{"id":19873,"date":"2014-12-22T06:20:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=19873"},"modified":"2024-04-01T01:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:05:02","slug":"the-top-100-design-news-links-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/the-top-100-design-news-links-in-2014","title":{"rendered":"The Top 100 Design News Links in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout 2014, I posted a weekly set of interesting design-related links from around the web. As we close out the year, I wanted to take a look back at some of the best resources from these posts. From great responsive web design tools to silly GIF utilities, here are our top 100 design news links from 2014. Enjoy, and be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you&#8217;d add to the list.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_Apps_Collaboration_Tools\"><\/span>Design Apps &amp; Collaboration Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Asana_Desktop_Tablet_Mobile_Apps\"><\/span>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.asana.com\/2014\/07\/ios7\/\">Asana Desktop, Tablet &amp; Mobile Apps<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAsana is a super helpful project and team collaboration tool. They added great iOS apps to their platform in the fall of 2014.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Zeplin\"><\/span>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/zeplin.io\">Zeplin<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA new collaboration app for UI designer and front-end developers.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010029\/designnews-zeplin.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Apple_TestFlight\"><\/span>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/testflight\/id899247664?mt=8\">Apple TestFlight<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nTestFlight is a new free app that allows app developers to invite you to beta test their apps on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Once you join a developer&acirc;&euro;&trade;s beta test through email invitation, TestFlight makes it easy to install and update new beta versions as they become available.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_PageLayers\"><\/span>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/pagelayers.com\">PageLayers<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn awesome website screenshot app for Mac OSX that converts web pages into PS files with separate layers for all page elements.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Affinity_Design\"><\/span>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/\">Affinity Design<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAfter 4 years in the making, this vector art creation software has just launched! It&acirc;&euro;&trade;s only $39 and available in the App Store.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010033\/designnews-affinitydesigner.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Mitya_App\"><\/span>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitya-app.com\">Mitya App<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA new interaction prototype tool, available for $99.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Team_Reporter\"><\/span>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamreporterapp.com\">Team Reporter<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nCut down the amount of meetings with this team update too.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_LayUp\"><\/span>8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.subtraction.com\/2014\/10\/08\/layup-a-new-app-for-ipad\/\">LayUp<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nLayUp is a collaborative project between Khoi Vinh and Adobe. It&acirc;&euro;&trade;s a new iPad app that plans to turbo-charge the brainstorming phase of the design process (and will play nicely with Adobe&acirc;&euro;&trade;s marquee apps, too).\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_HR_Mac_App\"><\/span>9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrmacapp.com\">HR Mac App<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDownload a free app that will help you track time spent on individual tasks and freelance projects.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010036\/designnews-hr.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Sketch_to_App_Store\"><\/span>10. <a href=\"http:\/\/sketchtoappstore.com\">Sketch to App Store<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nGenerate images ready for the App Store directly from Sketch. You&acirc;&euro;&trade;ll save a ton of time with this tool, which exports images for all iPhone sizes.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Icon_Resources\"><\/span>Icon Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Animate_SVG_Icons\"><\/span>11. <a href=\"http:\/\/codyhouse.co\/gem\/animate-svg-icons-with-css-and-snap\/\">Animate SVG Icons<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDownload the kit and learn how to animate SVG icons with CSS and Snap on CodyHouse.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Make_App_Icon\"><\/span>12. <a href=\"http:\/\/makeappicon.com\/\">Make App Icon<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDrop your design file in the on-page toaster drop zone, and this convenient service will generate all of the app icon sizes you&acirc;&euro;&trade;ll need for your app!\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Anicorns\"><\/span>13. <a href=\"http:\/\/aniconslibrary.com\">Anicorns<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA library of animated icons by Sebas and Clim.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010040\/designnews-anicons.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Bootstrap_Icon\"><\/span>14. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootstrapicons.com\">Bootstrap Icon<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA cheat sheet of all existing Bootstrap icons.