Jan 05, 2026 1 min read

Free Resources for Product Designers

A curated collection of tools, templates, and resources that every product designer should have in their toolkit.

Figma Community Files

Design System Starter A minimal but complete design system with tokens, components, and documentation pages.

Accessibility Checklist A ready-to-use checklist for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, embedded directly in your Figma files.

AI Design Patterns Library A collection of common AI interaction patterns: progressive disclosure, confidence indicators, draft states, and suggested prompts.

Reading List

  • Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
  • The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
  • About Face by Alan Cooper
  • Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan & Steve Schoger

Tools

  • Figma Design and prototyping
  • FigJam Whiteboarding and collaboration
  • Stark Accessibility testing
  • LottieFiles Animation library

The best resources are the ones you actually use. Pick two, master them, then expand.

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