Things I keep going back to
An evolving list of resources, references and materials I use and refer to during different stages in my design process.
Design Strategy & Research
Tools & Frameworks
- IBM Enterprise Design Thinking toolkitGuided activities for aligning teams around design thinkingibm.com
- The Business Model CanvasA one-page template for mapping a business model, by Strategyzerstrategyzer.com
- The Value Proposition CanvasMap what customers need against what you offer, by Strategyzerstrategyzer.com
The process
- Don't trust the (design) processWhy rigid process makes for worse products, by Jenny Wenjennywen.substack.com
- The Product Design Resources LibraryTools, articles, books and plugins, updated daily, by Adham Dannawayadhamdannaway.com
Research
- 3 Clever Tips for Anyone Doing Usability TestingPractical lessons from running usability sessions, by G. L.blog.prototypr.io
- Concept validation: The perfect UX Research midway methodTesting concepts between discovery and design, by G. L.uxdesign.cc
- UX Researchers: Everyday shifts to adopt a designer-first approachHabits for research that works alongside design, by G. L.blog.prototypr.io
Craft
- Consumer Aesthetics Research InstituteA searchable index of consumer aestheticscari.institute
- Bendito MockupPSD mockups for branding, packaging and printbenditomockup.com
Design Engineering
- Motion PrimitivesA UI kit for animated interfaces, by Ibelickmotion-primitives.com
- ThreeUIThree.js components, templates and shadersthreeui.com
- Codrops HubExplorations in code and design from the creative webtympanus.net
- getdesign.mdDESIGN.md files for AI coding agents, by VoltAgentgetdesign.md
- Design engineering notesLiving notes on the design engineering discipline, by floguofloguo.com
- DESIGN.md LibraryDesign systems documented in Markdown for AI agentsdesignmd.app
- Fancy ComponentsOpen-source React components and microinteractions, by Daniel Pethofancycomponents.dev
- BenchoLive UI blocks to press, drag and retune in the pagebencho.dev
- UI by HalaskaA UI kit for AI productsui.halaska.com
- InspoA curated archive of production sites, served to AI agents, by Youssef & Hassaninspomcp.dev
Inspiration
- RecentCurated design inspirationrecent.design
- CosmosVisual search and inspiration for creative teamscosmos.so
- Brand GuidelinesA showcase of brand guideline documents, by 1042 Studiobrandguidelines.net
- Posts.designBrand social posts, collected for referenceposts.design
- LogosystemA gallery of logos, wordmarks and animated markslogosystem.co
- Before.clickApp Store screenshot design inspirationbefore.click
- MobbinScreens and flows from real iOS and Android appsmobbin.com