A professional directory of emerging AI, interactive typography, font design, and motion systems.
The Design Tools Hub is a curated ecosystem for modern visual communicators. Developed as a technical demonstration for the Master of Arts in Graphic Design (MAGD), this repository bridges the gap between traditional design theory and the cutting-edge digital workflows of tomorrow.
This hub organizes professional-grade software and student-friendly resources into actionable categories for emerging designers.
A curated tracker for the frontier of generative design:
- Video Generation: Latest text-to-video and style transfer tools.
- Image Creation: High-fidelity diffusion models for custom visual assets.
- UI Prototyping: AI-assisted wireframing and design-to-code systems.
Visual programming resources for real-time systems:
- Interactive Typography: Type systems that respond to user data or sound.
- Motion Systems: Logic-driven animation frameworks beyond the timeline.
A comprehensive comparison of type creation software:
- Professional Suites: Industry standards (Glyphs, FontLab).
- Accessible Options: Budget-friendly and open-source tools for students.
A library of Ready-to-use After Effects expressions. Copy, paste, and automate your workflow with physics-based bounces, loops, and custom counters.
Prioritizing accessibility with dedicated sections for:
- Open-source alternatives to industry-standard software.
- Beginner-friendly learning tracks and free tools.
- Architecture: Static Web Hosting via GitHub Pages
- Design Core: MA Graphic Design (MAGD) Research
- Layout: Clean, responsive HTML/CSS/JS
Suggestions are welcome! If you know of a tool that belongs here, please submit a Pull Request or open an Issue to help grow this resource.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.