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Previously I published my first article about how I started out in tech and the goal I intend to achieve by contributing to the community through articles. I will also use the series tool in hashnode to organize the articles because I will be dealing with other interesting topics. Watch out ☺️
Let's hop in to first article of this series
In this series of FREEBIES article, I have curated and researched about 10 websites for both designers and developers. These websites provides you with necessary resources you need as a techie or a designer. Alot of folks in this tech field find it difficult to locate freebies as an alternative to premium resources especially newbies who are not yet familiar with the system. I've listed five tools for both developers and designers below;
FOR DEVS
- Freestuffs
- Courseclub
- Freecoursesite
- Freecodecamp
- Codementor
FOR DESIGNERS
- Freebiesbug
- UI8
- Ionicon
- UXbooth
- ADPlist
Let's go ahead and put down some details for each resources above
1. Freestuff is a minimal website developed by hilmanski to provide free tools for developers to use, Some of the tools are only available for free for one year. It can also allow other developers upload tools which they find helpful to the page.
It's has article section too where you can find helpful tips and tricks.
📎 Link: freestuff
2. Courseclub contains full and free courses from popular learning applications like pluralsight, LinkedIn, TeamTreeHouse, PHlearn and lots more. You can choose from variety of learning platforms to see full and free courses updated daily.
📎 Link: courseclub
3. Freecoursesite also contains course ranging from different categories like design, personal development, IT & Software, marketing and bunch of different categories of free courses. It will go a long way in providing you with necessary courses that will level you up.
📎 Link: freecoursesite
4. Freecodecamp is a non-profit organization that consists of an interactive learning web platform, an online community forum, chat rooms, online publications and local organisation that intend to make learning web development accessible to anyone. Source: Wikipedia
The fun part is everything there is entirely free. You can take courses like "web development, backend development, Frontend development, ML and many other aspect of tech.
📎 Link: freecodecamp
5. Codementor is an online platform providing instant one-on-one help for software developers by utilizing screen sharing, video and text chat, in order to replicate for users the experience of having a mentor for code reviewing, debugging, and online programming
📎 LinkCodementor
FOR DESIGNERS
6. Freebiesbug is a web design blog showcasing free high-quality design resources like PSD files, HTML website templates, fonts and other cool stuff. The website is well packaged with alot of free resources which can help you design more effective, intriguing and appealing designs either as a freelancer or an individual designer.
📎 Link: freebiesbug
7. UI8 is a web-based platform that provides its users with a variety of UI design assets. It's design assets ranges from coded template, wireframes kit, mock-up, 3D assets, fonts and bunch of different assets. It has a freebies section and premium assets section. The favourite part of this website is that the resources it provides can be supported by Figma, Sketch and Adobe XD, Invison, framer, blender and more
📎 Link: UI8
8. Ionicon is a web-based app that contains premium designed icons for use in web, iOS, Android, and desktop apps. Support for SVG and web font. Completely open source, MIT licensed and built by Ionic. Yayy 🎉 it's open source, the term "open source" might sound strange to some newbies in tech so I'll give a little info about what it really means before I continue
Open source refers to a software program or platform with source code that is readily accessible and which can be modified or enhanced by anyone. Open source access grants users of an application permission to fix broken links, enhance the design, or improve the original code.
Source:investorpedia
Now the best part is that it's an icon tool for both developers and designers(you can download icons as SVG "scable vector graphics") Check out it's usage
📎 Link: Ionicon
9. UXBooth is a publication by and for the user experience community, Their readership consists mostly of beginning-to-intermediate user experience and interaction designers. They have tons of articles of various topics like analytics ,business strategy, content strategy, information architecture, interaction design ,philosophy research,universal design & accessibility, visual design
10. ADPlist is on a mission to democratize mentorships for all. A community based on connection and inclusivity — a platform where people can find, book and meet mentors around the world. At ADPList, they believe in inspiring shared conversations led by mentors around the world. Tons of UX Designer has signed up as mentors, it's really a great place to recommend for newbies and those who are finding it difficult understanding a concept of design.
📎 Link: ADPlist
Recap:
- Freestuffs
- Courseclub
- Freecoursesite
- Freecodecamp
- Codementor
- Freebiesbug
- UI8
- Ionicon
- UX booth
- ADPlist
In conclusion i strongly believe that one or more of these resources will go a long way in helping you out as a designer or developer.
Next time again
Peace ✌️