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_Marka\"><\/span>15. <a href=\"http:\/\/fian.my.id\/marka\/\">Marka<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA collection of beautiful icon transformations, Marka can make your transitions between icons and shapes in code look amazing.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_iOS7_Icon_Template\"><\/span>16. <a href=\"www.iosicontemplate.com\">iOS7 Icon Template<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nEverything you need to design iOS7 app icons.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_Iconogen\"><\/span>17. <a href=\"http:\/\/iconogen.com\">Iconogen<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nEasily generate all of the nice site add-ons like Faceicons, Windows tiles, Apple Touch icons and iOS icons too.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_Map_Glyphs\"><\/span>18. <a href=\"http:\/\/mapglyphs.com\">Map Glyphs<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nThis is the ultimate css map font, which contains 301 scaleable vector map icons of the world, continents, globes, countries and states in a single font.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010044\/designnews-mapglyphs.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_Ramotion_Realistic_iOS_App_Icons\"><\/span>19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/gallery\/19056227\/Realistic-iOS-App-Icons\">Ramotion Realistic iOS App Icons<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nBrowser an inspiring collection of realistic app icons made by the folks of Ramotion. This is a great rebuttal to the current flat design trend.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_IcoMelon\"><\/span>20. <a href=\"http:\/\/iconmelon.com\">IcoMelon<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA modern svg icons library for the web.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_Community_Platforms\"><\/span>Design Community Platforms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"21_OpenDesign\"><\/span>21. <a href=\"http:\/\/opendesign.io\">OpenDesign<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn initiative to get more designers involved in the open-source movement.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"22_Dribbble_Meetups\"><\/span>22. <a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/meetups\">Dribbble Meetups<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDribbble has created a section on their site to manage the ever-growing number of global meetups. If you want to host your own meetup, there&acirc;&euro;&trade;s a form for that too.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"23_Mix_by_FiftyThree\"><\/span>23. <a href=\"https:\/\/mix.fiftythree.com\/\">Mix by FiftyThree<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA new platform from the makers of the Paper app, that encourages users to create new visual work, learn together, and practice with templates. The community site has the following sections to dig into: Learn, Sketch, Play, Write, Design and Think.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010047\/designnews-mix.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"24_Skillpocket\"><\/span>24. <a href=\"https:\/\/skillpocket.com\">Skillpocket<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nGet one-on-one advice from expert professionals in your field. App available for iPhone.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"25_DesignedIn\"><\/span>25. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/varshabi\/designedin-a-solution-to-unemployment-and-student\">DesignedIn<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDesignedIn is an exclusive community platform where design students, alumni, faculty and employers come together to learn, teach and work on real-world projects in an effort to place students into jobs after college. It reached its goal on Kickstarter, so expect the platform to ship in the near future!\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"26_Faluta\"><\/span>26. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faluta.com\">Faluta<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nTrade billable hours with other creative professionals who have skills that compliment your freelance projects. Join a community where you can pay other creators and get paid.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"27_Ocean\"><\/span>27. <a href=\"http:\/\/ocean.ink\">Ocean<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nJoin a community of designers who are sharing real feedback on each other&acirc;&euro;&trade;s design projects.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"28_The_Meetup_Guide\"><\/span>28. <a href=\"http:\/\/cieradesign.com\/the-meetup-guide\">The Meetup Guide<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nCrafted with care by designer Ciera Holtzenhal (a member of the Creative Market community), The Meetup Guide is the quintessential, affordable bundle resource that contains documentation and assets that&acirc;&euro;&trade;ll help you create, plan and host a local event series.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010051\/designnews-themeetupguide.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"29_CMX_Summit\"><\/span>29. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmxsummit.com\">CMX Summit<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA new summit series that explores the business value of community building. This one&acirc;&euro;&trade;s for all the community champions out there!\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"30_Start-up_Genome\"><\/span>30. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startupgenome.co\/\">Start-up Genome<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nExplore the start-up community where you live.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"User_Experience_Best_Practices\"><\/span>User Experience Best Practices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"31_UX_Companion\"><\/span>31. