Announcement

Introducing Thumb – Craftwork’s Mockup Editor

Introducing Craftwork Thumb! If you've always wanted to show off your products in beautiful mockups, we've got you covered!

Thumb is designed to be lightweight, just insert your image, customize the mockup's background, shadow, size, layout, download it and use it wherever you want, for free.

Announcement

iOS 19 huge visual revamp

According to Mark Gurman, Apple is planning a visual overhaul for iOS 19. As some insiders say, it might even take some inspiration from Vision OS, and it is also believed to be one of the most significant iOS updates since iOS 7 in 2013. The changes are expected to be released at the WWDC event this summer in June.

Resources

Fresh Design Resources

Templates

Social Media Template Vol.01from $48

Level Up Your Social Media with Pro-Designed Template!

by Сraftwork Studio in Presentations

from $48

Nolan Framer Templatefrom $80

Minimal Portfolio Template for Designers & Creatives

by Omakase in Figma Templates

from $80

TalentHirefrom $30

A sleek and conversion-focused Framer template designed for hiring platforms, HR startups, and recruitment agencies.

by Pixelcot in Framer Templates

from $30

Illustrations

Jestry Illustration Collectionfrom $39

Collection of 50 unique abstract vector illustrations on different topics

by welovegraphics in Illustrations

from $39

Triksy MinimaI Illustrationsfrom $39

Collection of 55 unique minimal vector illustrations on different topics

by welovegraphics in Illustrations

from $39

Unamy Waiting Illustrationsfrom $29

Set of 30 vector flat illustrations on the theme of waiting, loading.

by welovegraphics in Illustrations

from $29

Inspiration

Curated Design Websites

1. Tom Parkes | Digital and Brand Designer

2. Shawn Lukas | An ever-changing playground and a home to small personal tools.

3. MICRODOT

4. Sui Overflow 2025 Hackathon

5. ½8 collective | A studio by Anton Sokolov. Tokyo-based artist, journaler & sofware designer.

Branding

Buck’s Eventbrite rebrand

A design agency, Buck, was tasked with redesigning Eventbrite - the global events platform. In this refresh, the designers focused on the core values of real life and personal connection. Liron Eldar, their creative director, says, “the need for real-life shared experiences has never been greater.”. All we can say is that Buck, as usual, delivers top-notch projects. Check out the article from "It's Nice That", lots of visual inspiration there!

Tutorial

Figbrew: What’s Next for Design?

Kevin Bethune, Chief Creative Officer, shares his insights on how design will evolve in the future in the Figma series Figbrew. Here are the topics and insights he focused on during the podcast:

1. Design will become more complex and systematic.
2. More multidisciplinary collaboration will be required for teams.
3. Design will become more than just functional.
4. Rise of AI will continue to influence the way we design.
5. Design process will move beyond linear process.

Tutorial

How to pitch your designs like a pro

Chris Abad and Gabe Valdivia share some tips on how to pitch your design ideas effectively, especially as a senior designer:

1. Storytelling matters, it is a universal language.
2. Focus on one peak moment of a project.
3. Start with the impact.

AI Tool

Gemini Gemma 3

Google just announced their Gemma 3 AI – their most advanced and responsive model yet. It is designed to run directly on devices — even from laptops and phones.

AI Tool

Veo 2 Model for image generation

The most powerful image generation is now available on Krea AI. It works with start images, which allows you to prompt more precisely.

AI Tool

Export from Figma to Bolt

Bolt, one of the fastest growing AI startups that allows you to "vibe code" has released Figma integration. You can now import your Figma designs directly into Bolt and prompt an app with some foundation.

AI Tool

Cursor UI update

Cursor – a code editor with natively integrated AI features has introduced a number of UI improvements. These include themes, automatic error correction, a new navigation bar, previews, agent interaction history, and more, which were warmly welcomed by AI developers.

AI Tool

Flash 2.0 - Google's image generation model

Google has released their Flash 2.0 Image Generation Model, some of the features include: swapping and item of an image, image generation with removed background, change the view of an object, watermark removal, room design and more.