SaaS UX design inspiration

User experience (UX) designers often put in a lot of effort to combine market research, product development, strategy, and design to come up with the best interface, designs, functions, and usability for brands.

Because the job of a UX designer involves a lot more than simply creating the UX, it is not unusual for them to look for inspiration from outside sources when working on a project. Thankfully, there are many Software as a Service (SaaS) tools specifically created to provide UX design inspiration. SaaS designers use tools that are basically applications delivered as a service over the internet.

Want your SaaS to attract, engage, and keep users?

Merge is here to help.

Learn more

Helping You Be Creative

UX design is a vast field, and there are numerous tools that each take a slightly different path in helping UX designers find inspiration. If you are a designer hoping to get inspiration on a project, the following SaaS tools are essential:

Dribbble

One of the most popular tools used by UX designers, Dribble is a social networking platform dedicated to digital designers and creatives. It has one of the biggest UX design portfolios, allowing you to draw inspiration from the works of some of the best UX on the planet.

On Dribble, you can narrow your search down and browse specific UX designs such as home pages, widgets, interfaces for banking apps, interaction designs, SaaS architecture design patterns, and much more.

Behance

Behance is another popular portfolio platform with millions of user interface (UI)/UX designers, photographers, and designers. By incorporating more than UX designers, Behance is a great platform for drawing inspiration from the works of other artists. Behance’s graphical UI has been used to create tons of stunning UX design portfolios that you can access on the platform without paying a dime.

AWWWARDS

If you are a UX designer focusing on web designs, AWWWARDS is a must-have SaaS tool. Web designers can also submit their designs on AWWWARDS to win the best year-round submission award.

User Experience Stack Exchange

If you’ve ever been stuck during a UX design and need answers, the User Experience Stack Exchange is a community you should visit. You can browse answers to questions asked by some of the best UX designers, or ask unique questions that pertain to your designs. The best answers are upvoted, taking them to the top of Stack Exchange.

Flickr

Its main theme—Find Your Inspiration—says it all when it comes to Flickr. With billions of photos and millions of designers, you can find inspiration to design everything and anything under the sun.

Site Inspire

This is one of the best SaaS tools for designers available. The platform is designed to showcase the finest web and interactive design ranging from styles, types, subjects, and platforms.

Mobbin

This tool ensures that mobile UX designers are not left out by providing inspiration for the latest mobile design patterns from the best apps.

Carbonmade

Carbonmade is another top platform with millions of portfolios. It is one of the easiest platforms to use, allowing you to create and host a portfolio in a matter of minutes.

Designer News

To stay up to date with news and trends in the UX design world, you need Designer News. On this forum, designers share links, new design trends, and timely events, all of which are useful to UX designers.

Interaction Design Foundation

The International Design Foundation (IDF) is one of the largest educational organizations in this sector. At IDF, you have access to one of the largest collections of UX and interaction design resources. It is also a great place to start if you want to discover the world of UX design, thanks to the vast number of courses and tutorials they offer.

As a bonus, we’ve added UX Magazine, a blogging platform dedicated to UX designers. At UX Magazine, you can easily get the latest UX design trends and updates, and even get information to apply to your own UX design jobs.

Conclusion

Great design, which is crucial for UX designers, is rooted in inspiration. However, with SaaS tools, UX designers no longer need to worry about getting inspiration to turn in great designs.