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uxcompanion.com\">UX Companion<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA handy glossary of user experience theories, tools and principles &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; all in a tidy little iOS App. Download in the App Store.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"32_BUX\"><\/span>32. <a href=\"http:\/\/abetteruserexperience.com\/ux-directory\/\">BUX<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA directory of better user experience tools.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"33_UX_Design_Weekly\"><\/span>33. <a href=\"http:\/\/uxdesignweekly.com\">UX Design Weekly<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nSubscribe to this email newsletter that hand picks a list of the best user experience design links for you each week.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010054\/designnews-uxdesignweekly.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"34_UX_Kits_aE%E2%80%9D_5_Lessons_Learned\"><\/span>34. <a href=\"http:\/\/uxkits.com\/blogs\/blog\/11253625-5-lessons-learned-from-starting-a-creative-assets-business\">UX Kits &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; 5 Lessons Learned<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nRead a nice blog post from CM shop owner UX Kits about how they crafted their strategy for selling digital assets.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"35_UXPin\"><\/span>35. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uxpin.com\">UXPin<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn app that makes designing quick and easy through wireframe and modules.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"36_Job_Stories\"><\/span>36. <a href=\"http:\/\/insideintercom.io\/using-job-stories-design-features-ui-ux\/\">Job Stories<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nExplore a refined process to replace Personas and User Stories when conceptualizing digital work.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"37_User_Onboarding\"><\/span>37. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.useronboard.com\/onboarding-teardowns\/\">User Onboarding<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nLearn the flows for how popular web apps onboard new users. Explore first-time UX teardowns of apps like Inbox by Gmail, Yo, Asana iOS, Basecamp and many more.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010058\/designnews-useronboarding.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"38_Design_Details_Podcast\"><\/span>38. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.brianlovin.com\/the-design-details-podcast\/\">Design Details Podcast<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nStarting in January 2015, each show will be a 30-60 minute conversation with design leaders in the community.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"39_Six_UX\"><\/span>39. <a href=\"http:\/\/sixux.com\/\">Six UX<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA collection of awesome six second transitions and animations found within apps.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"40_UX_is_not_UI\"><\/span>40. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helloerik.com\/ux-is-not-ui\">UX is not UI<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nErik Flowers posted an article two years ago about how UX is not UI. He had numerous request for a single page, 2-column comparison document of UX vs. UI.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iOS_Resources\"><\/span>iOS Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"41_TeehanLax_iOS8_GUI_PSD\"><\/span>41. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teehanlax.com\/tools\/iphone\/\">Teehan+Lax iOS8 GUI PSD<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nTeehan+Lax are back with their latest free PSD download that contains all of the GUI elements found in the public release of iOS 8.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"42_Prott\"><\/span>42. <a href=\"https:\/\/prottapp.com\/en\/\">Prott<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nRapid prototyping for iOS. Capture an idea, add animation, sync multiple screens in realtime and preview your work in progress with others! Available in the App Store.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010101\/designnews-prott.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Prott\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"43_iOS_Human_Interface_Guidelines\"><\/span>43. <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/ios-human-interface-guidelines\/id877942287?mt=11\">iOS Human Interface Guidelines<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAvailable in the iTunes store, grab this free iBook and learn how to create superlative user experiences that are founded on Apple&acirc;&euro;&trade;s design principles and guidelines.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"44_iOS_Design_Guidelines\"><\/span>44. <a href=\"http:\/\/iosdesign.ivomynttinen.com\">iOS Design Guidelines<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nExplore extensive guidelines created to facilitate iOS design by Ivo Mynttinen.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"45_Capptivate\"><\/span>45. <a href=\"http:\/\/capptivate.co\">Capptivate<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA beautiful iOS UI animation library.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"46_DesignCodeio\"><\/span>46. <a href=\"http:\/\/designcode.io\">DesignCode.io<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nLearn iOS design and Xcode at the same time. Build a news reader app from Sketch to the App Store.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"47_RetinizeIt\"><\/span>47. <a href=\"http:\/\/retinize.it\">Retinize.It<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nThe best Photoshop action out there that helps designers prepare assets for iOS or optimize them for retina-display websites.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010105\/designnews-retinizeit.