User interfaces are not only filled with text but also with images, icons and other multimedia resources. Developers and designers may struggle to find these multimedia resources to use when designing or creating user interfaces for websites and software. I propose in this article to list multimedia resources that designers and developers can use to be more efficient in their work.
Resources to download images for free 🎉
The resources in this section are websites where you can download free images to use in your designs. Without further ado, let’s review these resources.
1- Unsplash
Unsplash is a website dedicated to sharing royalty-free images. Indeed, to support creativity around the world, the Unsplash platform is powered by an incredible community made up of thousands of amateur and professional photographers. The platform helps you find quality images to use in your projects.
2- Pexels
Pexels presents itself as an alternative to Unsplash. It is a community of talented creators who share their work for free with the rest of the world. On pexels, it is possible to download not only images but also royalty-free videos for free.
3- Pixabay
On Pixabay, download images for free but not only. The platform provides other multimedia content like GIFs, sound effects and illustrations that designers can use in their designs.
4- FreeImages
Download images, illustrations, icons, and PSD files from FreeImages.
Other resources for images:
Websites to download free icons and illustrations 🎉
1- unDraw
Looking for free illustrations, go to unDraw. Navigate to the illustrations page, choose and then download the illustrations you need. The project is constantly updated with illustrations that you can use for free in your designs and on your website.
2- Icons8
A great resource to download free icons, illustrations and even images. Before downloading the icons, it is possible to customize them by modifying the color or the rotation but also by adding text or outline to the icons and illustrations. Many tools are available on icons8, allowing to use the icons of the site in design software such as Figma, background remover to remove the background from images, possibility of reducing the resolution of an image with the AI (Artificial Intelligence) or the use of AI to generate images.
3- IconScout
This resource provides over 6.9 million assets. Whether you are looking for icons, illustrations, lotties animations and even 3D illustrations, IconScout is the resource for you. You can download the icons you need for free, but note that there are also premium assets that can only be downloaded after subscribing to a premium plan.
Other resources for icons and illustrations:
Websites to download free videos🎉
1- Coverr
On the coverr home page, browse through the different categories of videos available to find the video you want. Then you just have to download it for free and use it on your sites. Indeed, the videos are free of rights.
2- Vidsplay
The vidsplay platform was created and developed by Sammy Fontanez in 2010, independent web developer and director of digital video photography. Much like on coverr, different categories of videos are available and you only have to click on the "Free Download" on any video's page.
3- Mixkit
Mixkit is a free gallery of watermark-free music videos, music tracks, sound effects and video templates.
Other resources for videos:
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