Free Graphics
Here we take a look at the Internet's best free graphics, ideal for use on Web pages or print projects. We feature free clipart, animations, icons and web graphics, including royalty free graphics. For Web sites, you'll find a variety of buttons, banners, backgrounds and dividers to spruce up your pages. Besides this, we've also included resources to help decorate your Twitter profile pages. Our Free Graphics Software section includes freeware graphics programs (recommended if you're interested in enhancing photographs, doctoring other images or setting up image libraries). If you happen to stumble across an outdated link, we'd very much appreciate it if you could report it.
100,000 Free Icons
If you need high quality free icons for your Web project, look no further than this resource. The site features well-designed icons both large and small, including "social media" icons which are currently very popular. Also featured are flags, icons for e-commerce and documents, emoticons (smileys), and impressive "Polaroid" style images, plus much more besides.
Pixlr
A quality, free and easy-to-use online photo editing service. Pixlr can handle the majority of basic tasks directly from a Web browser, so you needn't download software to edit images. Users can adjust, filter, crop and perform many other tasks in a familiar (albeit online) Photoshop-esque environment. This service is particularly useful for editing images ready to be used on the Web. A variety of interface languages are available.
Aviary
An impressive free online photo editor. By using Aviary, you can enhance and edit photographs via your Web browser, so there's no need to download software. Included are tools to edit layers, merge photos, crop images, create logos, match colours and more. To begin, simply upload the image you wish to work with, then select the appropriate tools from the menus. Alternatively, you can specify a URL (Web address) to an image already located online.
Sumo Paint
An excellent online graphics editor, similar to programs such as PhotoShop and Fireworks. Sumo Paint offers a surprising number of features considering it's based online (so no downloading is required). These include: layers, cropping tools, a variety of effects and filters, plus all the common tools you would expect. You may find you don't need to purchase that expensive graphics package after all! A commercial upgrade is also available.
BackgroundLabs.com
A bright and colourful site, offering a range of free backgrounds and textures, ideal for publication or Web page design (or even Twitter pages). They include various categories, including: abstract, animated, clouds and sky, floral, holidays, nature, retro, etc. You can also search via colour or tag.
30 Really Cool Free Icons to Download
UnderWorld Magazines provide a selection of high quality free icons for use on Web and print projects. Featured are icons inspired by social media, Android, Mac applications, gaming, sketches and general site navigation
20 Different and Beautiful Icon Sets
This site is offering a nice roundup of free icons for use on Web design projects. The selection is unique and features icons for social media and site navigation. Some of the hand drawn icons here are excellent, so be sure to check them out.
DK Clip ArtThis free clipart collection from Dorling Kindersley is a useful resource for school and other class-based projects. They include a wide variety of images, from flags and historical imagery, to the human body and animals. Some of the categories include: Ancient Eqypt, Space, Flight, Human Body, Religion, Music, Earth, Nature, Science, Vikings, Birds, Maps, etc.
Twibies
This colourful and fun site offers a superb collection of free Twitter icons, illustrations, vector graphics, and also themes to spruce up your own profile.
Hundreds of Free Web Graphic ImagesPopular webmaster resources provider Bravenet has a fantastic collection of free Web graphics, which you can use as images on your own site. There are no restrictions either: just download and edit as you see fit. They include images in a variety of categories, including: backgrounds, banners, bullets, icons, flags, buttons, maps, smilies, textures, side bars, etc.
TwitBacksUsers of the popular social networking site Twitter can spruce up their profile free of charge with TwitBacks. The site allows you to create a background within two minutes, and you can select from a number of existing backgrounds or create your own from scratch (using an uploaded image and custom fonts).
Free Mini Pixel IconsThis site features over 1000 free mini pixel icons, perfect for Web-based projects, or to add a bit of extra spice to user-interfaces and content management systems. Various icon sizes are featured: 14x14px , 12x12px and 16x16px. Computer icons, flags, symbols and others are also featured.
Free Twitter DesignerDo you use the popular social networking site, Twitter? If you would like to update your page with a snazzy new background, check out this site: freetwitterdesigner.com. Even if you have no experience with image editing, this site will assist you in creating a good-looking and professional background within minutes.