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Retinize\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"48_iOS_UI_Kit_Actions_for_Photoshop\"><\/span>48. <a href=\"http:\/\/jeremypaul.me\/lab\/iosuikit\/\">iOS UI Kit Actions for Photoshop<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nJ&Atilde;&copy;r&Atilde;&copy;my Paul has created a fancy set of actions that lets you create entire interfaces in just a few clicks in Photoshop. He included tons of options for iPhone 4, 5, and 6, and an exhaustive user manual to boot.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"49_Execute_iOS\"><\/span>49. <a href=\"http:\/\/executeios.com\">Execute iOS<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nGet educated about what it takes to develop iOS apps by Josh Long and Sam Soffes.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"50_iOS_Goodies\"><\/span>50. <a href=\"http:\/\/ios-goodies.com\">iOS Goodies<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA massive archive of resources specifically collected about iOS. Plus, it&acirc;&euro;&trade;s updated weekly!\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"User_Inteface_Resources\"><\/span>User Inteface Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"51_uilang\"><\/span>51. <a href=\"http:\/\/uilang.com\">uilang<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nHave a look at a minimal, ui-focused programming language for web designers. Simple insert uilang.js in your page to build interfaces such as popovers, tabs, galleries, overlays and more. No programming experience is required. By Benjamin De Cock.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010109\/designnews-uilang.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"52_UI_Origins\"><\/span>52. <a href=\"https:\/\/readymag.com\/16153\/\">UI Origins<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA nice little round-up of origin stories of common UI elements.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"53_Web_UI_Design_Best_Practices\"><\/span>53. <a href=\"http:\/\/uxpin.com\/web-ui-design-best-practices.html\">Web UI Design Best Practices<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nFull of examples and analysis of best practices by 33 tech companies, this eBook shares valuable insights into great UI design practices by the experts.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"54_iOS_8_UI_Kit_for_Sketch\"><\/span>54. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rafaelconde\/ios8-ui-kit\">iOS 8 UI Kit for Sketch<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nExplore a generous portion of UI elements created by&acirc;&euro;&rdquo;from the starting point of the popular Teehan+Lax iOS resources &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; repurposed and extended just for users of Sketch.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010113\/designnews-iossketch.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"55_Web_UI_Design_Patterns\"><\/span>55. <a href=\"http:\/\/uxpin.com\/web-design-patterns.html\">Web UI Design Patterns<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDig into this free ebook by UXPin that explores trends and best practices of user interface design patterns in 2014.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"56_TabPatterns\"><\/span>56. <a href=\"http:\/\/tabpatterns.com\">TabPatterns<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA collection of UI design patterns found in Tablet experiences.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"57_The_Origin_of_the_Hamburger_Menu\"><\/span>57. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.evernote.com\/shard\/s207\/sh\/022f2237-4b4f-4096-87f2-053acd228c2d\/ede2672bc3f39a1b0232f84e01ca0a83\">The Origin of the Hamburger Menu<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nEver wonder where the Hamburger Menu came from? Dig into this Evernote conversation between Norm Cox and Geoff Alday to have a look at the history of this modern UI element of controversy. Yep, it goes all the way back to 1981.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"58_How_Now_Web_Cow\"><\/span>58. <a href=\"http:\/\/hownowwebcow.com\">How Now Web Cow<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn upcoming tutorial site that plans to offer lessons about building websites and interactive UI design projects, produced by Noah Stokes of Bold.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010116\/community-update-hownow.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"59_PS_Actions_for_iOS_Design\"><\/span>59. <a href=\"http:\/\/drbl.in\/knQR\">PS Actions for iOS Design<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA PS action set to quickly build iOS UI.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"60_Bootstrap_3_Vector_UI_Kit\"><\/span>60. <a href=\"http:\/\/bootstrapuikit.com\/\">Bootstrap 3 Vector UI Kit<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA free collection of all the Twitter Bootstrap 3 UI controls.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gifs_Gifs_Gifs\"><\/span>Gifs! Gifs! Gifs!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"61_YixIo\"><\/span>61. <a href=\"http:\/\/yix.io\/\">Yix.Io<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA new animated gif group competition app called Yix that you&#8217;ll love playing with your friends.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"62_Gif_Pop\"><\/span>62. <a href=\"http:\/\/gifpop.io\">Gif Pop!<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nMake custom physical gif cards through the lenticular printing process.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"63_Generate_Gif\"><\/span>63. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/NathanRutzky\/Generate-GIF\">Generate Gif<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDo you love Sketch App and animated gifs? Well, now you can combine the two with this nifty plugin, that empowers you to generate animated gifs from a sequence of art boards in Sketch.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010120\/designnews-sketchgifs.