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UI/UX design resources for developers

UI/UX design resources for developers, each with a researched write-up on what it covers and who it suits. Never an affiliate placement.

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6 resources

Tool
draw.io (diagrams.net)

A free, open source diagramming app for flowcharts, BPMN, UML, entity relationship and stakeholder diagrams. Use it in the browser or as a desktop app, save to your own device or cloud drive, and export clean images for documents and portfolios. No sign-up required.

  • UI/UX design
draw.io ยท Other ยท Minutes to start
Tool
bpmn.io BPMN Modeler

A free, browser-based BPMN 2.0 editor from the makers of Camunda: draw as-is and to-be process maps with events, tasks, gateways and lanes, open existing diagrams and download them as standard BPMN files. No account needed to start.

  • UI/UX design
bpmn.io (Camunda) ยท Other ยท Minutes to start ยท Beginner
Guide
Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF) Free Articles

The free library of the Interaction Design Foundation (IxDF), a design education organisation founded in 2002: articles, videos and encyclopedia-style entries on UX, UI, research methods and design careers. Good for clear definitions and beginner explanations; the paid membership adds courses and certificates.

  • Career
  • UI/UX design
Interaction Design Foundation ยท Other ยท Beginner
Course
Google UX Design Professional Certificate

A beginner programme built by Google and hosted on Coursera, covering the UX process from research to Figma prototypes and usability studies, and ending with three portfolio projects. Worth it if you want structure and deadlines; the same skills can be learned for free.

  • Career
  • UI/UX design
Google (Coursera) ยท Career Growth ยท About 6 months at 10 hours a week ยท Beginner
$49/month on Coursera (US and Canada)Details
Tool
Figma for Education

Figma's free Education plan for students and educators, which unlocks Professional-tier features in Figma and FigJam after verification. If you are enrolled in a school, university, bootcamp or other structured programme, apply here before paying for anything.

  • UI/UX design
Figma ยท Other
Roadmap
UX Design Roadmap

roadmap.sh's interactive map of the skills a UX designer needs, from how people make decisions to research, design and measuring results. Use it as a checklist to spot gaps in your own plan, not as a course.

  • Career
  • UI/UX design
roadmap.sh ยท Career Growth ยท Beginner

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