Graphic Design

This collection of resources (some free!) might be helpful for a variety of projects.

Tutorial videos on all creative aspects of design.

Website loaded with freebies as well as information on Photoshop, Illustrator and more.

Search and compare brands from around the globe for examples on effective marketing techniques.

Database of free assets, including images, designs and mockups

Flickr is a photo management and sharing web site. The "commons" area contains photos distributed with a Creative Commons license.

A collection of freely useable images

Free images for creatives, by creatives-over 400,000 free stock photos for commercial use.

Getty Images offers a vast collection of high-quality photos, illustrations, videos, and music, which individuals, businesses, and media organizations can license for various creative projects. Their library includes a wide range of subjects, including nature, people, travel, technology, sports, and many more.

Pexels aims to provide an extensive library of royalty-free images and videos contributed by photographers and videographers from around the world. The content on Pexels is licensed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license, which means you can use, modify, and distribute the media freely, even for commercial purposes, without asking for permission or providing credit to the original creator.

A color matching game.

Tool to help pick color combinations.

Inspiration resource for palettes, colors and patterns.

These four short videos, created by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in 2012, combine audio excerpts from Josef Albers’ lecture “The Logic and Magic of Color” (University of South Florida, 1966) with animated plates adapted from Interaction of Color.

Information about color theory and color's role in design.

Test your eye for spacing with this clever game.

Explore fonts for download. Be sure to explore documentation or readme file to learn about how you can use the fonts.

Upload an image to reverse-engineer the font used.

UrbanFonts features a collection of free fonts, premium fonts and free dingbats. Most fonts on this site are freeware, some are shareware or linkware. Some fonts provided are trial versions of full versions and may not allow embedding unless a commercial license is purchased or may contain a limited character set. Please review any files included with your download, which will usually include information on the usage and licenses of the fonts.

Build, share and download fonts.

WordCount™ is an interactive presentation
of the 86,800 most frequently used English words.

Large collection of freeware and shareware fonts. Be sure you know the license for the font you'd like to use.

Typography is everywhere we look. It's in the books we read, on the websites we visit, even in everyday life—on street signs, bumper stickers, and product packaging. This tutorial provides an overview of typography.

Searchable collection of patterns and photoshop brushes. Check each pattern for license info to see how you can use the resource.

Searchable and browsable collection of patterns. Be sure to look at the license information for guidance on using these patterns.

A variety of textures available for images