Design Community Tool of the Day Templates: Master Collection

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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Why This Works

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.

42 Ready-to-Use Templates

1

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #figma #ui #software
2

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #color #palette #inspiration
3

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #images #resources #stock
4

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #background #editing #photos
5

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #fonts #typography #resources
6

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #adobe #wireframe #prototyping
7

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?"

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Irregular #moodboard #inspiration #pinterest
8

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #animation #lottie #assets
9

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #color #palette #generator
10

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #canva #graphics #social
11

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #icons #resources #ui
12

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."

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Lurker #vector #mockup #free
13

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #dribbble #inspiration #trends
14

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #3d #blender #motion
15

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #portfolio #behance #feedback
16

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #invision #collaboration #prototype
17

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #miro #brainstorm #workflow
18

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?"

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Irregular #gif #animation #giphy
19

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."

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #fonts #typography #pairing
20

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #sketch #vector #comparison
21

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #mockup #free #resources
22

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #vector #graphics #free
23

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #adobe #color #palette
24

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #compression #images #optimization
25

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?"

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Irregular #photoshop #mobile #editing
26

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."

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #wireframe #balsamiq #ui
27

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #effects #duotone #images
28

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #notion #organization #workflow
29

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Top #procreate #illustration #ipad
30

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?"

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Irregular #affinity #alternative #vector
31

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #flowmap #ux #planning
32

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."

🔴 High Engagement Barrier 👤 Frequent #icons #noun project #resources
33

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #snappa #graphics #online
34

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #adobe spark #animation #social
35

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #fonts #free #resources
36

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #trello #organization #tasks
37

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?"

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Lurker #illustration #humaaans #resources
38

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #assets #ui8 #marketplace
39

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #css #web #grid
40

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #marvel #prototype #testing
41

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."

🟢 Low Engagement Barrier 👤 Lurker #canva #graphics #quick
42

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?"

🟡 Medium Engagement Barrier 👤 Average #zeplin #handoff #collaboration

How to Use These Templates

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.

Best Practices

  • Select tools that solve real design challenges or spark creativity.
  • Keep explanations concise and focus on practical benefits.
  • Rotate tool types (apps, plugins, websites, resources) for variety.
  • Always include a link or direct way for members to try the tool.
  • Invite feedback and encourage members to share their experience.

All Platforms Tips

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Tool of the Day post?

A Tool of the Day post highlights a useful design tool or resource to help community members discover new ways to improve their workflows.

How often should I share Tool of the Day posts?

Ideally, share them daily or a few times per week to keep the community engaged and consistently learning.

How do I choose which tools to feature?

Pick tools that are relevant to your community's interests, solve common pain points, or represent emerging trends in design.

Can I ask for member feedback on the tool?

Yes, inviting feedback and experiences is encouraged to spark discussion and share practical tips.

Should I include a link to the tool?

Yes, always include a direct link or clear instructions so members can easily explore the tool.

How can I measure the success of these posts?

Track engagement metrics such as comments, likes, shares, and click-through rates to see what resonates.

Can I feature member-recommended tools?

Absolutely. Featuring member suggestions increases participation and helps surface valuable resources.

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