CANVA

Canva is one of those super versatile platforms, and they have a really cool stock photo section just for "natural women"

STOCK PHOTOS

UNSPLASH

Beautiful photos by photographers that feel authentic. Free for anyone to download and use!

STOCK PHOTOS

RESHOT

Built for startups, freelancers, & makers trying to steer clear of tacky stock photos. Free commercial and editorial use.

STOCK PHOTOS

With a huge variety to choose from, it's definitely a popular go-to. You can also search by color.

PEXELS

STOCK PHOTOS

PIXABAY

I'd maybe stay away from the vector section, but otherwise it's a great option for more simple objects.

STOCK PHOTOS

NOTABLE WOMEN

"Swapping out the faces we all know for the faces we should." This is a beautifully designed project for some badass women.

WEBSITE

AWWWARDS

The best web designers, developers, and agencies come together to critique and curate some of the most well designed current websites.

WEBSITE

LETTERFORM ARCHIVE

Books, periodicals, sketches, posters, art, you name it. You can look at letterforms and typography throughout history.

WEBSITE

A great resource for website design inspiration. For looks, but also for their UX/UI features.

SITE INSPIRE

WEBSITE

HUMAAANS

Create mix-and-match illustrations of people. you can download files for design software for free, or download pre-made ones!

GRAPHICS

DESIGN-SPIRATION

Similar to pinterest, Designspiration is great for design-specific inspiration! You can create boards for projects just like pinterest

WEBSITE

CREATIVE MARKET

You can buy fonts, templates, graphics, images, and all sorts of cool assets for your projects. Every Monday, you can download 6 free new assets.

WEBSITE

21WALL-PAPER

Every three months 7 of the world's best illustrators and designers publish 3 of their works for your screen wallpaper

WEBSITE

VECTEEZY

Find and download free vector art! It's helpful to have illustrator downloaded, but not always necessary.

GRAPHICS

BEHANCE

Ah, Behance. The mac-daddy of portfolio and design inspiration websites. Run by Adobe, of course.

WEBSITE

FONT-SQUIRREL

Font Squirrel has so many great free fonts to choose from. You can sort by serif, sans-serif, handwritten, and many other stylistic features

FONTS

MY FONTS

"Professional fonts for any project." They have over 130,000 to choose from, with a few free options. Even though you have to pay for most of them, they have bundle pricing.

FONTS

AIGA EYE ON DESIGN

Not only is the site beautiful, but you can catch up on news in the design world. You can browse by category (illustration, branding, typography, etc.).

WEBSITE

DIVERSE STOCK PHOTOS

8 different websites for finding diverse and representative stock photos.

STOCK PHOTOS

SUBTLE PATTERNS

Add some texture to your work or find backgrounds to use in your projects for free.

GRAPHICS

NOUN PROJECT

Over 2 million icons to use for free. They also have a great collection of inclusive icons to pick from.

GRAPHICS

UNDRAW

Free open source illustrations to use with any project, no attribution required.

GRAPHICS

Tons of great free fonts to browse and download.

DAFONT

FONTS

LIFE OF VIDS

Free videos for web designers, filmmakers, advertisers, agencies, or anyone else. Personal and commercial use!

STOCK VIDEOS

SCREELY

Upload a screenshot and screely turns it into a mockup for you. Super quick and easy!

GRAPHICS

MOCKUP WORLD

Tons of great mockups to choose from. Free and customizable files to download and use.

GRAPHICS

GIPHY CAPTURE

Mac app that allows you to capture your screen and export them as GIFs

GRAPHICS