The design-resources-for-developers repository is a curated collection maintained by Brad Traversy that aggregates design and UI resources for developers. Rather than providing original design tools or software, the repository functions as a comprehensive directory linking to external resources across multiple design categories. The collection spans stock photos, web templates, CSS frameworks, UI libraries, icons, fonts, color palettes, illustrations, and mockups, making it a reference guide for developers seeking design assets and tools.
The repository is organized through an extensive table of contents that breaks resources into specialized categories. The UI Graphics section alone contains over 50 linked resources including illustration platforms like Undraw.co, Drawkit.io, and Absurd.design, pattern generators such as Hero Patterns and Patternico, and avatar creation tools like Avataaars and Boring Avatars. Additional major sections cover fonts, colors, icons, logos, favicons, icon fonts, stock photos, stock videos, stock music and sound effects, vectors and clip art, product mockups, HTML and CSS templates, CSS frameworks, CSS methodologies, CSS animations, JavaScript animation libraries, JavaScript chart libraries, UI component kits, and framework-specific UI libraries for React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and React Native. The repository also includes sections for design systems and style guides, online design tools, downloadable design software, design inspiration sources, image compression utilities, browser extensions, and AI graphic design tools.
The repository's contributor network overlaps with other significant open-source projects including fortawesome/font-awesome, microsoft/vscode, and josephmisiti/awesome-machine-learning, suggesting it attracts developers already engaged with major design and development tool ecosystems.
The repository includes a contributing guidelines document that establishes standards for resource submissions, indicating an organized approach to maintaining quality and consistency in the curated list. The README features a sponsorship acknowledgment for Warp, a terminal application available for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The resource collection is classified across design assets, developer tools, UI resources, icons, fonts, stock photos, color palettes, illustrations, and mockups, reflecting the breadth of design-related needs that developers encounter. By centralizing links to these diverse resources in a single repository, the project reduces the friction developers face when searching for design assets and tools across fragmented corners of the internet.
