Sharing Creative Resources

For artists, designers, and any hobby Canva enthusiasts who are looking for some creative assistance. In this AI-generated hell we find ourselves in, we need to share resources and pool our knowledge as we work against the machine (pun intended). Most of these are free or partially free, and most are either no AI or partial AI. No full-genAI sites included.

Now with expandable sections! This page was getting a bit long.

Favorites are in bold! If you have any to share, leave them in a comment. No gatekeeping - let's encourage sharing creative resources!

STOCK PHOTOS

• https://www.pexels.com/

• https://pixabay.com/

• https://unsplash.com/

• https://stocksnap.io/

• https://www.lifeofpix.com/

• https://kaboompics.com/

• https://gratisography.com/

• https://isorepublic.com/

• https://www.deathtothestockphoto.com/

STOCK VIDEOS

• https://www.pexels.com/

• https://pixabay.com/

• https://mixkit.co/

• https://coverr.co/

• https://www.motionplaces.com/ (Licensed required)

• https://www.clipstill.com/free-stuff/

• https://www.videezy.com/

• https://www.freepik.com/videos

FONTS

• https://www.fontspace.com/

• https://www.dafont.com/

• https://www.1001fonts.com/

• https://fonts.google.com/

• https://bestfreefonts.com/

• https://www.fontbrief.com/fontbrief

• https://typetype.org/freefonts/

• https://www.freefaces.gallery/

• https://fontshare.com/

• https://uncut.wtf/

• https://pixelsurplus.com/collections/free-fonts

• https://dirtylinestudio.com/freebies/

• https://fontesk.com/

• https://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/

• https://www.collletttivo.it/

• https://fontjoy.com/ - Font pairing testing

COLOR RESOURCES

• https://coolors.co/

• https://pigment.shapefactory.co/

• https://color.review/ - Accessibility checker

• https://imagecolorpicker.com/ - Color picker and color codes

• https://grabient.com/ - Gradients

• https://www.rahcolours.com/ (PAID) - A test of how your client feels emotionally about colors, to assist palette creation.

• https://ld100-colorset.netlify.app/ - RYB palette generator

• https://www.happyhues.co/ - Colors in use

MOCKUPS

• https://mrmockup.com/

• https://resourceboy.com/

• https://creatoom.com/

• https://www.ls.graphics/free-mockups

• https://mockupnest.com/downloads/category/free-psd-mockups/

• https://www.sagesmask.com/

• https://www.pixeden.com/

• https://artboard.studio/

• https://dimmy.club/ - Device mockups

• https://shotsnapp.com/

• https://mockupbro.com/

• https://www.pacdora.com/

• https://benditomockup.com/

• https://dekgrativ.com/

• https://4thperspectivemockup.gumroad.com/

• https://www.blugraphic.com/

• https://scenenumbermockup.com/ - PAID

• https://mockupasia.com/ - PAID

• https://www.showcasebh.com/ - PAID

• https://creatsy.com/ - PAID

ASSETS

• https://storyset.com/ - People Illustrations

• https://haikei.app/ - generate SVG assets

• https://creativemarket.com/free-goods

• https://pixelbuddha.net/

• https://www.flaticon.com/ - Icons

• https://lordicon.com/ - Icons

• https://www.svgrepo.com/

• https://www.humaaans.com/ - People illustrations

• https://www.opendoodles.com/ - People illustrations

• https://blush.design/ - People illustrations

• https://undraw.co/

• https://www.drawkit.com/

• https://heroicons.com/

• https://www.usebutter.com/

• https://poly.pizza/ - Free low-poly 3D assets

• https://icons8.com/l/glyph/ - Icons

• https://www.blugraphic.com/

• https://dribbble.com/tags/freebie/

• https://www.textures.com/free

• https://graphicburger.com/

• https://3dicons.co/ - Icons

• https://www.logopackage.com/freebies

• https://www.samolevsky.com/collections/freebies

• https://lukaszadam.com/ - Illustrations

PROGRAMS

• https://www.affinity.studio/ by Canva

• https://cavalry.studio/en/ - Animation program by Canva

• https://www.maxon.net/en/autograph - Free animation program by Maxon

• https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/ - Microsoft compatible free office software

• https://brave.com/download/ - Google and Microsoft-free browser, built-in adblock

• https://www.clipstudio.net/en/ - Digital illustration software, one-time payment

