Staying on top of new design tools can be overwhelming. Our Tool of the Day templates make it easy to introduce useful resources, spark discussion, and keep your design community inspired with fresh ideas every day.
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Tool of the Day posts tap into designers' natural curiosity and desire for efficiency. Highlighting practical tools or resources gives members something immediately actionable, making the content highly relevant to their daily work.
This approach also fosters knowledge sharing and collaboration. Members are encouraged to try new tools, discuss their experiences, and share alternatives. Over time, this builds a culture of continuous learning and positions your community as a go-to source for cutting-edge design practices.
Today's Tool of the Day is Figma. Streamline your UI design and prototyping. Have you tried it yet?
💡 Example: "Today's Tool of the Day is Figma. Streamline your UI design and prototyping. Have you tried it yet?"
Discover Color Hunt for fresh color palette inspiration. Share your favorite palette below.
💡 Example: "Discover Color Hunt for fresh color palette inspiration. Share your favorite palette below."
Try Unsplash for high-quality, free images in your next project. What do you use for sourcing visuals?
💡 Example: "Try Unsplash for high-quality, free images in your next project. What do you use for sourcing visuals?"
Tool spotlight: Remove.bg instantly removes image backgrounds. Give it a try and tell us how it went.
💡 Example: "Tool spotlight: Remove.bg instantly removes image backgrounds. Give it a try and tell us how it went."
Looking for font inspiration? Check out Google Fonts. Which font is your current go-to?
💡 Example: "Looking for font inspiration? Check out Google Fonts. Which font is your current go-to?"
Today's featured tool: Adobe XD. Fast wireframing and prototyping for teams. Would you recommend it?
💡 Example: "Today's featured tool: Adobe XD. Fast wireframing and prototyping for teams. Would you recommend it?"
Try Pinterest as a moodboard tool for your next project. Do you use it for design inspiration?
💡 Example: "Try Pinterest as a moodboard tool for your next project. Do you use it for design inspiration?"
LottieFiles makes adding animations easy. Explore their library and share your favorite animation.
💡 Example: "LottieFiles makes adding animations easy. Explore their library and share your favorite animation."
Check out Coolors for generating color schemes quickly. What tool do you use for palettes?
💡 Example: "Check out Coolors for generating color schemes quickly. What tool do you use for palettes?"
Today's pick: Canva for easy graphics and social posts. Have you made a design with Canva recently?
💡 Example: "Today's pick: Canva for easy graphics and social posts. Have you made a design with Canva recently?"
Use Icons8 for downloadable icon sets in multiple styles. What is your go-to icon resource?
💡 Example: "Use Icons8 for downloadable icon sets in multiple styles. What is your go-to icon resource?"
Have you used Gravit Designer? It is a free vector tool for quick mockups and edits.
💡 Example: "Have you used Gravit Designer? It is a free vector tool for quick mockups and edits."
Explore Dribbble to find trending design projects. What inspires you most on Dribbble?
💡 Example: "Explore Dribbble to find trending design projects. What inspires you most on Dribbble?"
Today's tool: Blender. Ideal for 3D modeling and motion graphics. Have you tried it for animations?
💡 Example: "Today's tool: Blender. Ideal for 3D modeling and motion graphics. Have you tried it for animations?"
Try Behance for portfolio inspiration and feedback. Drop your profile if you want a review.
💡 Example: "Try Behance for portfolio inspiration and feedback. Drop your profile if you want a review."
Tool of the Day: InVision for collaborative prototyping. What is your favorite feature?
💡 Example: "Tool of the Day: InVision for collaborative prototyping. What is your favorite feature?"
Check out Miro for brainstorming and flowcharts. How do you organize your design process?
💡 Example: "Check out Miro for brainstorming and flowcharts. How do you organize your design process?"
Use Giphy to add animated GIFs to your designs. What is your favorite way to use GIFs?
💡 Example: "Use Giphy to add animated GIFs to your designs. What is your favorite way to use GIFs?"
Today's resource: FontPair helps find Google Font combinations. Try it out for your next project.
💡 Example: "Today's resource: FontPair helps find Google Font combinations. Try it out for your next project."
Test out Sketch for vector design and prototyping on Mac. Do you prefer Sketch or Figma?
💡 Example: "Test out Sketch for vector design and prototyping on Mac. Do you prefer Sketch or Figma?"
Try MockupWorld for free device and product mockups. Which mockup site do you use?
💡 Example: "Try MockupWorld for free device and product mockups. Which mockup site do you use?"
Explore Vecteezy for free vector art and graphics. What is your favorite vector resource?
💡 Example: "Explore Vecteezy for free vector art and graphics. What is your favorite vector resource?"
