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Links & Tools
STOCK PHOTOS
stock.xchng
FREE stock photos. Browse through a large selection of high quality images, share your photos, or chat with forum members.
iStockphoto
A large selection of royalty-free stock photos for as little as $1. The advanced search has features that allow you to search for images by colour, and a grid with areas that you select where you want your copy to appear. It's easy to use and free to sign up. BONUS: Take advantage of this special Coupon Code: XARACOM. Type this discount in at purchase and get 20% off of a $30.00 or more credit bundle purchase.
Big Stock Photo
Royalty-free stock photos from $1 to $2 each. Free to sign up and you can even upload your own photos and earn money when other users download your images.
Alamy
"The web's largest stock photo site." A great selection of high quality images of every subject.
FONTS & DINGBATS
NEW Ecofont
Communications agency SPRANQ designed Ecofont with small holes, which reduces ink or toner usage by about 20% compared to standard fonts. Ecofont is free to use and download.
YourFonts
"Make your own handwriting fonts for FREE! YourFonts.com is a FREE online font generator that allows you to create your own TrueType fonts within a couple of minutes. Go make your own handwriting as a font!"
Free Dingbat Fonts: Cats, Dogs, and Barnyard Animals
A selection of free dingbat fonts with various outlines and silhouettes of animals and other themes. Some of these dingbat fonts have different images in the upper- and lower-case letters and numbers.
Urban Fonts: “animal tracks”
Font Freak: “animals1”
Font Freak: “animals2”
Font Freak: “barnyard animals”
Moggies: various cat fonts & dingbats
MyFonts
An easy-to-use website with helpful tools such as a font recognition system, which matches the font in your scanned and uploaded image, as well as a type-box that lets you preview your text with the selected fonts and colour applied.
High Quality Freeware Fonts
Free downloadable Truetype fonts for PC or Mac computers. These classic and tasteful fonts are great for web design projects.
TEMPLATES
DIY Pet Adoption Announcement from MarthaStewart.com
Here’s a neat way to announce a new addition of a furry four-legged family member. At MarthaStewart.com you can find directions and an easy-to-use template and create your own pet-adoption announcements. Such a cute way to tell everyone about your new bundle of furry joy!
DESIGN TOOLS
Lorem Ipsum - Dummy Text
When creating mock-ups for websites, etc., instead of repeatedly writing, “Place text here…”, go to Lorem Ipsum and select how many words, sentences or paragraphs you need and it will generate dummy text for you to use.
Imagination At Work
Sometimes it’s easier to show a sketch of an idea rather than trying to describe it in words. Here is an excellent design tool that works similar to instant messaging where you can see each other’s sketches, writing, diagrams, etc. online and in real-time. You can invite friends via instant messenger or email and then share ideas and rough sketches - this is perfect if you have clients who live across the country - or just have fun creating a collaborative doodle.
Logotypes
These 2 sites host vector based company logos from all around the world: brandsoftheworld.com and logotypes.ru
Snap2objects
Great design freebies such as a vector and .png clipart package of butterflies, tree silhouette vectors, vector skylines and a link for free fonts.
Vecteezy
Free Vector Graphics available for download. This site is updated everyday.
Brusheezy
Free custom Photoshop brushes and patterns.
Vector Art: Brushes
Handy brushes for Photoshop and Illustrator.
Photoshop Brushes from Designfruit
Beautiful foliage, tattoo and graffiti brushes. Download free Photoshop or PNG brushes, or purchase Vector sets at reasonable prices.
Colour Scheme Tool
Here's a link to an incredibly useful tool for selecting colours for any design work. Use this tool to help you select complimentary colours.
CREATIVE IDEAS AND RESOURCES
How To Be Creative
"MacLeod highlights the value of authenticity and hard work, and reveals the challenges and rewards of being creative." A humorous article that will spark your creativity and get you back into the designing mood.
FreelanceSwitch
"Whether you’ve been freelancing for years, have just started or are considering making the switch, this is the place to get all the information and support you need."
Idea Generator
A fun tool to play around with to spark creativity, or if you're just plain bored.
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Indezine
New templates are added daily. Sign up and start downloading FREE PowerPoint backgrounds, templates and add-ins from a large selection. (Unfortunately the templates are listed chronologically and not by category).
Powered Templates
This selection of FREE PowerPoint templates is limited, however, what they do offer is elegantly designed. Some come with a complete corporate identity package which includes brochure, business card, word templates and fliers.
ANIMAL SHELTERS AND REHABILITATION CENTRES
The Animal Rescue Site
Click to give FREE food & care! Each click on the purple "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary. Remember to click daily, every click counts in the life of a rescued animal.
BC SPCA
"The BC SPCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the quality of life for domestic, farm and wild animals..."
BC SPCA "Biscuit Fund"
"Providing emergency medical treatment for homeless and wild animals. 100% of all the donations we receive will be spent on veterinary care and rehabilitation; there will be no administration costs. All donations are tax-deductible."
The Northern Lights Wildlife Society
"To assist and support wildlife by providing shelter and care for injured and/or orphaned wildlife, rehabilitating such wildlife, providing public education and collecting and publishing research data.
SUSTAINABILITY
NEW Ecofont
Communications agency SPRANQ designed Ecofont with small holes, which reduces ink or toner usage by about 20% compared to standard fonts. Ecofont is free to use and download.
EcoFirms.org
Eco Friendly Companies Directory - Supporting Ecological Solutions
Renourish
A list of green printers in North America
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