Black Friday is always a busy day in the eCommerce world. Although much of the focus tends to be on household items and consumer electronics, web designers have not been left out of the picture.
This selection of design tools, aids, UI kits, etc., features something for just about everyone. The savings are significant. And if you’ve been thinking of purchasing any of the items listed below, there won’t be a better time than now.
In the brick and mortar world, the driving force behind Black Fridays is to get people into a buying mode and get them in the store. The eCommerce world may not be all that different. But for the Black Friday specials featured here, quality is the rule and not the exception.
Themefuse
ThemeFuse is a source of more than 30 high-quality WordPress themes for those designers and developers who want to create original websites for their clients, and do so quickly and easily.
On Black Friday only, one or more of these WP themes can be yours at a 40% discount.
These themes run the gamut from automotive, business, and religion, to travel, blogs, e-commerce and everything in between.
The Core for example, which is a massive multi-purpose WordPress theme, comes with more than 20 demo themes included and has everything you’d ever need in a website;
You can try any WP theme before purchase. Simply create a test lab account, log in to WordPress, and test drive the theme of your choice. You’ll quickly discover that ThemeFuse’ themes, with their original and creative designs, are easy to use, thanks in part to the visual page builder.
Dreamstime
Dreamstime, with the stock photo industry’s largest client database, is an excellent resource for quality stock images.
Dreamstime is offering a 50% discount on all and any subscriptions from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. This gives you plenty of time to drill down to find many great images that you might have otherwise passed up for budgetary reasons.
Dreamstime is a media provider to 95% of the Fortune 500 companies, which says much about the quality you can expect; not only in Dreamstime’s stock photo selection, but also in their HD and 4K footage collection.
Thousands of fresh files are added every day, so although you’ll never catch up, by setting aside a short time during the holiday break, you can come up with some real bargains
Proto.io
Black Friday through December 2 is your opportunity to purchase an annual subscription to Proto.io at a 30% discount. The promo code is BLACKFRIDAY2016. This discount is available to new customers and to existing customers wishing to upgrade from a monthly to an annual plan.
Proto.io is an industry-leading prototyping platform that gives its users the power to create web and mobile prototypes that are not only pixel-perfect, but have the look and feel of the real thing. Designers, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and developers work with Proto.io to cover the entire design process, from wireframes and mockups, to user testing of interactive, high-fidelity prototypes.
Proto.io is easy to use, and no coding or special technical skills are required. This is an excellent chance to purchase a premium prototyping platform at a bargain, Black Friday price.
Begin with a free trial and then upgrade until December 2 to get their special Black Friday deal.
Webflow
Webflow, a premier all-in-one web design platform, is offering its website templates for 50% off as their Black Friday special. Simply enter BLACKFRIDAY at the checkout. You’ll find more than 100 business, portfolio, and blog templates to choose from. Every Webflow template is fully responsive.
You can customize any element of a template’s design to suit your needs, and you can do so without the need to write a single line of code. Each of these templates is built with Webflow’s 100% visual responsive web design tools, using standards-compliant HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript.
Themify
Themify is celebrating Black Friday through Cyber Monday with never-before-seen discounts, plus 10 Master Club giveaways. Promo code BLACKFRIDAY will get you a huge 50% discount on all Club Memberships, plugins, and WordPress themes.
The 50% discount does not apply to the Lifetime Master Club membership, but Themify is offering a $150 discount to join (use promo code BLACKFRIDAYLIFE). With the discount, you can get lifetime access to products, support, and updates for only $249! Topping things off, you can enter the Master Club giveaway promotion from Black Friday through Cyber Monday for a chance and winning a free membership.
Visual Hierarchy
Visual Hierarchy has always been dedicated to selling premium design products at affordable prices. On Black Friday, you can take your pick of VH’s top-selling products, and all other items, for up to 60% off. Since Visual Hierarchy is a marketplace where designers can sell products as well as purchase them, you’ll find many useful and creative items you won’t find elsewhere.
If you’re in the market for Icons, Fonts. Mockups, UI Kits, and more, this is your chance to lock in some real Black Friday bargains.
Wrapping it up
There are Black Friday bargains here for those already using the products being promoted as well as for new customers. Designers will enjoy the specials offered on Dreamstime’s stock photos, which are always in demand. The same is true for the Visual Hierarchy promotion. Their quality products, plus many innovative products being sold by designers, are always available.
When you can buy a product you need for your work, for anywhere from 30% to 60% off, it’s always a good deal. Proto.io offers an industry- leading prototyping platform. Themefuse and Themify are known for their high-quality themes and Webflow for its premier web design platform. If they are new to you, both are well worth a look, but the same can be said for every Black Friday promotion in this list.