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New Figma Plugin: Instantly Access Millions of Noun Project Icons In Figma

by | Nov 18 | Graphic Design, News, Top Featured

Noun Project’s Figma Icons plugin gives you access to millions of professionally designed icons right where you work. Whether you design with Figma Design, FigJam, Figma Slides or Figma Buzz – search, select, insert and customize stunning icons right inside the apps.

by Jeremy Elliott | Dec 8 | Creative Inspiration, Featured, Graphic Design

Use Noun Project’s 2025 Content Calendar to plan all your marketing and social media content needs.

Introducing Pantone’s Color of the Year 2026: Cloud Dancer

by Jeremy Elliott | Dec 5 | Creative Inspiration, Featured

Browse our favorite stock photos inspired by “Cloud Dancer,” Pantone’s quiet and tranquil 2026 Color of the Year.

How to Edit Photos and Use Filters to Create a Marketable Style as a Photographer

by Zach Hodges | Dec 1 | Photography Tips, Creative Inspiration, Featured

This is a guest article by Zach Hodges from VSCO, offering experience and expertise on creating a marketable style as a photographer.

Holiday Icon and Photo Collections

by Jeremy Elliott | Nov 22 | Creative Inspiration, EDU, Featured, Graphic Design

Celebrate winter holidays and ring in the New Year with festive icons and photos.

The Best Creative Advice from Today’s Top Designers

by Jeremy Elliott | Aug 28 | Creative Inspiration, Featured

We spoke with 17 of today’s top designers and illustrators to get their best bits of creative and career advice.

Spotlight: Alex Clem, Disability:IN

by Noun Project Team | Apr 16 | Creative Inspiration, Featured

We caught up with Alex Clem, Digital Marketing Associate at Disability:IN, to learn more about her career path, creative process, and approach to designing for accessibility and disability inclusion.

New Feature: Filter Icons by Style and Line Weight

by Jeremy Elliott | Mar 12 | Creative Inspiration, Featured, Graphic Design, News

We’ve listened to your feedback— Now, we’re making it easier than ever to search icons with new Style and Line Weight filters.

Spotlight: Lifestyle Photographer Aspen Evans

by Noun Project Team | Jan 31 | Creative Inspiration, Featured, Photography Tips

This interview is part of a series celebrating the work of Black and African creators from around the world, in partnership with Black Women Photographers.

Spotlight: Photographer Rebekah Gaillard

by Noun Project Team | Dec 30 | Creative Inspiration, Featured, Photography Tips

This interview is part of a series celebrating the work of Black and African creators from around the world, in partnership with Black Women Photographers.

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by Jeremy Elliott | Dec 8 | Creative Inspiration, Featured, Graphic Design

Get a head start on planning your marketing and promotion activities throughout 2025 with our free content calendar. Whether you're a marketer, social media manager, or small business owner, you can view some of the holidays, milestone events, month-long themes and...

Plan the Perfect Photo Shoot

by Suzanne Strong | May 4 | Photography Tips, Creative Inspiration

Planning a stock photo shoot can be an exciting and creative endeavor. In this article, we'll walk you through how to create the perfect photo shoot, from concept to completion. Use these free photo shoot production document templates, including a sample deck, budget,...

Microinteractions in UI Design: How to Animate Icons in Figma

by Jeremy Elliott | Feb 3 | Graphic Design, DIY, Featured

Figma is one of the leading (and most accessible) collaborative platforms for designing, prototyping, and developing stellar user interfaces and experiences. UX and UI designers frequently turn to Figma for its versatility, and the speed with which they can take an...

Two New Features in the Icons API: Show Similar Icons & Search Similar Icons

by Noun Project Team | Apr 27 | News

Big news — Your users now have two easy ways to find icons that match by style and subject with Noun Project's Icons API. As part of our Icon API v2, we’ve introduced a new endpoint that makes it easy to build visually consistent icon experiences directly into your...

What is an Icon API? How Developers Use Icon APIs to Build Scalable Apps in 2026

by Noun Project Team | Apr 7 | Creative Inspiration

If you're building a digital product today—whether it's a SaaS platform, mobile app, dashboard, or AI-powered tool—you’ve likely run into a familiar challenge: How do developers manage icons at scale without slowing down the product or the team? To say it differently,...

11 Best Graphic Design Podcasts in 2026

by Noun Project Team | Apr 3 | Creative Inspiration

Looking for the best graphic design podcasts to tune in to while you work? Short answer: Design Icons by Noun Project is a top rated, new podcast for graphic designers, UX designers, creative directors, and creative marketers. Whether you're a graphic designer, UX...

Design Icons: Tom Froese, Professional Illustrator, on How to Find Your Path, Get Hired, and Build Your Illustration Career

by Noun Project Team | Dec 16 | Creative Inspiration, Graphic Design

Tom Froese is one of those rare illustrators whose work and ideas seem to ripple far beyond the page. Known for his vibrant, printmaking-inspired aesthetic, he has built an illustration career that blends client work, teaching, writing, and thoughtful commentary on...

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