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Flat design is swiftly becoming one of the fastest growing trends in web design. With the simplicity of Google’s and Microsoft’s latest offerings, it’s time to ditch the shadows and 3D effects and move towards bright, humble designs.<\/p>\n

If you want to find out more about flat design and how to make it work for you, check out the following articles:<\/p>\n

Principles of Flat Design<\/a><\/p>\n

The Flat Design Era<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat UI Pro<\/a><\/p>\n

A Showcase of Flat Design Websites<\/p>\n

30+ Best Flat Web Design Examples<\/a><\/p>\n

Making it Work: Flat Design and Color Trends<\/a><\/p>\n

We’ve also scoured the web for some of the more attractive flat design resources out there; take a look at our list:<\/p>\n

200 Beautiful Flat Icons<\/h4>\n

A fantastic set of icons by Freepik and Noupe. Free to use for any kind of project.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design\"<\/p>\n

Freebie PSD: Flat UI Kit<\/h4>\n

Several different widgets that can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

48 Free Flat Icons<\/h4>\n

Resizable vectors for websites, apps, infographics and anything else you can think of.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Square UI Free Kit<\/h4>\n

A great big UI kit covering everything from video players to menu items.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

20 Flat Icons (PSD)<\/h4>\n

128 x 128 icons that easily adapt to a wide range of projects.<\/p>\n

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Plex<\/h4>\n

A set of Google-inspired icons for mobile\/personal use.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design6\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cosmo Mini Free<\/h4>\n

Lovely 40 x 40 PNG icons available for commercial use. These are also available in vector\/hi-res format for a small fee.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design7\"<\/p>\n

Flat Apple family<\/h4>\n

Free PSDs of the Apple LED Cinema Display, MacBook Air, iMac, iPad, iPhone, and MacBook Pro.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design8\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat Credit Cards<\/h4>\n

A uniform set of flat design credit cards.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design9\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat Blog UI Kit PSD<\/h4>\n

This free UI kit is great for blogs.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design10\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat Design Icons Set Vol1<\/h4>\n

A series of 16 lovingly crafted icons.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design11\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat Design Icons Set Vol2<\/h4>\n

Sixteen more beautiful free icons for you to use.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design12\"<\/a><\/p>\n

UI Kit<\/h4>\n

Great flat design UI kit available in both PNG and PSD.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design13\"<\/p>\n

Free Flat Social Icons<\/h4>\n

Free downloadable flat social icons in EPS\/Ai format for Illustrator.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design14\"<\/p>\n

Flat Icon Set<\/h4>\n

Plenty of excellent ‘pay with a tweet’ icons.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design15\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat Vector Social Icons<\/h4>\n

These EPS vector icons are perfect for representing your social profiles.<\/p>\n

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Flat UI Stripe design PSD<\/h4>\n

A stripe and icon combo provided in four different colours.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design17\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat UI<\/h4>\n

A practical widget set in PSD form.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design18\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Minimal UI Kit PSD<\/h4>\n

Free for both personal and commercial use, this simple UI kit is worth downloading.<\/p>\n

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Flat Design PSD<\/h4>\n

This layered PSD design can be easily adapted to use almost as-is on a website, or provide the skeleton of a more complex design.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design20\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Free Web User Flat UI Kit<\/h4>\n

A huge collection of elements ranging from icons to colour swatches.<\/p>\n

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Free Flat Design PSD Template<\/h4>\n

Complete web design template in PSD form.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design22\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Flat UI Buttons<\/h4>\n

A small but perfectly executed set of buttons.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design23\"<\/a><\/p>\n

1262 Icons<\/h4>\n

A huge collection of over a thousand 40 x 40 icons.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design24\"<\/p>\n

Simple Browser PSD<\/h4>\n

A minimalist design mockup of a browser.<\/p>\n

\"flat-design25\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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