Design Resource Grail: Stock Photos, Mockups & Fonts

Design Resource Grail

Design Resource Grail is a comprehensive, cross-discipline collection of sources for designers seeking stock photography, textures, overlays, mockups, fonts (free and paid), illustrations, icons, and related design assets. This resource hub aggregates free and paid options across categories such as stock photos, textures, mockups, fonts, asset sites, illustrations, icons, and UI kits, with notes on usage rights and best-practice suggestions for asset selection, licensing, and attribution where applicable. The goal is to provide a single, organized repository of high-quality sources to accelerate creative workflows and ensure designers can locate appropriate assets across multiple design disciplines.

Table of Contents

• Stock Photos
• Textures & Overlays
• Misc Photos, Artwork, & Illustrations
• Mockups Free
• Mockups Paid
• Free Fonts
• Paid Fonts
• Asset Sites
• Illustrations
• Free Icons
• Tools
• Design Inspo
• Branding & Typography
• Historic
• UI / UX Design
• Personal Portfolios
• Design Studios
• UK Design Studio List
• Environmental Design Studios
• Advertising Agencies
• Design Podcasts
• Misc
• Career & Foundations
• Job Search
• Comments & Suggestions

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Stock Photos

• Unsplash https://unsplash.com/
• Pexels https://www.pexels.com/
• Pixabay https://pixabay.com/
• Stockvault https://www.stockvault.net/
• Rawpixel https://www.rawpixel.com/
• Openverse https://openverse.org/
• Rawpixel Public Domain https://www.rawpixel.com/public-domain
• Vecteezy https://www.vecteezy.com/

Textures & Overlays

• Texture Labs my favorite https://texturelabs.org/
• Texture Ninja - https://texture.ninja/
• Texture Lib - http://texturelib.com/
• Lost and Taken https://lostandtaken.com/
• Texture Fabrik www.texturefabrik.com
• Free-paper-texture https://free-paper-texture.com/
• Free assorted textures https://resourceboy.com/textures/

Misc Photos, Artwork, & Illustrations

• DOUBLE CHECK FOR USAGE RIGHTS
• The Met Collection artwork & paintings https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection
• Internet Archive https://archive.org/
• Smithsonian Institution https://siarchives.si.edu/collections
• NASA - https://images.nasa.gov/
• New York Public Library https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
• Getty https://www.getty.edu/
• Harvard Digital Collections https://library.harvard.edu/digital-collections
• Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/https://library.harvard.edu/digital-collections
• Wiki Images https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images#
• British Library https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/albums
• Public Work by Cosmos https://public.work/
• Google Advanced Image Search https://www.google.com/advanced_image_search
• CSA Images https://www.csaimages.com/index.asp

Mockups Free

• FREE
• Mr Mockup goated https://mrmockup.com/free-mockups/
• Anthony Boyd rlly good ones https://www.anthonyboyd.graphics/mockups/
• LS GFX - https://www.ls.graphics/free-mockup
• Mockups Design - https://mockups-design.coMockups/
• Graphberry - https://www.graphberry.com/
• MockupFree - https://mockupfree.co/
• Mockup World https://www.mockupworld.co/
• Resource Boy https://resourceboy.com/mockups/
• Yellow Images https://yellowimages.com/mockups/category/free-mockups
• Mocku https://www.hellomocku.com/freebies/
• Unblast https://unblast.com/mockups/
• Fruited Mockups https://fruited-design.com/free_mockup

Mockups Paid

• Mr Mockup street / signage mockups https://mrmockup.com/
• Circular https://www.madebycircular.com.au/
• Fockups purposely focked up mockups $$$ https://fockups.com/
• Showcase https://showcasebh.com/Fockups
• LS Graphics UI/UX mockups https://www.ls.graphics/
• Creatoom https://creatoom.com/
• Hazard Mockups https://www.hazardmockups.com/mockups
• The Mockups https://the-mockups.com/
• Micro Volume https://microvolume.gumroad.com/
• Wannathisone https://wannathis.one/mockups
• Mockup Maison contemporary https://mockup.maison/collections/all-mockups
• Bendito https:// Benditomockup.com/shop
• Hazard https://www.hazardmockups.com/mockups

Free Fonts

STANDARD SITES

• Google Fonts https://fonts.google.com/
• Urban Fonts https://www.urbanfonts.com/
• Font Squirrel https://www.fontsquirrel.com/
• DaFont https://www.dafont.com/