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"64_JIFGIF\"><\/span>64. <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/p\/af8673796c44\">JIF\/GIF<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA modest proposal by Andy Baio in which he attempts to define &acirc;&euro;&tilde;JIF&acirc;&euro;&trade; as the format and &acirc;&euro;&tilde;GIF&acirc;&euro;&trade; as the culture.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"65_Giffer_App\"><\/span>65. <a href=\"http:\/\/gifferapp.com\">Giffer App<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nWhatever kind of animated gifs you like, now you can quickly and easily create or collect them on the go with this awesome iPhone app.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"66_GIF_Brewery\"><\/span>66. <a href=\"http:\/\/gifbrewery.com\">GIF Brewery<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDesigned and offered exclusively for Mac OS X, GIF Brewery lets users convert brief clips from video files into GIFs and offers a ton of editing controls too! Now you can start GIF&acirc;&euro;&trade;ing away at work.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"67_PopKey\"><\/span>67. <a href=\"http:\/\/popkey.co\">PopKey<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nIt&acirc;&euro;&trade;s hard not find this funny. PopKey is planned to be the world&acirc;&euro;&trade;s fist animated GIF keyboard. Who needs talking when you can communicate with an animated clips from your favorite movies?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010124\/designnews-popkey.jpg.webp\" alt=\"PopKey\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"68_GifWit\"><\/span>68. <a href=\"http:\/\/gifwit.com\">GifWit<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nOrganize and search your favorite gifs on the internet, and paste them directly into your preferred apps to share them quickly!\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"69_GifDeck\"><\/span>69. <a href=\"http:\/\/gifdeck.in\/\">GifDeck<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nConvert your SlideShare Decks into wonderful animated gifs.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"70_Recordit\"><\/span>70. <a href=\"http:\/\/recordit.co\">Recordit<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA free Mac app that helps with screencasting. Includes gif support too!\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Color_Tools\"><\/span>Color Tools<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"71_Adaptive_Backgrounds\"><\/span>71. <a href=\"http:\/\/briangonzalez.github.io\/jquery.adaptive-backgrounds.js\/\">Adaptive Backgrounds<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA nifty jquery tool that pulls the dominant color from an image to display it as a background element on a web page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010127\/designnews-adaptivebg.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"72_Color_Explorer\"><\/span>72. <a href=\"http:\/\/colorexplorer.com\">Color Explorer<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA variety of free tools for working with color.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"73_Flat_UI_Color_Picker\"><\/span>73. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flatuicolorpicker.com\">Flat UI Color Picker<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nExplore curated hex color codes by hue collections for flat-based UI design work.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"74_Skala_Color\"><\/span>74. <a href=\"http:\/\/bjango.com\/mac\/skalacolor\/\">Skala Color<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn extraordinary Mac-based color picker app for designers and developers.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"75_The_Days_Color\"><\/span>75. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedayscolor.com\">The Day&#8217;s Color<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nEnjoy a color digest blog that presents a fresh palette every day of the week. Each palette offers 7 colors &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; 5 primary hues on top of 2 background colors.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"76_Colorful_CSS_Gradient_Generator\"><\/span>76. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webcore-it.com\/colorful-background\/\">Colorful CSS Gradient Generator<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nCreate beautifully blended css hues with this handy generator.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010131\/designnews-cssgradients.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"77_CMYK_Playing_Cards\"><\/span>77. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designfaves.com\/2014\/03\/clever-cmyk-playing-cards-print-designers\">CMYK Playing Cards<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA very cool concept that uses playing cards to show the tiers of opacity of primary paint colors.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"78_The_Colors_of_Motion\"><\/span>78. <a href=\"http:\/\/thecolorsofmotion.com\/films\">The Colors of Motion<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nBrowse color palettes created by using an algorythm that compiles the most commonly used hues found in scenes from popular films.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"79_Prisma\"><\/span>79. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codeadventure.com\/prisma\">Prisma<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nSynchronize colors between all your Photoshop design with this handy plugin.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010134\/community-update-prisma.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"80_Brand_Colors\"><\/span>80. <a href=\"http:\/\/brandcolors.net\">Brand Colors<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nNot sure what the hex color is of a particular brand that you&#8217;re using in your project? Have a look at this archive to find hues for many popular brands.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Responsive_Resources\"><\/span>Responsive Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"81_Macaw\"><\/span>81. <a href=\"http:\/\/macaw.co\">Macaw<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nThe premier responsive web design tool launched this year, and updated to new versions with more features too!\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"82_Skala_Preview\"><\/span>82. <a href=\"http:\/\/bjango.com\/mac\/skalapreview\/\">Skala Preview<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA tool by Bjango that helps designers ship responsive projects across desktop and mobile.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"83_Responsive_Web_Design_Podcast\"><\/span>83. <a href=\"http:\/\/responsivewebdesign.com\/podcast\/\">Responsive Web Design Podcast<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA brand new podcast launched this year, co-hosted by Karen McGrane and Ethan Marcotte. In each episode, the hosts interview people who make responsive redesign projects happen.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"84_Duo\"><\/span>84. <a href=\"http:\/\/helloduo.com\/\">Duo<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA responsive web dual-panel browser app that helps designers see multiple viewports while creating responsive design work.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010138\/designnews-duo.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"85_Responsive_Email_Patterns\"><\/span>85. <a href=\"http:\/\/responsiveemailpatterns.com\">Responsive Email Patterns<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA collection of patterns and modules for building excellent responsive emails.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"86_RQRWD\"><\/span>86. <a href=\"http:\/\/rqrwd.com\/\">RQRWD<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn essential Percentage to Pixels (and vice versa) tool for planning responsive web design.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"87_Lemonade\"><\/span>87. <a href=\"http:\/\/lemonade.im\">Lemonade<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;re in need of a responsive grid system, then try Lemonade &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; a customizable grid made with SASS.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010142\/designnews-lemonade.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"88_Liquidapsive\"><\/span>88. <a href=\"http:\/\/liquidapsive.com\">Liquidapsive<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA small education site that visually demonstrates the differences between static, responsive, adaptive and liquid website formats.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"89_Foundation_5\"><\/span>89. <a href=\"http:\/\/foundation.zurb.com\">Foundation 5<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nZurb launched it&#8217;s 5th edition of their popular responsive framework.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"90_Responsive_Comments\"><\/span>90. <a href=\"http:\/\/responsivecomments.com\">Responsive Comments<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA client-side responsive solution for conditional loading of comments.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Font_Resources\"><\/span>Font Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"91_Font_Face_Ninja\"><\/span>91. <a href=\"http:\/\/fontface.ninja\">Font Face Ninja<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nDiscover what web fonts are being used across your favorite websites with this handy tool. It&#8217;s free, and comes as a bookmarklet, Chrome extension or Safari extension.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2014\/12\/01010145\/designnews-fontfaceninja.jpg.webp\" alt=\"screenshot\" width=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14943\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"92_Typecase\"><\/span>92. <a href=\"http:\/\/typecast.com\">Typecase<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nSelect the fonts of your choice, and render a live type specimen test sheet in html for your web project.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"93_Typio\"><\/span>93. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.typ.io\/\">Typ.io<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nScrenshots of fonts used in visual examples, and links to purchase them.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"94_iOS_Fonts\"><\/span>94. <a href=\"http:\/\/iosfonts.com\">iOS Fonts<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nBrowse and tes drive all font options available for use in iOS projects according to device and OS version compatibility.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"95_FontShop_WebFonter\"><\/span>95. <a href=\"http:\/\/webfonter.fontshop.com\">FontShop WebFonter<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA new tool by FontShop that lets users test fonts right on their website.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"96_Typewolf\"><\/span>96. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.typewolf.com\">Typewolf<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA curated collection of font usage examples found in modern web design.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"97_Handmade_Font\"><\/span>97. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.handmadefont.com\">Handmade Font<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nAn incredible font store full of unique, photographic-based 3D display lettering assets for sale.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"98_Brick\"><\/span>98. <a href=\"http:\/\/brick.im\/\">Brick<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nExplore a selective catalog of web fonts that render well in the browser.\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"99_OpenType_Cookbook\"><\/span>99. <a href=\"http:\/\/opentypecookbook.com\">OpenType Cookbook<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\nA personal project that Tal Leming has created based on experiences of developing OpenType features back in 2003. 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