10 Resources Which Designers Can’t Afford to Miss: September Edition

Posted by David Watson . on September 4, 2014

Attention guys! Stop scratching your head and looking in nooks and corners for better designer resources. Come September and we bring to you a bag full of new design and development resources. These include new frameworks, web apps, amazing fonts, JavaScript resources, icons, productivity apps, and pattern libraries. Most of them are free while others are priced cost-effectively. But one thing is for sure, these are very useful. Have look at 10 applications and resources which you must not miss this September. Read on.

Artz

1. Artz

Keen to explore a new and edgy font type? Try Artz. Erik Spiekermann had designed this wood type font cut for his own studio but presently it is showcased at the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum. Its digital version is up for sale. Go grab it now!

Liberio

Liberio

Now create ebooks directly from your Google Drive. This app keeps all the features of Google Drive intact, while rendering ebooks ready to be published on iBooks, Amazon, Google Play Books and more). And it’s easy as 1…2…3… Just add text to your Google Doc file and import it to Liberio. You are good to go!

SmallPDF

SmallPDF

Pissed off with PDFs? SmallPDF is a file compression application that helps you in reducing the size of PDF files. Besides, it lets you convert files into PDFs, splitting PDFs and merging them. An end-to-end solution for your PDF woes.

Webhook

Webhook

This application lets you create a customized CMS for your site. No more databases or hosting to manage. What’s more? There’s a free trial available for 14 days. Currently, it is available in beta version.

Twibble

Twibble

Tweeting your RSS Feed content has now become easier. Simply add your feed to Twibble, and schedule a post. Your post will be published as per set schedule. Moreover, you get amazing imagery to go with your Twitter updates.

Pomotodo

Pomotodo

An app which brings the best of both Pomodoro Technique and GTD together, Pomotodo lets you work effectively and with more precision. And the best part is, it works wonders across all platforms (Android, iOS and Web). If you haven’t given Promodoro a shot yet, you must do so right away!

Wunderlist 3

Wunderlist 3

It is the biggest and most feature-rich update of Wunderlist till date. It now offers 60+ new improvements including a fresh design, real-time sync and public lists.

Pagekit

Pagekit

Pagekit is a fresh take on content management systems. It lets you create and share content instantly and is equipped with astounding features like widgets, markdown editor, responsive design, media manager, users and permissions management and a lot more.

Yeo + Lab

Yeo  Lab

Based on Brad Frost’s Atomic Design methodologies, this Yeoman generator for Pattern Lab lets you generate static sites. You can set up a new Pattern Lab site using this app and can include front-end dependencies and optional workflow enhancements.

Please.js

Please js

Finally, we have a random color generator which ditches old colors. Please.js generates aesthetically pleasing colours which can make your site alluring. Moreover, you can generate random colours on basis of other colours.

So what are you waiting for? List down your requirements and go out there to grab the latest resources which best-suit them. Until then, watch out this space. We will be back with another update of resources soon!

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