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Happy month of June, everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of the Top 10 Websites for Designers. If you’re new to this series—every month, the HOW editorial staff curates a list of inspiring websites (and the occasional app) of particular interest to designers and creatives. This month’s list includes the site for a new type foundry, an interactive music video and more. Enjoy!

Top 10 Websites for Designers: June 2017

 

1. We the Fans

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/19045647/we-fans-documentary-official-site-espn

Through an interactive documentary series, you can follow the stories of the NFL’s Chicago Bears faithful fans.

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2. XYZ Type

https://xyztype.com/

A new type foundry whose site invites you to play a little with their responsive shapes.

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3. Nick Jones

http://www.narrowdesign.com/

Scroll down to watch this experimental interface in action (or choose a more conventional layout if desired).

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4. Women Who Design

https://womenwho.design/

A Twitter profile directory of inspiring women in the design industry.

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5. Color Theory

http://www.colortheory.ca/

This highly visual, animated site presents the basics of color theory.

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6. Real Estate - Stained Glass

https://stainedglassvideo.com/video/create

Click and drag to colorize the video as it plays.

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7. Mixfont

https://www.mixfont.com/

Start the generator to discover new fonts that (claim to) work well together.

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8. Find Great Google Fonts Tool

https://jmattthew.github.io/better-font-finder/better-font-finder.html

Filter a curated and visually categorized list of fonts that are freely available from Google.

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9. Graphic Design Archives West Michigan

http://graphicdesignarchives.org/

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Register today to join David Lesué—former Adobe designer, current Workfront creative director and judge of this year’s HOW In-House Design Awards—as he shares five lessons he’s learned over the past 15 years as a graphic designer, art director and creative director.