Halden Grotesk
Typefaces
A 9-weight variable neo-grotesk with real italics and tabular figures
- True italics for all nine weights
- Optical-size axis tightens spacing at large sizes
- Tabular figures for tables and dashboards
$120
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Featured
This month's featured resources
Paid
Rampsmith
Generates accessible 11-step color ramps and checks every pair for contrast
Ledgerline UI
A finance dashboard kit with 420 components and charts that use real numbers
Firstrun Archive
1,900 onboarding screens from 340 apps, tagged by pattern and step
Deskside Devices
80 photoreal device mockups with smart objects and Figma frames
resources by category
UI kits
Component libraries, app screens and design-system starters for Figma, with code where it exists.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledgerline UIA finance dashboard kit with 420 components and charts that use real numbers | UI kits | Paid | $49 | |
| Quietboard AdminAdmin panel templates in Figma and Tailwind HTML, with a usable free core | UI kits | Freemium | Free / $79 | |
| Parley Chat KitMessaging UI components, from typing indicators to threaded replies | UI kits | Paid | $24 | |
| Tokenbench StarterA token pipeline template that turns one JSON file into CSS, iOS and Android values | UI kits | Open source | Free |
Icons
Icon sets drawn on a consistent grid, in SVG, Figma and font formats, from 16px UI glyphs to animated icons.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggle Icons150 animated interface icons as Lottie, SVG and CSS | Icons | Freemium | Free / $8/mo | |
| Duotone Depot1,100 two-tone icons where both colors are variables you can swap | Icons | Paid | $29 | |
| Filetype Pack220 file-type icons for upload screens, file browsers and docs | Icons | Paid | $12 | |
| Stubby Icons640 chunky filled icons for friendly consumer apps | Icons | Paid | $19 |
Typefaces
Sans, serif, mono and display families for interfaces and editorial work, with weights, scripts and license notes.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halden GroteskA 9-weight variable neo-grotesk with real italics and tabular figures | Typefaces | Paid | $120 | |
| Orrin SansA humanist UI sans with Latin, Cyrillic and Greek under the Open Font License | Typefaces | Open source | Free | |
| Plinth RoundedA geometric sans with rounded terminals for friendly apps and kids' products | Typefaces | Paid | $45 | |
| Mirela SerifAn editorial text serif with separate optical sizes for body and headlines | Typefaces | Paid | $90 |
Illustrations
Character builders, spot drawings, scenes and abstract shapes you can recolor to fit a brand.
| Name | Category | Type | Price | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallway PeopleA character builder with 1,200 parts for drawing diverse, believable people | Illustrations | Paid | $49 | |
| Wayfinder SpotsSpot illustrations for onboarding and feature tours, in three matching styles | Illustrations | Freemium | Free / $25 | |
| Nothing Here Yet48 empty-state illustrations with one-click recoloring | Illustrations | Free | Free | |
| Isoblock City200 isometric 3D objects with source scenes, renders and transparent PNGs | Illustrations | Paid | $59 |
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Questions, answered
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