Photo by Tony Schnagl

The field of digital design is developing. It is now possible to aim for a relatively long design life for the things we make, thanks to best practices that have been established and the development of design systems. To extend the shelf life of a product, we need timeless design resources on which we can rely entirely on all our needs.

Over the years, I have spent a lot of time researching the best design resources, which would help me save time and improve the quality of my design projects. So here are some of the most popular and valuable tools for all designers. I hope this will help you explore new ways of designing and make your workflow faster.

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Inspiration

1. Behance

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If you are a new designer or haven’t found the time to design your website portfolio, I recommend using Behance to share your work. Even today, I use Behance to showcase my portfolio. Behance has all the momentum right now, and from big corporations to small startups, everybody refers to Behance profiles before hiring designers. It is full of opportunities and will have a long time.

2. Dribbble

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Dribbble has some of the most talented and creative designers and design agency teams who share high-quality projects so that you can take a lot of inspiration from them. It is also a fantastic place to find clients through your work, so include your contact details in your profile if you haven’t yet started sharing your work on Dribbble.

3. Httpster

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Httpster is a website that showcases completely awesome websites created by people from around the world. You will find this website inspirational and educational if you are a UI/UX designer. This website shares some of the best website designs every month.

Stock Images

4. Adobe Stock

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Adobe Stock might be the most obvious here, but it’s also the best one, in my opinion. It includes hundreds of thousands of images and offers a variety of stocks like illustrations, videos, audio, fonts, etc. If you are struggling with keeping up with your deadlines, this website will help you because I know it has made my life easier.

5. Unsplash

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Unsplash is another fantastic website with an extensive library of all design sources, and it is free. Although it might take a bit longer to find the desired images or illustrations, it helped me initially as I was just a broke student who needed to save some time.

Mockups

6. Mockup World

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Many clean and free photo-realistic mockups are available on Mockup World. It includes paper mockups, packaging mockups, posters, billboards mockups, iPhones, and much more. If you don’t have much time to make your mockup, the Mockup World has a fantastic set of mockups that goes from every type of clothing to electronics.

7. Shots App

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Shots App is a fantastic website that will help you save a lot of energy from trying to find the perfect mockup template or image since you can freely customize every object’s positioning. Its massive library will help your designs stand out, which allows for a better first impression.

Fonts

8. Google Fonts

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Google Fonts offers many well-designed fonts which you can also freely use in your design projects (paid or personal). Fonts are the main thing I used to operate from google fonts, but they also have illustrations, icons, etc. Their extensive library of open-source fonts and icons makes combining expressive types and icons simple.

9. Font Fabric

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If you are looking for high-quality fonts for your subsequent client work, font fabric has been the best at designing stunning fonts. The start prices are 25$.

Service Platforms

10. Etsy

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Etsy is mainly used for physical products, like, clothing, accessories, Craft supplies, and much more. But you can also offer regular services like logo design or finished templates of resumes or flyers since the competition isn’t as big as in standard service offering platforms.

11. Fiverr

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Fiverr is the best place to find clients. You must remember that it is currently overused, so you would have to stand out and do something different if you want to get clients there.

12. Creative Market

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Creative Market is an online marketplace for design elements created by the community of designers. They offer stock photos, WordPress themes, graphics, and other digital products for web designers. You can also open an online shop on this website to sell your digital assets. It can be an excellent source to earn a passive income.

The idea is to make you indispensable at work. Being regarded as indispensable at work implies that your managers rely on you so heavily that, in their opinion, the department’s output would suffer without you. Job security is a significant concern for many workers in today’s workforce. Knowing that so many jobs are being outsourced, downsized, or restructured, makes it impossible to assume that anyone’s work is fully secure. The websites mentioned above will help you build that edge that you want.