A Clipart HistoryIf you've ever tried to locate free clipart images for a history-related project, you'll know how difficult it can be. Thankfully, this site specialises in high-quality public-domain clipart on all aspects of history (all the way from prehistoric to modern). A wide selection of people, places, buildings, transportation and other artefacts are available.
Free Photo TexturesA high quality site offering a variety of royalty free stock photo textures and backgrounds. Categories include: brick, concrete, dirt/sand, fabric/carpet, glass, paint, paper, plaster, rust, stone, title, wood, and more. The author asks if you find any of the textures useful, add a quick link from your Web site or blog page.
ZamzarThis largely unique service allows users to convert various file types online, without the need to download any special software. If you need to convert image, video, audio, document or other files (i.e. JPG to PNG or WMV to MP3), this site can handle it. The maximum file size on their free version is 100MB, which includes 5 concurrent conversions. Note: this site loads a small pop-up window (to enable the owners to pay for such a solid - and free - conversion service). You can remove the ads for a small monthly fee.
Free Christmas Themed RSS IconsThis collection of free Christmas-themed RSS icons is perfect for sprucing up your blog or Web site. The icons feature the recognisable "RSS feed" icon but with an added twist - they include Christmas trees, holly, snowmen, etc. You may select from either icons on a white, black or transparent background, depending on the intended usage. There are 12 icons available in each set.
Free Hand-drawn Social Media Icon Set
Are you a Web designer? Check out this site, where you can download a free hand-drawn social media icon set, absolutely free of charge. A total of 12 icons are available in the collection, which includes icons for delicious, Digg, Mixx, DesignBump, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Developer Zone, DesignFloat, Technorati, Twitter, RSS feeds and also an e-mail icon.
Free-Graphic-DesignA high quality free graphics resource with a truckload of free images on offer. Free-Graphic-Design.com contains hundreds of images that you can use to spruce up your site. Here, you'll find free bullets, buttons, background images, page dividers, bars, balls, patterns, page border images, and lots more besides. There's also links to other free graphics Web sites.
Fast Free ImagesOffers a wide variety of free Web graphics, perfect for e-commerce sites (although not restricted to). FastFreeImages.com includes images featuring bursts and balloons to stars and shopping carts, all available absolutely free for use on any type of Web site. They include various categories packed with images. Some of the sections you'll find here are: Fire/Flames, Symbols, Sale Bursts, Check Marks, Stars, "New" buttons and more.
Free-Clipart-Pictures.netAt this site, you will find a quality collection of free clipart images in over one hundred categories, including: Animals, Cars, Football, Horses, Music, Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, etc. All categories are organised into alphabetical order, so you can easily locate the selection of images you're looking for. Links to sites offering 3D animations can also be found here.
Free Photos BankHere, well over a thousand free stock photographs can be found in numerous categories. Abstract, Architecture, Computers and Technology, Fruits and Food, Nature, Objects and Transportation are just some of the main categories you will find. If you're interested in being notified of their latest updates, you can subscribe to the FreePhotosBank.com newsletter.
Clip Art WarehouseA popular site, catering for all your free graphics and clipart needs. Clip Art Warehouse contains hundreds of free icons, animations, buttons and even lines for use on documents and also Web pages. The site is fast-loading and provides links to various other networked sites, including AAA Buttons, Banner Warehouse, Font Warehouse and Neon City.
Free Digital PhotosHere's a fantastic site with all kinds of royalty free digital photos on offer. FreeDigitalPhotos.net includes thousands of free images for instant download, which are ideal for use on Web sites, cards, forums, school projects, PowerPoint slides, etc. They also provide a range of categories, including: Animals, Everyday Items, Food and Drink, News and Media, Plants, Textures and more.
ImageafterA well-designed and high quality free photo library, containing hundreds of free textures and various other images that you can use for personal or commercial projects. They provide a handy search tool for locating specific textures and fabrics, and also operate a newsletter. The site is updated daily with around ten new images.
CoolCLIPS.comBeing one of the largest free graphics resources on the Web, CoolClips.com features many clipart categories such as Arts & Drama, Education, History, Military, Sports and Food. A fast search engine is also provided here (so you can search using keywords or names of people, places, etc.) You may also search manually by browsing their many categories.