Design Resources

This page consists of downloads and links which I hope you find useful. I will try to keep adding to this page.

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FOR FREELANCE DESIGNERS

FOR DESIGN STUDENTS

GRAPHIC DESIGN RESOURCES

Cheap/Free – Royalty Free Photo libraries and Vector Graphics

  • Fotolia A large collection of low price images stating from £1
  • morguefile A largish collection of free photos for personal or commercial use
  • istockphoto A large selection of royalty free images from a few dollars
  • 123rf A large selection of photo, a bit cheaper than istock, you can purchase with credits or subscription
  • dreamstimeRoyalty free pics from a few dollars
  • Go Media Royalty Free Vector Images and TexturesA good selection of good quality vector image packs (containing several images) and texture packs starting at $14.99. Also some freebie vector images and textures you can download
  • Texture KingA selection of free downloadable textures such as brick, rust and grunge
  • Digital Vector Maps As the name suggest vector maps including globes and countries average price about $40

General

  • lorem ipsumA text (txt) file of lorem ipsum for greeking in body copy
  • LipsumA lorem ipsum generator that produces lorem ipsum based on your spec – number of paragraphs, words etc

Wordpress

Colour pickers

  • colour lovers Show loads of different colour combinations, you can vote for your favourites and create your own swatches. There is also a useful section on colour trends
  • colorjackA colour theory visualiser
  • colorblender Similar to colour lovers helps offers palletes of colours
  • colorschemer

Type and Fonts

  • Type Tester Test readability on fonts online
  • DaFont A large selection of free fonts organised really well by style
  • IndentifontIdentify a font with a series of questions
  • What the FontIdentify a font by uploading its image

Graphic Design Forums and Web Design Forums

Please see my post getting help online for more information on each forum

Tutorials

  • http://www.thelearnlist.comA site which lists and rates tutorials in photoshop, flash, fireworks, illustrator, dreamweaver, actionscript, php, CSS and XML
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