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In this month’s edition of what’s new for designers and developers, we’ve included lots of design apps, startup resources, photo editing apps, email tools, image resources, icons, PR tools, frameworks, and much more. And as always, we’ve also included some awesome new free fonts!
Almost everything on the list this month is free, with a few high-value paid apps and tools also included. They’re sure to be useful to designers and developers, from beginners to experts.
If we’ve missed something that you think should have been on the list, let us know in the comments. And if you know of a new app or resource that should be featured next month, tweet it to @cameron_chapman to be considered!
PADDLE
Paddle offers tools for growing your app. It lets you collect email subscriptions, get in-app feedback, prompt users to rate your app, gauge user happiness, and more.
ABOARDLY
Aboardly makes email automation simple. You can easily trigger emails to customers based on interactions (or lack thereof).
ULTRALIGHT
Ultralight is an intuitive photo editing app. It includes simple and fun on-screen controls with 22 easily customizable filter presets.
PRIO
Prio is a beautiful to-do list app that’s easy to use. It safely stores tasks in the cloud, and can send you reminders.
DOWN FOR EVERYONE OR JUST ME?
Down for Everyone or Just Me? makes it simple to see if a website is down in general, or if you’re experiencing a local outtage. Just enter a website URL to find out.
THE FULL STACK WEB COURSE
The Full Stack Web Course teaches you everything you need to know to build a brand new digital marketplace from the ground up. It teaches everything from HTML and CSS to app design and server architecture.
BREAKOUT ROOM
Breakout Room is a collection of professional talks, presentations, and webinars you can search or browse. You can see recorded, upcoming, and live talks, too.
INSTANT
Instant lets you track your device and app usage, as well as fitness and travel time. You can lifelog your entire day.
TURRET
Turret is a styles and browser behavior normalization framework. It allows you to more rapidly develop responsive and accessible websites.
DEPLOYBOT
DeployBot is a simple app for deploying code anywhere. You can trigger deployments automatically or manually.
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS PLAYBOOK
The Crisis Communications Playbook from Press Friendly tells you what to do when a startup PR crisis hits. It includes three easy steps, as well as info on how to create your own PR playbook to address any type of crisis.
MAVE
Mave makes it easy to find the apps your friends are using. Just enter your mobile number to get started.
ICONSTORE
IconStore offers free icon packs from world class designers. There are dozens of sets available.
ZEPLIN
Zeplin makes it easy to automatically generate styleguides and resources for your apps. It make collaborating with your developers much easier and faster.
INSIGHTS.VC
Insights.VC offers valuable insights for startup founders. They cover everything from building company culture to hiring people to finding a co-founder.
TEACHERY
Teachery lets you create and sell beautiful online courses quickly and easily, with no design or development skills required. Just sign up, create a course, add lessons, style it, create an order page, and you’re ready to start selling!
JUMPSTARTUP TOOLKIT
The JumpStartup Toolkit from the 40 Day Startup lets you save time and stop repeating tasks. It includes HTML page templates and components, email templates, social media templates, and more.
LEARN HOW TO ANGEL INVEST
Learn How to Angel Invest, from Future Investor, is a free course that helps you learn how to invest in startups. It includes insights from a variety of VCs and investors, and is aimed at both non-accredited future investors and accredited investors.
