Jake Rocheleau

Jake is a writer and designer with over 10 years experience working on the web. He writes about user experience design and cool resources for designers

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Minify & Optimize JPG Images Online with Jpeg.io

The free tool Jpeg.io lets anyone convert their existing images into optimized JPEG files without any software. You simply upload your images and the …

10 Free JavaScript Modal Window Plugins

You can find plenty of pure CSS modals but these don’t offer the same control as JavaScript. With a JavaScript modal, you can add custom animations,…

Create Auto-Resizing Elements with Scalable.js

If you need to make flexible elements that auto-fill their containers I would highly recommend Scalable. This free open-source JS script is perfect fo…

CoolHue: Hand-Picked Pastel Web Gradient Library

A free online library to find awesome gradients for your website.

Code To Go – Modern JavaScript Code Snippets in One Place

This website curates the best JavaScript code snippets, all free and organized with clear descriptions.

Free Baseline Grid Templates for Paper Prototyping by Gridprint

Digital prototyping is all the rage with so many tools for designers. But there’s good reason to stick to paper when you start prototyping. Prototyp…

Auto-Manage UI Colors In Sketch With Chain

Matching colors to suit your page can be a hassle. This is also true for website mockups and mobile app UIs – both require a great color scheme that…

Get Free Art and Design Critiques With Critiquer

Perhaps the toughest part of improving your design skills is learning what you’re doing wrong. It helps if you have great taste and objectively comp…