Have you ever wondered where designers find resources for their work? Here’s a list of major websites where you can find .psd files, UI elements, mockups, and much more. The best part? They're all free and available to every designer.
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1. Fribbble
Icons for your website, iPhone mockups, or PSD elements for landing pages—you’ll find all of that on Fribbble.
2. Behance project template
Many go through seven circles of hell before uploading a project to Behance. Check out this helpful article and download the necessary backgrounds to present your work beautifully.
3. psddd.co
Another major site offering .PSD mockups.
4. COLOURlovers
Struggling to find the perfect color combination for a new project? Use this great tool to help!
5. CG textures
Free stock images are always worth their weight in gold.
6. Subtle Patterns
Over 400 free patterns for your next projects are already available on Subtle.
7. Webydo
An interesting startup that allows you to create a website without any coding skills!
8. GuideGuide
All kinds of grids and guides.
9. No more banding
Gradients in Photoshop don’t always look perfect. Let’s use this indispensable tool in future projects ;)
10. Gridzzly
A great tool for creating your own custom sketch and grid paper templates.
11. Makeappicon
A powerful tool for generating iOS and Android app icons from any graphic file.
12. Perfect Effects 3
A resource made specifically for photographers. Perfect Effects 3 gives professionals a quick way to apply popular effects to their photos.
13. Cut & Slice
A great tool for working with layers across different platforms.
14. Layrs Control 2
An extension for Photoshop that includes seven useful scripts.
15. Hexy
Sometimes it's tricky to grab hex color values in Photoshop. This tool makes it much easier.
16. WhatTheFont!
A massive font database for designers.
17. Typewolf
Shows fonts in real-time that are currently being used on websites.
18. Size Marks
Size Marks is a great script for Photoshop.
19. Velositey Version 2
A plugin that lets you draw web designs in Photoshop in just a few clicks.
20. FontAwesomePS
The legendary FontAwesome—right inside your Photoshop!
