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bit.ly

The missing link to make your Design Systems shineSponsored

The only design platform with native Design Tokens just got even stronger: Penpot now adds Variants to help you manage your design systems.

volumecolor.io

Volume: a 3D OKLCH color palette creator

Build harmonious palettes in a 3D OKLCH space. Explore, create and save harmonious palettes.

sharif.io

The 28 AI tools I wish existed

The models are powerful as is. But where are the tools?

brutalita.com

Brutalita Sans

Brutalita is an experimental font and font editor, edit in your browser and download OTF.

figma.com

Figma rendering: powered by WebGPU

Figma has updated their renderer to use WebGPU, unlocking new performance optimization opportunities.

bit.ly

Client feedback made easy: Say goodbye to confusing design feedbackSponsored

Pastel makes design feedback effortless. Comment directly on live websites, videos, PDFs and images. Use code SIDEBAR50 for 50% off your first month.

promptefy.online

Promptefy

Create detailed video prompts, optionally with image references.

oklch.fyi

OKLCH color picker, generator and converter

Build unique and uniform color palettes. Preview on UI components, export CSS or Tailwind variables, and learn why OKLCH outperforms RGB and HSL.

bit.ly

The feedback tool built for designersSponsored

Pastel turns any design asset into a canvas for feedback: clients click and comment right on the design. No logins, no installs.

figma.com

Figma Make gallery

See what people have been building with Figma's prompt-to-app tool.

figma.com

Figma plugin: Design system component audit

Get a high-level summary of your component library across all pages, and print it on the canvas with a timestamp for versioning.

labs.davidbauer.ch

Priority compass

A simple tool for individuals, teams and organizations to focus your energy on what really matters to you.

tooooools.app

Tooooools.app

Apply lo-fi effects to your images and videos: dithering, halftone, gradients, patterns and more.

iconcraft.app

Create iOS app icon mockups

Preview your app icon on iPhone 16 Pro with iOS 26 home screen layouts and wallpapers.

kigen.design

Color generator

Generate beautiful color palettes for your design system.

figma.com

Figma plugin: Magic Animator

Add motion to your static Figma designs with one click.

buildmytransit.nyc

Build my transit

A web app to design, visualize, and simulate New York City subway systems—to explore what-if scenarios.

figma.com

Figma plugin: AI mesh gradients

48 dark and light gradients for banner backgrounds and more—generated with Midjourney.

colormoods.co

Color moods

Generate pairs of colors based on the amount of stimulation you select.

fliiipbook.com

FliiipBook animation tool

Draw frame-by-frame animations and create GIFs directly in your browser. Simple, fun, and powerful animation tool.