The Design Kit - UI + UX Tools

This document provides a definitive guide for many essential the User Interface tools required for rich components that can feature in any business case or a product feature.

#The Domain name Selection & Availability of the same handle on all the social networks

1. http://www.leandomainsearch.com/ This site provides the domain based on strings one searches (Recommended)
2. https://namechk.com/ (Recommended)
3. http://www.namemesh.com/
4. http://www.namestation.com/

Domain name should be easy to remember and predominantly in English. It should hint what a company/product does. Greek words/Etymology can be a great resource to look for a name (Eg . Oculus)

#Themes & Inspirations

1. https://www.fiverr.com/
2. http://themeforest.net/
3. https://market.envato.com/

#Color Palette and Layouts

1. design.google.com (Recommended)
2. Parallax design
3. Flat Illustrations
4. https://www.iconfinder.com/
5. http://fontawesome.io/icons/ (Recommended)
6. http://getbootstrap.com/
7. Adobe Capture App (Recommended for natural palette selection using camera Awesome!)
8. https://thenounproject.com/

#UX Design Repository

1. Nokia Flowella
2. Invision App
3. https://canvasflip.com/

#Design software

1. SketchApp
2. SketchApp Resource Site for components

Design Principles

1. Gestalt principles
2. HubSpot Books for Data Visualizations
3. HBR Videos font and Color theme

Presentation

1. Prezi

Animated Videos of Characters

1. Go Animate

Maps

1. Google Maps (Expensive)
2. http://leafletjs.com/ (Free maps and plotting various things on it) (http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
3. https://www.mapbox.com/ (Elegant and design-Driven)

Data Visualization

1. D3
2. http://nvd3.org/ (D3 wrapper for easy things)
3. http://examples.sencha.com/extjs/6.0.2/examples/kitchensink/?charts=true#all
4. HubSpot Books for Data Visualizations (See PDF attached in this Repository)
5. Amcharts
6. HighCharts