Almost a year ago I made a website about the design process for startups and it went viral, featured on many design magazines.

I think it can be helpful for founders, non-designers or developers if you like to read articles.

I collected articles and some tools which I liked and put them on a simple website.

Why I did this?

In these days, I see that many founders ignore the design and focus on development more. But it shouldn’t be hard that design thinking from the beginning.It can be hard to invest in design when you start. But I think all the ideas and products deserve more than free html5 templates or $5 logos.

Introduction

Some articles to show how design is important for startups.

Startups,this is how design works.

by Wells Riley

Designing for start-ups: How to deliver the message

by Andrew Maier

Why great design is crucial for startups

by Lori Kozlowski

5 ways startups can use design to boost brand equity

by Morag Cuddeford-Jones

How much does design matter for Seed-Stage startups?

by Jay Acunzo

Is design a part of mainstream startup culture now? Absolutely.

by Elle Luna

Ways to connect on interface and product design.

by Ryan Singer

What is the role of design in a start up?

by Frantisek Krivda

Startup launch list. Articles by founders, designers, investors.

by Panda

Style Guides

Articles about branding and identity design for startups.

The 4 elements of better branding your startup

by Brian Honigman

Branding for startups

by Daniel Kempe

“Leanify” your startup design with style guides

by Heidi Pungratnik

A lightweight branding exercise for startups

by Bruno Bergher

My process: Identity design

by Erik Wagner

How to build a brand bible & visual style guide

by Design Shack

Tools for Style Guides

Frontify

Web-based style guide within minutes.

Cool Blue

Free brand guidelines template.

Style Guides

50 style guides every startup should see before launching.

Logo

How your logo must be and why it is important.

How to create your startup logo

by Darcey Beau

‘SMART’ logo design principles

by Logo Geek

The 7 step Paul Rand logo test

by Dave Schools

Startup logo design:5 mistakes you should avoid

by Vivek Raghavan

There’s no such thing as a logo

by Peter Thomson

How to create an incredible logo for your startup

by Dale Partridge

Inspiration for Logos

Designspiration

Designspiration is a resource to help you discover and share great design.

Logospire

Logo inspiration gallery

Awwwards

99 Creative logo designs

Color and Typography

Articles and tools for color and typography

Color theory for designers, the meaning of color

by Cameron Chapman

10 tips for company color schemes

by Scott Gerber

What Does the Color of Your Logo Say About Your Business?

by Kate Taylor

Tools

Material UI colors

Color palette for Material design.

Flat UI colors

Color palette for Flat design

Typewolf

An independent web typography resource.

Color Hunt

Color Hunt is a place to discover and share beautiful color palettes.

Coolors

The super fast color schemes generator.

Adobe Kuler

Create color schemes or browse thousands of color combinations.

Font Reach

Font Reach scans the top million sites to show font usage across the web.

Font Flame

Font Flame ambitiously tries to solve a problem, namely font pairing.

Font Squirrel

FREE, highest-quality, designer-friendly, commercial-use fonts.

Web Design

Articles about web design for startups

Web design trends found in startup homepages

by Jake Rocheleau

Effective landing page design

by Formstack

The 3-step hack for startups bootstrapping their design

by Joanna Wiebe

Simplifying digital products

by Wouter de Bres

What makes a startup website great?

by Laura Elizabeth

Weblisty

Find the best resources and tools to create your next web projects.

Designmodo

17 Startups with great-looking websites.

One Page Love

Showcasing the best Single Page website designs from around the web.

Landingfolio

Find the best landing page inspiration.

There are more issues to cover and I will keep to update this list. If you need a honest review about the design of your startup, you can always contact me via twitter or contact on designforstartup.net.