Midjourney is a popular AI image generation tool used by many people. Besides generating images from text, it also allows you to specify a seed number within the text prompt to quickly produce images with the same style. The website SrefHunter has compiled a vast collection of image generation styles and provides seed numbers for you to apply, making it an excellent database.
CocoMaterial
This resource website offers over 3,000 hand-drawn illustrations in PNG and SVG formats. The content is released under the free CC0 1.0 Universal license, allowing for use in both personal and commercial projects without the need for attribution. Common categories include animals and plants, characters, food, music, architecture, science, and more.
Dark Reader
This is an eye-friendly Chrome browser extension that enables night mode on every website by generating a dark theme in real-time. Even sites like Google Gmail or Forms can use it. Dark Reader inverts bright colors, making web content high-contrast and easy to read at night. It also helps reduce eye strain and conserve battery power. The best part is that this extension is open-source, ad-free, and incredibly user-friendly, making it a truly generous tool.
Copy & Paste CSS
This website offers numerous website button templates, all pre-styled with CSS, ready for direct copying and use. In addition to buttons, it also features block shadows, form input fields, color palettes, and emojis, making it convenient for web designers to apply quickly.
Hotkey Cheatsheet
This is a specialized tool website that collects and organizes keyboard shortcuts for various software. It includes everything from administrative office software to professional design tools, and even operating system shortcuts, all aimed at enhancing work efficiency. Additionally, the website interface is available in Simplified Chinese.
Taiwan Trademark Search System
When designing a trademark, it is important to consider whether it resembles other trademarks, as being too similar may prevent registration, resulting in significant losses for businesses. The Intellectual Property Office has now introduced a feature for trademark verification using image-based searches. The Trademark Search System website provides users with information on trademark registrations in Taiwan. By uploading an image, users can check for similar trademarks. It is recommended to crop the image to a square with dimensions of at least 242px by 242px. The file size is limited to 5MB, and supported file types include PNG, JPG, BMP, and JPEG.
Phomi
If you love photography and find yourself without any projects lately, consider shooting events like road races or triathlons in Taiwan. Through this platform, you can sell the photos you take. Participants of these events can search by the event route or their participant number to find photos uploaded by photographers from various locations. If your shots are impressive, they can directly purchase or even print the photos. Selling your photos not only brings recognition but also earns income. This platform is a great matchmaker; a single photo can sell for over 100 NT$—a very decent price (though I'm not sure how much the platform takes as commission).
Vectorizer.AI
This online tool can convert bitmap images into scalable vector graphics that can be infinitely enlarged. As AI-generated images become increasingly common today, many people use Midjourney to create non-editable ICON icons or logo trademarks. Now, with the "Vectorizer.AI" tool, you can easily convert these images into editable vector formats, supporting the mainstream SVG file format. Currently, this tool is in the public beta stage and is available for free use. However, it may switch to a subscription model in the future, so it is advisable to try it during the free period.
Update: The tool has started charging a fee. But you can upload an image to view the results before deciding whether to pay.
Good Books
Seeing the world from the shoulders of giants, this website has collected over 9500 books recommended by the most successful and interesting people. The coolest part is that the site categorizes these renowned individuals by fields such as venture capital, design, photography, education, marketing, music, and entrepreneurship. You can quickly find their recommended book lists based on your own interests or professional fields, significantly saving time in searching for books.
Discover iOS Apps | Mobbin
Mobbin.com is a reference database dedicated to mobile and web application design. The website features over 300,000 works from the best-designed applications worldwide. Users can save a significant amount of UI and UX research time using this platform. The database continuously grows and is curated by experts, with updates almost every week. Additionally, the website offers rich search and filtering functions to help users quickly find the design references and inspiration they need. For designers, it serves as a lifelong learning institution. However, it has transitioned to a paid model, requiring payment to access all data. The free version only allows access to the latest eight entries, which is not ideal for students. Therefore, frequent visits are necessary to seek out design treasures or consider sharing an account with friends as an alternative solution.
Suno AI
Suno AI allows you to generate music simply by inputting text. You can customize the melody and lyrics, and the best part is it's free to use. You can generate music for free every day, with "Credits" being the unit of usage for Suno AI. Each time you generate music, edit music, mix tracks, etc., a certain number of credits is consumed. With the free account, you can generate up to 10 pieces of music per day, but the free version cannot be used for commercial purposes. However, Suno AI offers a paid plan for approximately $10 per month, which includes 2500 credits per month (enough to generate 500 pieces of music). This paid plan allows you to use the music for commercial purposes, including uploading to platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, and there are no ads when listening to music on Suno AI.
Xmind
A mind map, also known as a logic map, is a way of visually presenting thoughts in an image-based format. It expands outward from a central idea in a tree-like hierarchical manner. Xmind is one of the most commonly used mind mapping tools, available in both standalone and web versions. In addition to creating mind maps, it also supports fishbone diagrams, flowcharts, hierarchical charts, etc. One of its coolest features is the ability to apply various color combinations with just one click. What's even better is that every little detail can be customized, even down to the angle of lines, whether they're straight or curved, can be finely controlled. For those with a penchant for design perfectionism, it's truly fantastic. Furthermore, a paid version is available with an annual fee of approximately $60, offering features such as file conversion to vector files for design purposes, the ability to publish mind maps online with password protection, and AI functionality that can help generate unexpected new ideas. Xmind has received official recognition and collaboration opportunities. The annual fee for the paid version can be discounted by 15% using the code "JIEMR". If you find the free version useful, consider upgrading to the paid version to enhance your competitiveness in the workplace.