Free Design Resources: Royalty free stock photos, graphics, and more!
Having access to quality stock photos and graphics is a must for any creative professional. It's even better if they are FREE! I’ve created a list of my favorite free design resources that I use frequently for both personal and paid projects. Be sure to pin or bookmark this post to come back to for your next project.
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1. Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock is known for its incredible stock photography, but until recently I did not know they have free photos, templates, graphics, etc. The quality is top notch compared to some free site options. It's become my go to for free stock photos.
Next up, is CreativeFabricahttps://www.creativefabrica.com/freebies/free-graphics/ref/1768089/. While they do sell a wide range of design elements, fonts, etc., they also have section dedicated to free items. My favorites are their fonts, but they still make the list for overall design. You can find almost anything at Creative Fabrica.
3. Freepik
With a free account, you have access to hundreds of free design resources. Stock photos, design templates, text effects, design elements, backgrounds, textures... Freepik has it all. Freepik.com also has a built-in photo editor to easily crop, removed the background, add text, filters and more to your downloads!
4. Unsplash
Unsplash.com has really upped their game lately. Their content rivals that of Adobe Stock and is 100% free. They claim to have over 3 million photos submitted by almost 300,000 photographers.
5. Pexels
Pexels is another great one for 100% royalty free stock photography. They describe their license as "Legal Simplicity: All photos and videos on Pexels can be downloaded and used for free." They have some pretty basic rules for what NOT to do with photos downloaded from Pexels. You can find those here.
6. Free Design Resources .net
FreeDesignResources.net (FDR.) has a great selection of trendy free fonts, templates, graphics and more. You can find something for every style here, all for free!
7. Pixabay
Pixabay.com is another 100% free site for stock photos. You can find their license here.
8. Creative Market
CreativeMarket.com is a wonderful source for design templates, fonts, graphics, photos and more.
There are so many free resources available for designers, small businesses, and other creators. I hope this list of free design resources and free stock photography can help you with your next project!