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Free Creative Websites I Wish I'd Found Sooner
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items I've always loved doing little digital design projects in my free time. It's just a hobby, but it's also one of those things where I sit down to make something simple and suddenly realize I've spent three hours playing around with fonts and colors. A...
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Colors & Typography
Inspiration & Moodboards
Graphics & Free Design Assets
Creative Tools & Mockups
Colors & Typography
Picking the right colors is somehow always harder than actually making the design. This website makes it SO much easier! Just press the spacebar to generate new color combinations, lock the shades you like, and keep going until everything looks right...
Coolors
For when you know the exact vibe you want but have absolutely no idea which colors to use. This website is full of beautiful, ready-made palettes, and you can browse by colors or moods like vintage, pastel, or warm. I especially like it for getting i...
Color Hunt
A good font can completely change how a design looks, and this website has so many beautiful ones! You can browse different styles, preview your own text, and find fonts that look much more expensive than they are (they're free!). Especially worth bo...
Fontshare
Finding one pretty font is easy. Finding TWO that look good together? A whole different story. Fontjoy generates font combinations for you, and you can lock the ones you like while changing the others. Such a useful little tool when you're trying to ...
FontJoy
Inspiration & Moodboards
Think of this as a little home for all the random things that inspire you. Beautiful photography, interesting layouts, typography, colors, interiors, anything really. I love the idea of collecting everything in one place instead of having a million s...
Cosmos
This one is for anyone who loves collecting inspiration and going down random creative rabbit holes. You can save images, articles, links, and notes into little collections called channels. It's a lovely way to explore ideas without the endless scrol...
Are.na
One of those websites I always come back to when I need a little visual inspiration. There are so many beautiful photographs, and I love getting lost in completely random searches and discovering images I didn't even know I was looking for. Whether I...
Unsplash
I LOVE this website for finding beautiful, natural-looking photos. Everything feels so thoughtfully styled, from cozy interiors and little everyday moments to gorgeous flat lays and textures. I especially love browsing their collections when I need i...
Kaboompics
Graphics & Free Design Assets
You know when your design is missing just ONE tiny icon or illustration, and somehow you spend 40 minutes looking for it? This website is such a lifesaver for that. There are tons of free SVG graphics in different styles, and you can even make simple...
SVG Repo
Sometimes a design just needs a little something in the background, but I don't want to add a bunch of unnecessary decorations. Haikei lets you generate abstract shapes, waves, gradients, and other graphics that you can customize and download as SVG ...
Haikei
Such a cute little find for when a plain background feels a bit too plain. You can explore different patterns, adjust their colors, and use them to add some personality to a design. I can see this being especially useful for digital stationery, simpl...
Pattern Monster
A really helpful website when you're looking for images or other creative materials but want to be more careful about copyright. It helps you find content shared under Creative Commons licenses or in the public domain. One important thing though: alw...
Openverse
Creative Tools & Mockups
Probably one of the most useful free websites on this list. It's basically a surprisingly powerful photo editor that works right in your browser, with layers, masks, adjustments, and even PSD file support. Perfect for those moments when you need to e...
Photopea
Not the most exciting website visually, but so useful. You know when you've finished a design and the file ends up being unnecessarily huge? Just drop it into Squoosh, adjust the compression, and compare the result before saving. Such a small tool, b...
Squoosh
For when you have an idea in your head but need to actually SEE it before starting. Excalidraw is a super simple digital whiteboard with a cute hand-drawn look. You can sketch layouts, make little diagrams, connect ideas, or just organize your though...
Excalidraw
Making a design is one thing, but presenting it nicely is a whole other task. This website helps turn simple screenshots and graphics into much more polished visuals, with mockup layouts and backgrounds. Especially useful when you want to share a des...
Shots.so
One of my favorite finds for mockups that actually have some personality! I love how their mockups feel more like beautiful editorial photography than typical product previews. They have a whole section of free ones too, which is perfect for experime...
Bendito Mockup