{"id":39217,"date":"2017-10-30T18:01:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=39217"},"modified":"2018-04-07T03:37:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:37:52","slug":"now-uikit-gui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/now-uikit-gui\/","title":{"rendered":"Now UI Kit &#8211; Definitive Bootstrap 4 GUI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As frontend developers eagerly await the <strong>official release of Bootstrap 4<\/strong>, we\u2019re skimming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/boostrap-4-best-features\/\">detailed guides<\/a> covering the awesome new features. However, the impatient will <strong>dive right into BootStrap 4<\/strong> and start learning how it works today. That\u2019s where a GUI kit can help.<\/p>\n<p>Creative Tim released the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.creative-tim.com\/now-ui-kit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Now UI Kit<\/a><\/strong> when Bootstrap 4 was <strong>still in early alpha development<\/strong>. But, it\u2019s one of the best UI kits out there and it\u2019s definitely the best one for BootStrap 4 sites.<\/p>\n<p>The kit <strong>supports all typical Bootstrap components<\/strong> and it\u2019s totally free to use and edit.<\/p>\n<p>It takes UI design to a whole new level by <strong>customizing radio buttons, checkboxes<\/strong>, and even <strong>adding custom on\/off sliders<\/strong>. Text inputs have their <strong>own styles for success\/failure for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/html5-constraint-validation\/\">validation checking<\/a><\/strong> and give you full control over all these styles in CSS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Read Also:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/bootstrap-trends-tools-layouts\/\">Customizing Bootstrap Layouts: Trends, Tools & Frameworks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Want even better news? This UI kit comes in <strong><em>both<\/em> raw HTML\/CSS and digital PSD\/Sketch files<\/strong>. So, you can actually mock up an entire Bootstrap 4 layout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/web-design-tutorials-the-ultimate-roundup\/\">in Photoshop<\/a> and then code the layout using this kit on top of BS4. Cool, right?<\/p>\n<p>Creative Tim even went so far as to <strong>create full demo layouts<\/strong> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/demos.creative-tim.com\/now-ui-kit\/examples\/landing-page.html\" target=\"_blank\">landing page<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/demos.creative-tim.com\/now-ui-kit\/examples\/profile-page.html\" target=\"_blank\">profile page<\/a>. Two awesome examples of what you can do with this UI kit and a little Bootstrap knowledge.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.creative-tim.com\/now-ui-kit\/examples\/profile-page.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/now-uikit-gui\/02-now-ui-profile-template.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" alt=\"Now UI profile demo\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>One other cool feature of this UI kit is the <strong>free iconset<\/strong>. This pack comes with <strong>100 custom icons<\/strong>, designed specifically for this kit and they\u2019re released for free, along with the Now UI elements.<\/p>\n<p>And, did I mention all the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/demos.creative-tim.com\/now-ui-kit\/documentation\/tutorial-components.html\" target=\"_blank\">free components<\/a><\/strong>, too? You can set up image carousels, tabbed widgets, dropdown menus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/useful-calendar-date-picker-scripts-for-web-developers\/\">date pickers<\/a>, custom modal windows, honestly everything you\u2019d need for a brand new website.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying it: Now UI is <em>the<\/em> UI kit for Bootstrap 4. If you wanna tinker with the library <strong>without having it feel like Bootstrap<\/strong> then you\u2019ll want a copy of the Now UI Kit.<\/p>\n<p>For a live demo of all the features, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/demos.creative-tim.com\/now-ui-kit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">main page<\/a> including components, too. You\u2019ll find download <strong>links for the code library and the PSD\/Sketch files<\/strong>, along with documentation to get all those components set up in your own layout.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you get this up on a live website be sure to share your project with Creative Tim on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/creativetim\" target=\"_blank\">@creativetim<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As frontend developers eagerly await the official release of Bootstrap 4, we\u2019re skimming detailed guides covering the awesome new features. However, the impatient will dive right into BootStrap 4 and start learning how it works today. 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