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FreeJob Board
Career Search & Job Hunting

UX Jobs — UX and Product Design Job Aggregator

A free job board that aggregates UX, product-design, and research roles daily from Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, and more than 60 other sources; listed about 3,300 openings when checked.

#jobs#ux#design#product-design#job-board#career-search
jobs.uxjobs.ioAdded Sep 27, 20260 opens
Freearticle
Technology & Ethics

'Charming and disarming': How Meta's Muse Harnesses the Power of Cuteness

The Guardian on Meta's new Muse assistant, a cute "little guy" that answers emails, books travel and does your food shop — and why its design leans on cuteness.

Why I recommend it: Free to read. Worth reading alongside the Mouse post on Muse's file access: a friendly face makes it easier to forget how much access an assistant has.

#meta#muse#ai assistants#design#ai ethics
theguardian.comAdded Sep 26, 20260 opens
FreePublication
Technology & Ethics

ACM Interactions

ACM's magazine on human-computer interaction and design, covering how people actually live with technology — accessibility, friction by design, generative AI in scholarly work. The issue contents and the Blog@IX posts are free to read on this site.

Why I recommend it: The site itself is free, but some full features link through to the ACM Digital Library, which can ask for a subscription or membership. Read the blog and the free features first — it is one of the few places writing about design choices as ethical choices.

#human-computer-interaction#design#accessibility#research#acm
interactions.acm.orgAdded Sep 23, 20260 opens
FreeJob Board
Career & Professional Optimization

We Work Remotely

One of the longest-running remote job boards, with listings grouped by function — programming, design, customer support, devops, sales and marketing, management and finance, product — and each category carrying its own feed. Employers pay to post, so listings tend to be real and recent.

Why I recommend it: Free to browse and apply, no account required. Sort by newest and use the "Past 24 Hours" filter — competition on remote listings is heavy and an old post is usually a closed one. Each category has its own feed link if you want the new listings to come to you instead.

#customer-support#design#free#job markets#job-board#programming#remote-jobs#rss
weworkremotely.comAdded Sep 22, 20260 opens
FreePlatform Tool
Marketing & Platform Tools

Figma

Design and prototyping tool used across the industry, with a free Starter plan that covers design files, FigJam whiteboards and slides. Useful for portfolios, pitch decks, wireframes and simple brand assets.

Why I recommend it: Free Starter plan has limits on the number of files and collaborators, and some features (Dev Mode, advanced Figma Make usage) sit on paid seats. Enough for one person building a portfolio or deck without paying.

#design#prototyping#portfolio#wireframes#pitch-deck#collaboration#free-tier
figma.comAdded Sep 21, 20260 opens
FreeAI Tool
AI & Assistive Tools

Nano Banana Pro (Google Gemini image generation)

Google's image generation and editing model, built into the Gemini app. Free tier has daily usage limits; paid Gemini plans raise them.

From the site: Avec Nano Banana 2, le générateur d

Why I recommend it: Best of the free image tools for editing a picture you already have rather than starting from nothing — useful for slide graphics and profile images.

#image-generation#google-gemini#nano-banana#ai-tool#image-editing#free-tier#design#visual-content#presentations#ai-assistant
GeminiAdded Sep 17, 20260 opens
FreeWebsite
Technology & Ethics

Slow AI

A design research project questioning the speed and scale assumptions built into AI products.

Why I recommend it: Useful vocabulary if the AI conversation around you is all about going faster.

#ai#ai ethics#ai-ethics#alternatives#critique#design#free#reading#research#tech-ethics#technology
aixdesign.coAdded Sep 16, 20260 opens
FreeTool
AI & Assistive Tools

Inspo MCP

A free MCP server that gives coding assistants design taste, drawing on thousands of real websites captured with their palettes, fonts and layout structures.

Why I recommend it: Worth adding if your AI-built pages keep looking the same as everyone else's.

#ai#free#open-source#design#mcp#developer-tools#tool
inspomcp.devAdded Sep 15, 20260 opens
FreeAI Tool
Entrepreneurship & Free Tools

Magic Patterns — AI design and prototyping

An AI design tool for product teams: turn a prompt, product requirement, or screenshot into high-fidelity UI, match existing design tokens, and explore directions before committing engineering time.

Why I recommend it: For founders without a designer: make something visual before you ask anyone to build it. The free tier is enough to test an idea.

#ai#ai-tool#design#prototyping#product#tool#startup#founders#entrepreneurship#software-engineering#free#no-code#ux
magicpatterns.comAdded Sep 14, 20260 opens
FreeJob Board
Job Search & Interviews

UX Jobs Pro

A job board focused on UX, product design, and research roles.

Why I recommend it: Niche design board — filter by role, level, and location.

#design#job markets#job-board#job-search#product-design#research#tech-jobs#ux
uxjobs.proAdded Sep 13, 20260 opens
FreeTool
AI & Assistive Tools

Ben's Bites Design Words

A browsable reference of design vocabulary — layout, type, and interface terms with live examples — useful for describing what you want when you brief a designer or an AI tool.

Why I recommend it: Half of getting good output from an AI design tool is knowing the right word for what is in your head. This is a free vocabulary cheat sheet for exactly that.

#ai#ai-tools#branding#design#free#free-tool#prompting#resources#tool
bensbites.comAdded Sep 11, 20260 opens
FreeAI Tool
Marketing & Platform Tools

Google Pics — AI Image Generator and Editor

Google Workspace tool for generating and editing images with Google's AI models, useful for slides, social posts, and simple brand visuals.

Why I recommend it: Details: good enough for headers, thumbnails, and pitch-deck visuals without hiring a designer. Always disclose AI images when a client asks.

#ai#ai-images#ai-tool#content#design#free#google-workspace#marketing#social-media#tool
workspace.google.comAdded Sep 2, 20260 opens
FreeJob Board
Career & Professional Optimization

Toptal

Elite marketplace connecting top software, design, and finance talent with enterprise clients.

Why I recommend it: The screening is tough; treat the application itself as interview practice.

#career#career-development#design#engineering#enterprise#free#freelance#interview-prep#job markets#job-board#job-search
toptal.comAdded Aug 30, 20260 opens
FreePublisher
Career & Professional Optimization

UX Collective

Leading design publication covering UX, product thinking, and design careers in tech.

Why I recommend it: The clearest read on what design and product teams actually value in a portfolio.

#articles#career#career-development#design#free#medium#publisher#ux
uxdesign.ccAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens
FreeTool
Resume Help

Canva: Professional Resume Templates

Large library of free, editable professional resume templates — good for design-adjacent roles, with clean single-column options for ATS.

In plain terms: This website provides a large collection of free, editable resume templates. You can choose clean single-column layouts for ATS screening or select designs suited for creative roles.

Why I recommend it: Pick a simple single-column template — heavy graphics confuse applicant tracking systems.

#canva#career#design#editable#free#job-search#layout#resources#resume#templates#tool
CanvaAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens