Must-Follow Creative Twitter Accounts for Designers and Their Websites Building Techniques

Curated by Muzli, this list features top international designers, design firms, and design brand Twitter accounts for creative inspiration. I've cataloged the website platforms used by each, serving as a reference for designers building their personal or brand websites. This list is updated periodically, so feel free to check back for the latest (Last updated: April 7, 2024)

Inspiration struck: I wanted to discover which website platforms top “designers” internationally use to establish their brand identity or personal websites. Thus, I began analyzing the Twitter list meticulously curated by Muzli. This list includes designers with rich experience, newcomers, professionals from design-related organizations, and sources of artistic inspiration. My goal was to identify the tools they use to build their websites and shape their personal brands, providing a clear overview for future reference. This can also serve as a guide for other designers just starting out or looking to create their own portfolio websites. (Note: Twitter is the predecessor of X).

Jumping straight to the conclusion: WordPress leads in usage, with Webflow and Framer tied for second place.

Website Platform Usage Ratio

In a list of 149 names, more than half use third-party platforms for their websites, including website builders and social media. If the website platform field is blank, it may indicate the site was custom-coded rather than built with a website builder. Among those using third-party platforms, WordPress has the highest usage rate, with Webflow and Framer tied for second, followed closely by Linktree. Others also use social media directly as a platform to showcase their work.

View the whole list: https://bit.ly/twitter-creative-list-for-designers

Muzli’s Curated Twitter Accounts – Creative Design Field

This collection features 149 profiles from various fields including graphic and web design creativity, user experience design, video effects, and brand design. Each individual’s website offers a wealth of inspiration and insight. 🚀 We plan to continuously add top designers from around the world to this Twitter list, analyzing their website technologies and construction methods. If you have any recommendations, feel free to share them with me anytime. ^^

View the whole list: https://bit.ly/twitter-creative-list-for-designers

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Design and Marketing Tools

ActiveCampaign: Email marketing and newsletter system (the best alternative to MailChimp)
Canva: Online graphic design tool, a real lifesaver if you don’t have a designer on your team! It solves all your marketing, social media, graphic design, and presentation needs with a wide range of templates.
Envato Elements: Unlimited downloads of paid resources including images, videos, music, sound effects, graphic designs, illustrations, presentation templates, and more. This is a platform I frequently use for various materials.
GetResponse: All-in-one marketing platform that includes email marketing, landing page creation, marketing automation, and more. You can start with a free account and upgrade as needed. This software is similar to Hubspot.
PickFu: An online research tool that allows you to conduct tests, optimizations, and instant consumer surveys to replace guesswork. With PickFu, you can instantly gather opinions from up to 500 US consumers. By seeking collective wisdom, it helps you make better business decisions.
SurveySparrow: Omnichannel Experience Management Platform for conducting customer satisfaction surveys across various channels.
Qwary: A CX (Customer Experience) platform that helps businesses collect customer feedback and improve shopping experiences and product performance through beautifully designed professional surveys. It allows measurement of NPS, CSAT, and CES.
Opinion Stage: Create free quizzes, polls, and forms with visually appealing designs and good functionality. It also offers paid plans to increase the number of responses per month.
Typeform: Elegant online form builder.
UXPressia: Quickly create professional Customer Journey Maps, Personas, and Impact Maps with various ready-to-use templates.
Surfer: SEO tool primarily used by content editors. It offers AI-generated SEO copy, keyword recommendations, SEO audits, and a visually appealing interface.
CopyAI: An AI-powered copywriting generator that creates high-quality copy for your business.
ABtesting AI: Have you tried optimizing your website with AB testing? Try AI testing with a free plan available.
Frase: Use AI to assist in searching, writing, and optimizing SEO articles with ease.
AppSumo: One-time payment platform for discounted digital software (greatly reduces costs).
Tidio: Design a high-quality online chat tool for your website.
Help Scout: Online customer support platform (alternative to Zendesk).
HeySummit: Host virtual online summits.
SimplyBook: Online appointment scheduling system and app booking software.
Liinks: One-page multi-link website that integrates multiple social and official website links.
LearnWorlds: Create and sell online course websites.
Teachable: A platform for creating and selling online course websites.
Make: A visual automation workflow tool that allows data integration and seamless movement between various software applications, enhancing work efficiency.
Piktochart: An information chart design tool.
ClickMagick: While searching for AB testing tools, I came across ClickMagick, which offers this functionality. After watching introductions from other YouTubers and finding it user-friendly, I decided to give it a try.
MotionElements: A platform for professional video materials, templates, and plugins.
MotionVFX: A platform for professional video materials, templates, and plugins.
Payoneer: A secure and fast one-stop solution for cross-border payments.
Wise: A cross-border account for international payments and receipts.
Surfshark: I recently started using Surfshark VPN, and it’s been great! Originally, I wanted to browse certain foreign websites that automatically redirected me, but using a VPN solved this problem.
Firstory: The most comprehensive and powerful podcast hosting platform for platform deployment, sponsored subscriptions, and advertising revenue. It eliminates all the tedious publishing processes by automatically distributing your recorded audio files to platforms such as KKBOX, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
Continuously collecting and researching more…

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