Ambassador Resource
Reference Library
Curated tools, learning resources, and opportunities — for you to explore and share with your chapter.
🛠️ Design Tools
Free or free-tier tools to design, prototype, and create.
UI/UX design, prototyping, collaboration
Graphic design, presentations, social graphics
Digital whiteboarding, brainstorming
Quick graphics and social content
3D design for the web
Interactive website design
Color palette generator
Free typefaces
Free high-quality photography
Real app design patterns reference
Mobile UI inspiration
Font pairing suggestions
📚 Learn Design
Self-study resources — courses, books, and channels worth your time.
Full UX process, Figma, portfolio prep
Deep design theory, UX, research
Research-backed UX best practices
Interviews + essays on design process
Why things are designed badly — the classic (Don Norman)
Visual design for people who code (or don't)
Daily design prompts to build skills
Figma tutorials from beginner to advanced
Design sprints, facilitation, workshops
✊ Design + Equity & Social Impact
Resources on how design intersects with power, justice, and community.
How design reproduces power — and how to change it
HCD for social impact — free PDF
Framework designed BY and FOR underrepresented communities
How design is used to manipulate users
AI bias and design ethics
Design history that includes non-white designers
🌟 People to Follow
Designers who look like you — and are doing incredible things.
UX designer + design equity advocate
Typographer and graphic designer
Product designer + speaker
Pioneer in Black graphic design history
Design educator, podcaster
Graphic design author + educator
Founder of Creative Reaction Lab
🏆 Competitions + Programs
Opportunities for your chapter members to put their work into the world.
National HS design comp
National arts recognition program
Design challenge with prompts
Community design challenges
Coding + design programs
Real-world design projects
Recognizes design excellence