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TLDR

Awesome Design is a community-maintained directory of UI and UX design resources, covering stock photos, icons, colors, typography, prototyping tools, tutorials, and books, so designers can build a toolkit without hunting the open web.

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    What it is
      Link directory
      Community curated
      No software
    Get things done
      Stock photos
      Icons and logos
      Color tools
      Prototyping
    Concepts
      Tutorials
      Books
      Podcasts
      Conferences
    Audience
      UI designers
      UX designers
      PMs and founders
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find free stock photo sites, icon sets, or color palette generators to assemble a design toolkit for a new project.

USE CASE 2

Browse prototyping and mockup tools to compare options before committing to a paid subscription.

USE CASE 3

Discover design podcasts, books, or tutorials to build UI and UX skills or explore current design trends.

USE CASE 4

Find brand style guide and typography references to inform the visual language of a new product.

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In plain English

Awesome Design is a curated, community-maintained list of resources and tools aimed at UI and UX designers. The repository itself contains no software, it is a long README that organizes links to other websites, apps, and reading material so that designers can find useful things without having to search the open web every time. The README opens with a short framing statement that the list focuses on high-quality resources for daily design work and invites contributions through issues and pull requests. The contents are split into two broad groups. The first, called Get things done, gathers practical working resources under categories like Stock photos, Icon and Logo, Color, Typography, Toolkit, Prototyping, Mockup, and User Testing. The second, called Concepts, points to learning material under categories such as Read and Digest, Styleguide and Branding, Tutorial, Book, Award, Conference and Festival, Podcast, and Community. Each entry inside a section is a name, a link, and usually a short quoted description, for example free stock photo sites, color palette generators, brand color references, and curated photography collections. Someone would use this list as a starting point when they need a specific kind of design asset or inspiration source, when assembling a personal toolkit, or when browsing what is broadly available in the design ecosystem. The README explicitly suggests picking the entries that fit your own work and adding them to your kit rather than trying to use everything. Because it is community-curated and lives on GitHub, freshness depends on contributors, and some external links may age over time. The full README is longer than what was provided.

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Prompt 1
I am starting a new web app design and need free stock photos, a color palette generator, and an icon library. Which entries from the Awesome Design list cover these and how do I access them?
Prompt 2
I want to create a quick interactive prototype for a mobile app without writing code. Which prototyping tool from the Awesome Design list is best for beginners and how do I get started?
Prompt 3
I am building a brand style guide and need typography and color references. Which resources in Awesome Design cover this and what should I look at first?
Prompt 4
What design podcasts or books from the Awesome Design list are recommended for a PM who wants to learn enough UI and UX to collaborate better with designers?
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