CURATED SITES

• Dirtyline Studio https://dirtylinestudio.com/freebies/
• Uncut https://uncut.wtf/
• Font Fabric https://www.fontfabric.com/free-fonts/
• FontShare https://www.fontshare.com/
• Velvetyne fonts www.velvetyne.fr
• Collletttivo fonts https://www.collletttivo.it/
• Open foundry open-foundry.com/fonts
• The League of Moveable Type www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com
• Xcicero http://xcicero.esad-gv.net/
• Free Faces https://www.freefaces.gallery/

Paid Fonts

DEDICATED SITES

• Myfonts https://www.myfonts.com/
• Adobe Fonts (w/ CC subscription) https://fonts.adobe.com/
• Font Brief curated font selection https://www.fontbrief.com/fontbrief
• The Designers Foundry https://www.thedesignersfoundry.com/
• V Type find / test / buy variable fonts https://v-fonts.com/

FOUNDRIES

• Type One https://t1-foundry.com/
• Displaay Type https://displaay.net/typefaces/retail/
• Type Department https://type-department.com/
• Grilli Type https://www.grillitype.com/
• Studio Feixen https://fonts.studiofeixen.ch/
• Madebyste vogue like https://madebyste.com/
• KlimType Foundry https://klim.co.nz/retail-fonts/
• Lineto Foundry known for ‘Prisma’ https://lineto.com/typefaces
• Faire Type https://www.fairetype.com

Asset Sites

• Creative Market https://creativemarket.com/
• Blkmarket photoshop stuff https://blkmarket.com/
• Brusheezy https://www.brusheezy.com/
• Craftwork https://craftwork.design/
• Graphic Burger https://graphicburger.com/
• Pinspiry https://pinspiry.com/
• Indieground https://indieground.net/
• Resource Boy https://resourceboy.com
• Free Text Effects https://resourceboy.com/text-effects/
• Wave Index https://www.waveindex.com/
• Design Syndrome https://designsyndrome.gumroad.com/

Illustrations

• Humaaans human illustrations https://www.humaaans.com/
• Open Doodles human illustrations https://www.opendoodles.com/
• Whirrls collection of illustrations / doodles https://www.whirrls.com/

Free Icons

• Noun Project free icons & stock photos https://thenounproject.com/
• Google Icons https://fonts.google.com/icons
• Simple Icons HD Logo Icons Apple, Spotify, etc https://simpleicons.org/
• 3D Icons https://3dicons.co/
• UI Hut Free UI Icons https://uihut.com/icons

Tools

Typography

• Typescale test sizing quickly www.typescale.com
• Typogram Studio https://typogram.co/studio/
• Fontjoy font pairing tool www.fontjoy.com
• Font Base my favorite font manager https://fontba.se/
• FontStruct bitmap font maker https://fontstruct.com/
• Glyphs create fonts (mac) https://glyphsapp.com/
• FontForge create fonts (windows) https://fontforge.org/en-US/
• Hyperglot language compatibility checker https://hyperglot.rosettatype.com/
• TypeRip “borrow” adobe fonts - use at own risk https://badnoise.net/TypeRip/
• ChatGPT can actually fix Font metadata issues: https://chatgpt.com/

Color & Accessibility

• Color Palette Contrast Builder https://toolness.github.io/accessible-color-matrix/
• Color Contrast Checker https://webaim.org/resources/contrast
• Coolors palette generator https://coolors.co/
• Color mind pallette generator http://colormind.io/
• UI Gradients: https://uigradients.com/
• Hue Tools thousands of color names https://hue.tools/
• W3C Standards https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/

Image Enhancer / Dehancer

• NTSCqt vhs effect emulator https://github.com/JargeZ/ntscqt/releases
• Cupscale ai image upscaler Google Drive Download

Collaboration

• Standards host online brand guidelines https://standards.site/
• Milan Note Collaborative notes & Ideas https://milanote.com/
• Mark Up IO collaborate with web developers https://www.markup.io/
• Invision UI/UX space https://www.invisionapp.com/
• Wave send invoices (apple pay, credit card) https://www.waveapps.com/

Legal

• Global Brand Database checks trademarks https://branddb.wipo.int/en/similarlogo
• Trademarkia check your logo for trademark https://www.trademarkia.com/
• Signaturely freelance contract template https://signaturely.com/
• AIGA Contract Template www.aiga.org

Misc

• Good Brief generate project briefs https://goodbrief.io
• Gestalt Principles https://www.gestaltprinciples.com/
• Nu School charging $$ calculator https://thenuschool.com/how-much/#/start
• The Futur meeting questions, templates, etc https://www.thefutur.com/free-resources
• Go Full Page get full JPG of website google extension here
• Checklist list of best practices https://www.checklist.design/
• Frame0 make UI wireframes look nice https://frame0.app/

