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Curricula, courses and self-taught paths into design.

They are not competitors. Figma designs interfaces; Framer publishes websites. Most "versus" articles miss that, which is why they are useless.

· 6 min read

Penpot is free with unlimited editors and you can self-host it. That arithmetic is hard to ignore. Here is what you actually give up.

· 6 min read

Open source used to mean "worse, but free." Several of these are now simply the best option in their category, regardless of price.

· 8 min read

Most AI design tools are a text box in front of someone else's model. These twenty-nine are doing something specific enough to survive.

· 12 min read

Most colour tools generate a palette. Very few help you ship one. These fifteen close the gap between nice hex codes and a working colour system.

· 8 min read

Sketch is still good. It is also still Mac-only, and that is why most teams left.

· 7 min read

Canva is excellent until you need precision. Here are twelve alternatives, split by whether you want more control or just a cheaper Canva.

· 8 min read

Loom is fine for a quick walkthrough. For design feedback specifically, several of these are better.

· 7 min read

The point of a wireframe is that it is cheap to throw away. Tools that make wireframes look finished defeat the purpose.

· 7 min read

Most prototypes only need to answer one question. Match the tool to the question and you save a week.

· 7 min read

Handoff breaks for the same three reasons everywhere, and only one of them is a tooling problem.

· 7 min read

Everyone uses the same forty Unsplash photos. Here are thirteen sources that will not make your site look like every other site.

· 8 min read