Today's pick: Adobe Color for creating and testing color palettes. Share your latest palette.
💡 Example: "Today's pick: Adobe Color for creating and testing color palettes. Share your latest palette."
Try TinyPNG to compress images without losing quality. What is your image optimization tip?
💡 Example: "Try TinyPNG to compress images without losing quality. What is your image optimization tip?"
Try Adobe Photoshop Express for quick mobile photo edits. Do you edit on desktop or phone?
💡 Example: "Try Adobe Photoshop Express for quick mobile photo edits. Do you edit on desktop or phone?"
Have you tried Balsamiq for fast wireframing? Share your favorite wireframing tool.
💡 Example: "Have you tried Balsamiq for fast wireframing? Share your favorite wireframing tool."
Tool highlight: Duotone by ShapeFactory for creative image effects. Try a duotone and share the result.
💡 Example: "Tool highlight: Duotone by ShapeFactory for creative image effects. Try a duotone and share the result."
Check out Notion for managing your design process. What do you use for project organization?
💡 Example: "Check out Notion for managing your design process. What do you use for project organization?"
Today's tool: Procreate for digital illustration on iPad. Share your latest Procreate artwork.
💡 Example: "Today's tool: Procreate for digital illustration on iPad. Share your latest Procreate artwork."
Use Affinity Designer as an alternative to Adobe tools. Have you made the switch?
💡 Example: "Use Affinity Designer as an alternative to Adobe tools. Have you made the switch?"
Try FlowMapp for user flow diagrams and sitemaps. What tool helps you plan site structure?
💡 Example: "Try FlowMapp for user flow diagrams and sitemaps. What tool helps you plan site structure?"
Today's feature: The Noun Project for millions of icons. Share your favorite icon set.
💡 Example: "Today's feature: The Noun Project for millions of icons. Share your favorite icon set."
Explore Snappa for fast online graphics. What is your go-to for quick visuals?
💡 Example: "Explore Snappa for fast online graphics. What is your go-to for quick visuals?"
Try Adobe Spark to create animated posts and videos. What is your favorite Spark template?
💡 Example: "Try Adobe Spark to create animated posts and videos. What is your favorite Spark template?"
Today's pick: Font Squirrel for free, commercial-use fonts. What font did you use last?
💡 Example: "Today's pick: Font Squirrel for free, commercial-use fonts. What font did you use last?"
Use Trello to track your design projects and tasks. What tools help keep you organized?
💡 Example: "Use Trello to track your design projects and tasks. What tools help keep you organized?"
Check out Humaaans for custom illustration libraries. Have you used it in your designs?
💡 Example: "Check out Humaaans for custom illustration libraries. Have you used it in your designs?"
Explore UI8 for premium design assets and kits. What is your favorite asset marketplace?
💡 Example: "Explore UI8 for premium design assets and kits. What is your favorite asset marketplace?"
Today's resource: Grid by Example for CSS grid layouts. What resources help your web design?
💡 Example: "Today's resource: Grid by Example for CSS grid layouts. What resources help your web design?"
Try Marvel for fast design prototyping and testing. How do you test your design ideas?
💡 Example: "Try Marvel for fast design prototyping and testing. How do you test your design ideas?"
Today's Tool of the Day: Canva. Make quick graphics for social or marketing in minutes.
💡 Example: "Today's Tool of the Day: Canva. Make quick graphics for social or marketing in minutes."
Tool spotlight: Zeplin for handoff between designers and developers. Have you used Zeplin at work?
💡 Example: "Tool spotlight: Zeplin for handoff between designers and developers. Have you used Zeplin at work?"
Choose a tool relevant to your community's interests. Use the template to introduce it with a brief overview and a key benefit. Share links or examples to make it easy for members to explore. Encourage feedback or invite members to share their own tips related to the tool to stimulate conversation.
For all platforms, keep visuals clear and links easy to access. Use emoji or formatting to make posts stand out in busy feeds. Pin or highlight the Tool of the Day so members can find and discuss it throughout the day. Encourage responses in comments, threads, or stories depending on the platform's features.
A Tool of the Day post highlights a useful design tool or resource to help community members discover new ways to improve their workflows.
Ideally, share them daily or a few times per week to keep the community engaged and consistently learning.
Pick tools that are relevant to your community's interests, solve common pain points, or represent emerging trends in design.
Yes, inviting feedback and experiences is encouraged to spark discussion and share practical tips.
Yes, always include a direct link or clear instructions so members can easily explore the tool.
Track engagement metrics such as comments, likes, shares, and click-through rates to see what resonates.
Absolutely. Featuring member suggestions increases participation and helps surface valuable resources.
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