Games

• Method Of Action hella games https://method.ac/
• Type Method Kerning Type Game https://type.method.ac/
• Shape Method Shape Type Game https://shape.method.ac/
• Space Type https://spacetypegenerator.com/

DESIGN INSPO

• Design Inspo Sites
• GENERAL / MULTI - DISCIPLINE
• Abduzeedo branding inspo & more https://abduzeedo.com/
• Design Week design & art articles https://www.designweek.co.uk/
• Graphic Mama https://graphicmama.com/blog/
• Fuse Kiwi all mediums https://www.fuse.kiwi/
• Muzli daily inspo chrome extension https://muz.li/
• Savee It pinterest alternative https://savee.it/
• Cosmos pinterest alternative https://www.cosmos.so/
• Film AI find specific movie stills, color palettes https://beta.flim.ai/
• Bestfolios portfolios & more https://www.bestfolios.com/home
• Prettyfolio curated portfolios https://www.prettyfolio.com

BRANDING & TYPOGRAPHY

• Fonts in use https://fontsinuse.com/
• Brand New branding news https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/
• Rebrand Gallery visual identity inspiration https://www.rebrand.gallery/
• Index curated online gallery https://theindex.website/
• Daily Branding https://www.dailybranding.co/
• Branding Style Guides mcdonalds, coke, etc https://brandingstyleguides.com/
• Die Line print & packaging design https://thedieline.com/Branding Style Guides
• Packaging of the world https://packagingoftheworld.com/
• Another Graphic typographic inspo (anti-design) https://anothergraphic.org/
• Political Designs political logos https://www.politicsanddesign.com

HISTORIC

• People’s Graphic Design Archive https://peoplesgdarchive.org/
• AIGA Design Archive https://designarchives.aiga.org/#/home
• Typehunting vintage typograpy https://typehunting.com/
• Letterform Online Archive historic https://oa.letterformarchive.org/
• Wim Crouwel dutch designer works & about
• Vintage Advertising Design from 50s here
• Paul Rand Paul Rand’s logo presentation books here
• Saul Pass Bell (AT&T) Logo Live Pitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKu2de0yCJI

UI / UX DESIGN

• Awwwards https://www.awwwards.com/
• Maxi Best Of see what was used to make sites https://maxibestof.one/
• Website Inspo UI/UX https://www.webspo.io
• Cargo contemporary website design inspo & builder https://cargo.site/In-Use
• Site Inspire https://www.siteinspire.com/
• Cofolios portfolios from designers in big tech https://www.cofolios.com/
• Godly website inspo https://godly.website/
• Brutalist Websites https://brutalistwebsites.com/
• Design Modo web related articles https://designmodo.com/website/
• Landing Pages Explained https://landingpagesexplained.com/
• Codrops shows code bts https://tympanus.net/codrops/category/playground/
• UX Tools resources for product designers https://uxtools.co/
• Design Spells micro interaction inspo https://www.designspells.com/
• Humane principles & methods https://humanebydesign.com/
• Apple Design Resources https://developer.apple.com/design/resources/
• A/B Testing results from real apps https://abtest.design/
• Mobbin UI/UX Inspo https://mobbin.com
• Curated best websites https://www.curated.design/
• Apple Design Awards https://developer.apple.com/design/awards/

Personal Portfolios

• Lauren Hom lettering artist https://www.homsweethom.com/work
• Dana Tanamachi public space designer http://www.tanamachistudio.com/
• Georgia Lupi info designer at Pentagram http://giorgialupi.com/
• Guido Galina Cumar crazy illustration https://www.behance.net/guidogalinacumar
• Tyler Spangler color pop! https://tylerspangler.com/
• Daniel F Art director for apple www.danielfrumhoff.com
• Priya illustrations https://www.priyamist
• Huy Phan REALLY nice site https://huyml.co/
• Evelyn Luu rlly cool print design https://eluu.design/
• Eugene Hyun motion graphics https://www.ehyun.design/
• Hanson Ma rlly cool packaging design https://hansonma.org/
• Michael Wang 3D Motion Designer https://www.michaelwang.design/
• Nicholas Sheehan cool contemporary stuff https://nicholasc2.com/
• Timothy Goodman keith haring style https://www.tgoodman.com/
• Nuria illustration & animation https://www.nuriaboj.co.uk/
• Elijah Vary rlly cool collage stuff https://elijahvary.com/mixedmedia
• Edward Sun https://www.edwardcreates.com/
• Nick Faucher https://nickfaucher.myportfolio.com
• An Bui very clean website & motion work https://www.anbui.co/
• Sofie Beier studies in typography http://sofiebeier
• Jessica Hische lettering artist https://jessicahische.is/
• Martina Flor hand lettering https://www.martinaflor.com/
• Adam Guzman shoes / clothing https://adamguzman.com/
• Matt Singleton motion ui/ix https://www.mattsingleton.xyz/
• Claire Coullon handwritten type http://www.coullon.com/index.html
• Stefan Vitasovic front end dev https://stefanvitasovic.dev/ his nice process show off
• Udayraj Sathe great UX case studies https://www.udayrajsathe.com/
• Noah Mooney https://noahmooney.co/about
• Enrico Ferreria https://enricosf.com/
• Ashia https://www.ashiadshelton.com/
• Kevin Paz UX / UI designer https://www.kevinpaz.me/
• Twisha patni https://www.twishapatni.com/
• Tomasz sick collage / illustration https://womasz.org/
• Pol Buch https://polbuch.cargo.site/
• Sebastian senior designer at D.C. agency https://sebastianthecreative.com/
• Jiacheng at apple www.jyang.io
• Michelle Gore at apple www.michellegore.com
• Adrian at apple www.azumbrunnen.me
• Eric Jordan at apple www.ericjordan.design

