Icônes; SVGRepo/svgfind; Pexels

This is one of those “quick read and bookmark the links” editions, since it’s all about highlighting some more visual resources that may help you in your next creative endeavor. As such, no TL;DR today.

Icônes

We talk quite a bit about typography, but the Drop’s content is often quite thin when it comes to resources of a more graphic nature. Don’t worry, this is still a G-rated publication! And, in this case, the “G” stands for a Gaggle of Goodness when it comes to an element almost every web-oriented project needs: icons.

If you search back through the Drop archives, we have touched on some other icon resources, including Iconify. I’m not linking to it because that’s what powers Icônes (GH), a spiffy explorer layer on top of Iconify. It provides instant fuzzy searching in-browser (no RESTing, here), and an “items cart”-esque functionality. You can also filter icons by desired licenses.

Between the site, GH repo and VS Code plugin, you should have no trouble finding what you need for your next creation.

SVGRepo/svgfind

If finding the right icon-needle in a world-wide haystack isn’t a sufficiently difficult task, try looking for quality general SVG content with open licenses. That might, normally, take us some real time we don’t have, so why not avoid the detritus on the dying internet search engines and just bookmark both SVGRepo and svgfind.

When combined, the two interfaces make quick work of finding and integrating high quality SVGs into your next project. The “finder” of the two is “ML-powered” (not many specifics on how or where ML is used, unfortunatley, but the search function is top-notch).

I highly suggest scrolling to the bottom of svgfind to have a gander at the API, and many other “collections” resources.

Pexels

I came across Pexels when I did the WP migration, and it’s been a pretty nice experience. It’s a collection of static and moving pictures contributed by a still growing community of photographers and videographers. They have over 3.2 million free stock photos and videos, and add nearly 200K more each month.

All photos and videos on Pexels are free to use for both personal and commercial purposes, with no attribution required—though it is appreciated. And, they strive to regularly ensure they have diverse content, which helps them remain relevant to all the vibrant, unique humans across this globe of ours.

If you’re looking to tell some stories through compelling visual content, give Pexels a go!

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