Summer has arrived, and designers are excited about Apple’s upcoming release, which includes notable design changes and trends. The most significant trend is the glass effect. This roundup includes new tools reflecting this trend, as well as AI tools and fun design kits.
Here’s what’s new for designers.
Prepare for Apple’s release with Liquid Glass Icons from Icons 8, featuring 100 Apple iOS 26 style icons in SVG and high-quality PNG formats. The set is free to download with an email address.
Test your color-matching skills with Hued, a daily color game offering three chances to match an object’s color, similar to Wordle for designers.
Create smooth animations and transitions with Blockies Animate, a lightweight React library with plug-and-play animation components for customizable UI motion.
DesignSync helps ensure code and design alignment, providing UI/UX designers and developers with tools to validate visual accuracy by overlaying design assets on the screen.
Gradients FM offers over 300 high-quality gradient and abstract backgrounds for web apps and creative projects, available in 4K, FHD, and optimized WebP formats, currently discounted.
Clueso uses AI to transform raw screen recordings into polished videos and documentation, offering significant video edits and script rewriting to match brand voice.
FLUX.1 Kontext by Black Forest Labs is a powerful model for in-context image editing, offering top-tier character and style consistency for consumer hardware.
Weavy is a node-based design platform combining AI models with pro editing tools on a single canvas, promising more than just asset generation.
Tile allows for building and shipping App Store-ready mobile apps with AI agents, covering design to payments to CMS.
IMGto3D is an AI generator converting images into 3D models, with a free full-feature option and a pro version for faster processing.
MySite.ai generates complete websites using AI, allowing users to input specific information and refine results through AI interaction.
Liquid Glassifier applies a glass-style effect to projects, providing a functional, if not visually appealing, tool.
Thiings offers over 1,900 free AI-generated 3D icons, available for personal or commercial use.
Anithing Something is an elegant script typeface, perfect for invitations, free for personal use only.
Whisper Zone Crown Delay Nonremittal Transaction Mosquito Font is a quirky typeface with limited use, free for personal use only.
Carrie Cousins, a freelance writer with over 10 years of experience, authored this article. Connect with her on Twitter @carriecousins.
