For many users, according to the Photoshop knowledge level, it is sometimes hard to create what is in mind. And, for everyone, having a well-designed object can call the inspiration & help us to create better.
In both cases, for Photoshop users, quality & free PSD files are a treasure. Whether you use them in a tiny part of the whole or build your composition around them, they will help a lot.
Here is a collection of 35 beautiful & free PSDs for charming designs:
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There are 1000s of free TrueType or OpenType fonts that can be used in design projects. On the other hand, there are very few free fonts in vector formats.
Fonts in vector formats like .AI, .EPS or PDF are great, specially when we want to modify or add an extra twist to them. As every layer of them are under our hands, this is easily possible.
Here is a collection of 19 creative, quality & free fonts in vector formats (.AI, .EPS or PDF) that you’ll like:
The font’s download link exists in the information section of the page.
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Besides colors or objects, using animals in design to express an emotion is a very common method. Just like the lion in MGM which shows the power or Twitter’s bird spreading cuteness.
Although there are lots of animal themed design resources, it is almost impossible to find an organized one. So, here is a collection of 35+ free Photoshop animal brushes, vectors & icons to use or to get inspired.
Photoshop Animal Brushes
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Halloween is very close and many designers / website owners are probably in need of quality & free Halloween themed brush sets & vector images.
Here is a collection of very nice free design resources which includes pumpkins, witches, creepy trees, bats, skulls & more. To summarize, a complete design set for a Halloween-related event or a web content.
Vectors
Halloween Pumpkins
Halloween Pumpkin (Tutorial With Illustrator – Source Files Included)
Zombie Images
Vector Scary Faces
Halloween Vector Icon Set (added 10.28.2008)
Vector Pumpkin & Witch Hat
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It is possible to find design resources in many themes. But, when it comes to oriental design resources, they are hard to find out as there are few free ones.
This is a collection of oriental Photoshop brushes & vector images for more mysterious designs : ).
The collection includes Chinese dragons, Japanese, Chinese & Arabic texts, people, houses, mosques & various figures.
You may also like:
Important: Some resources are not free for commercial use. Make sure you check the licensing before using them.
Oriental Photoshop Brushes
Dragons & Animals
Here is a GIMP version of the Chinese Dragon brushes below.
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We all use nature images like trees, clouds, flowers, sun & many other objects in our designs.
Doesn’t matter if it is a blog or a corporate site, nature images fit and needed everywhere.
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Important: Licenses of every image varies, so be sure to check that information before using them.
This is a resource pack of beautiful & free nature brushes & vector images. Here they are:
Nature Brushes
Cloud Brushes
Sun Brushes
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DaPino is a blog that presents beautiful free vector images created by Pien.
You can find lots of different vector resources from birthday cards to price tags, badges, human figures & more.
This great design resource is updated regulary and you can find new vectors almost everyday.
Here are few examples from DaPino:
Vector love flowers:
Some vector design elements:
Vector wooden labels:
DaPino is definitely a must bookmark for every designer to find new things everyday for using them and to get inspired.
Free vector world maps can not be found easily as there are only few around.
I needed a world map for a project of mine for showing visitor activities on a map and found very nice ones that I’m pleased to share with you.
World maps are very handy specially with the increasing use of mapping APIs etc. So, don’t forget to bookmark this post (del.icio.us link).
Here is a collection of free vector world maps that you can use in your projects:
Free vector world maps as well as dozens of other paid professional vector world maps.
Different versions of this SVG World Map can be found at the same address.
(Requires free membership)
You can share the other world maps that you know to make the list better.
Dragonartz created a nice set of 8 free vector web stickers.
The set comes with 1 main EPS file and PNG files of every sticker.
There is also another set of vector stickers by Dragonartz which covers the different colours of the first circle sticker that can be found here.
Requirements: Macromedia Freehand (for EPS files)
vibr8bros have created Web 2.0 style good-looking free vector stickers that you will like.
Vector stickers pack come in 2 different types and with 10 colors each.
Download package for these free vector stickers includes both the EPS and PNG files.