• https://www.figma.com/

• https://gravitdesign.com/

• https://desygner.com/design-online/

• https://www.mixamo.com/

• https://inkscape.org/ - Free vector image software

• https://sourceforge.net/projects/scribus/ - Free professional print layout

• https://www.gimp.org/ - Free image editing

• https://rawtherapee.com/ - Free image processing

• https://www.shotcut.org/ - Free video editor

DESIGN REFERENCES

• https://mobbin.com/ - IOS App references/inspo

• https://www.rebrand.gallery/bentos

• https://www.curationofcurations.com/

• https://www.characterdesigns.com/ - Photo references

• https://www.awwwards.com/

• https://muz.li/

• https://collectui.com/

• https://www.cosmos.so/

• https://brandsite.design/

• https://thedieline.com/

• https://mindsparklemag.com/

POSE REFERENCES

• https://www.posemaniacs.com/en  - 3D poses

• https://figurosity.com/ - 3D poses

• https://line-of-action.com/ - Pose references

• https://trueref.io/

• https://webapp.magicposer.com/

WEBSITE REFERENCES

• https://www.siteinspire.com/

• https://www.footer.design/

• https://www.lapa.ninja/

• https://land-book.com/

• https://onepagelove.com/

• https://minimal.gallery/

• https://www.cta.gallery/

CHROMIUM BROWSER EXTENSIONS

• Ecosia - Search engine

• Fonts Ninja - See what fonts are on a webpage

• Colorzilla - Copy colors right from your browser

• Color Buddy - Save your brand colors to your browser and eyedrop from anywhere

• Malwarebytes - Free security (paid options)

• Proton VPN - Free VPN (paid options)

• MailTrack - Track email opens, attachment views, etc.

• Go Full Page - Full webpage screenshot (the whole page, from top to bottom!)

• Chrome Capture - Webpage screenshot and GIF extension

• Scrnli - Record browser

• EverBee - Etsy seller tool

• Image Downloader - Download all images on a page

• Behance New Tab - Make your homepage a grid of new Behance projects

TUTORIALS & COURSES

• https://www.canva.com/design-school/courses/

• https://www.coursera.org/

• https://www.domestika.org/en

• https://www.thefutur.com/

• https://www.skillshare.com/en/

• https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us

• https://www.adobe.com/learn/creative-cloud?learnIn=1&locale=en

• https://www.youtube.com/@lana.easteregg - Blender tutorials

• https://www.femke.design/

• https://www.alienacai.com/

• https://www.rachelhow.com/

• https://www.youtube.com/@DesignWithArash

SPECIFIC TUTORIALS:

• https://www.instagram.com/p/DV_BZorkhJ4/ - Moveable map with round corners

• https://www.instagram.com/p/DTaN7TyDw7v/ - Gradient lines

• https://www.instagram.com/p/DSfcCRyCPFJ/ - Gradient steps letter

JOB SITES

• https://www.behance.net/

• https://dribbble.com/

• https://designjobs.aiga.org

• https://workingnotworking.com

• https://creativepool.com/jobs

• https://remote100k.com/

• https://ifyoucouldjobs.com

•  https://www.coroflot.com/jobs

•  https://designjobsboard.com

• https://wellfound.com

• 1https://weworkremotely.com

•  https://remoteok.com

• https://www.workingnomads.com/jobs

• https://www.skipthedrive.com/

ADOBE SCRIPTS

• https://www.illustratorscripts.com/

DESIGN BRIEFS / IDEA GENERATION

• https://sharpen.design/ - Random design prompts

• https://fakeclients.com/ - Brief generator

• https://goodbrief.io/ - Brief generator

OTHER RESOURCE LIBRARIES

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13GStMRQfbn5glWVkUPqFtW1oovyKhMDdRKD3m5cstBg/edit?gid=0#gid=0 - People's Design Library

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGuBZOfhzFgBMTCBdJYX1tscYNXK-GXoZYewXu49Jb0/edit?tab=t.0 - Design Holy Grail

MISC

• https://designtools.fyi/tools - Find and compare design software and tools

• https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/index.html - AI protection

• https://branddb.wipo.int/ - Global brand database for checking against existing logos and brand names

• https://www.designcalendar.io/ - Design events and resources

• https://metahashtags.com/banned-hashtags/

• https://tools.rmv.fyi/ - Collection of tools for artists

• https://qr.io/ - QR maker

• https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ - QR maker

• https://www.ilovepdf.com/ - PDF tools

• https://www.pacdora.com/ - Packaging

• https://vert.sh/ - File converter

• https://bitly.com/ - Shorten links

• https://plugins.pixelsucht.net/en/ - Adobe plugins

• https://screensiz.es/ - Screen dimensions for a wide variety of devices

• https://x.com/toonup2 - Account that shares ClipStudio tools

• https://www.mindmup.com/ - Free mind mapping