Design Studios

• Pentagram worlds largest design studio https://www.pentagram.com/
• Design Studio https://design.studio/
• Studio fnt cool public space design https://studiofnt.com/Projects
• Hoodzpah Design https://hoodzpahdesign.com/
• We Are In House https://weareinhouse.com/
• Grow https://thisisgrow.com/
• How & How design & branding https://how.studio/
• Studio Moross music industry https://www.studiomoross.com/
• Mucho brand design https://wearemucho.com/
• Everyday Practice korean design studio http://everyday-practice.com/
• Brethren beer & music industry https://www.brethrendesignco.com
• Out of place branding https://outofplace.studio/
• fatfish web dev agency https://fatfish.ca/en/
• Zajno digital design studio https://zajno.com/
• ++hellohello web design & dev studio https://www.hellohello.is/
• Duckpin https://www.rollwithduckpin.com/
• Dinger https://www.dingercreative.com/
• EightySeven https://www.madebyeightyseven.com/work
• Sydopia https://sydopia.com/
• Column Five https://www.columnfivemedia.com/

UK DESIGN STUDIO LIST

Hiaaryan’s notion list here

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STUDIOS

• Gensler https://www.gensler.com/
• Gable https://gablecompany.com/

Advertising Agencies

• Alma rlly cool stuff for pepsi https://www.almaad.com
• Razorfish advertising agency, rlly cool car ad for Cadillac https://www.razorfish.com/
• Lola Mullenlowe (advertising agency, commercials) https://lola-mullenlowe.com/
• Merkley + Partners snoop dogg bic ad https://www.merkleyandpartners.com/

Design Podcasts

• A Change of Brand real world branding insight Link Here
• The Typecast here
• My Life In Design Apple Podcasts

Misc

• Pepsi’s $1 Million logo presentation here
• Design Principles basically a wiki https://principles.design/
• Design Systems https://www.designsystems.com/sections/getting-started/
• Gestalt Principles https://www.gestaltprinciples.com/

Photoshop tutorials

• Playlist cool tutorials and techniques here

Design Youtubers

• Jesse Nyberg nice freelance insights https://www.youtube.com/@JesseNyberg
• Ricardo Perez UI/UX designer at google https://www.youtube.com/@rahpstudio
• Texturelabs cool photoshop & motion stuff https://www.youtube.com/@Texturelabs

Articles

• Portfolio advice Your design portfolio needs better copy
• UX Case study challenge for google hiring process link here
• Agency Process: https://medium.com/smith-diction/trust-the-process-97ac8999d56a
• Creatives Lives in Progress career insights https://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/

CAREER

• Salary Transparency
• AIGA Salary Excel Sheet here
• Aquent https://aquent.com/lp/salary-guide

Foundations / Groups

• AIGA American Institute of Graphic Arts https://www.aiga.org/
• AAAF American advertising federation https://www.aaf.org/
• RDG Registered Graphic Designers (Canada) https://rgd.ca/

Job Search Sites (most UK based)

• The Jungle https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en
• Creative Access (mostly UK Based) https://opportunities.creativeaccess.org.uk/
• If You Could https://www.ifyoucouldjobs.com/
• The Dots networking events & job listings https://the-dots.com/
• Run The Check job listings https://www.runthecheck.com/
• UAL: internships https://creativeopportunities.arts.ac.uk/
• Malt https://careers.malt.com/

Comments

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