Design like a Pro
Inventory of design tools I use.
List of Ingredients
- Internet
Have you ever gone to Dribbble(I didn't get three b's wrong) or Behance and seen a lot of cool designs?
Well most of them are made with prototyping tools such as Figma, InvisionApp among others. And with a lot of other resources such as Photographs, Vectors...
Notice.
I am not being sponsored for any of these services/products 🛑
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Prototyping
Penpot
Price: Free
Developer: Kaleidos
Web Address: https://penpot.app
Twitter | Github | Instagram | Youtube | Producthunt
It is an alternative to InvisionApp, AdobeXD, Figma but unlike these, it is OpenSource allowing anyone to contribute to its source code and documentation.
Details
It is a server application so it has to be deployed with Docker or on Elestio. Although if you don't have the knowledge, it is always recommended to use the instance offered by the penpot team itself as it will always be updated to the latest stable version and with the best practices around security.
Docker images are available for x86_64, ARMv7 and ARMv8 architectures. So you will be able to host it on a Raspberry Pi 2 onwards or on an old machine (_If you are Cuban you will know that there are no obsolete computers 😉).
Personal Comment
If you like it remember to give it Upvote on ProductHunt and/or Star on Github. They even shared a design I made on their Instagram account. A design of yours might come out as well. Join #MadeWithPenpot.
Photographs
Unsplash
Price: Free
Developer: Unsplash Team
Web Address: https://unsplash.com
Twitter | Instagram
Unsplash is the number one site (according to me) for getting professional quality photos at no cost.
Details
With over three million hand-selected photos you can be sure you're going to get the photo you want.
And best of all, it's really free. Under the Unsplash License it allows you to use it in any creative work, of course attributing the work to the photographer and Unsplash.
For developers an API is offered for easier access to the images and allowing the creation of Applications and Plugins.
Most of the images used in my blog use the resources of this site.
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