‍

‍

‍

Trianglify

‍

https://trianglify.io/

Customize and generate complex 3 point geometric patterns

‍

‍

‍

‍

PRESENTATION

‍

‍

‍

Rotato

‍

https://rotato.xyz/

At Kaeles, presentation is everything. We believe in showcasing hard work, and rotato’s 3D presentation tool does it best.

‍