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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Web Fonts with @font-face

Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
Posted by Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points

How do profreelance developers in Css3 & HTML 5 handle graphics (arrows,pics)? Do you just go on ebay and by templates?

If a person is a professional freelancer where does he get the vivid,beautiful images he needs to do his job?

People want nice color matched websites. We need nice background images and small pics like arrows and everything in between. I understand that many pro developers aren't graphic designers.

I wish there was a developer specific course on this topic. When a small business walks up to you and says "i want a site with such and such look". If your not a designer what resources do you use and process to finish things up professionally?

11 Answers

Joseph Booth
Joseph Booth
10,571 Points

Do you have a budget for these items or are you looking for Creative Commons items that can be used for commercial uses?

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hey Floyd,

Here is a list of 15 photography sites to get you started.

Hope this helps.a list of

Kollyn Lund
Kollyn Lund
20,644 Points
Kollyn Lund
Kollyn Lund
20,644 Points

Great list! thank you :)

wuworkshop
wuworkshop
3,429 Points
wuworkshop
wuworkshop
3,429 Points

There's actually quite a number of sites one can go to for icons, web fonts, stock photos, etc. If you just do a search for "free icon fonts", "free stock photos", etc. you'll find a bunch of lists like these:

http://sixrevisions.com/resources/free-icon-fonts/

http://webdesignledger.com/freebies/10-super-useful-free-icon-font-sets

http://css-tricks.com/flat-icons-icon-fonts/ - this one has both free and paid

http://designinstruct.com/photography/best-free-stock-photos/

Zurb Foundation's Icon Fonts: http://foundation.zurb.com/icon-fonts.html

MorgueFile's Free Stock Photos: http://morguefile.com/

Free Web Fonts on Font Squirrel: http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/list/find_fonts?filter%5Blicense%5D%5B0%5D=open

Google's Fonts are very popular to use among professionals: http://www.google.com/fonts/

Joseph Booth
Joseph Booth
10,571 Points
Joseph Booth
Joseph Booth
10,571 Points

Hi Floyd. Are you asking about photographic images exclusively or are you asking about all of the different types of graphics, icons, typography, etc. that are typically found in most websites?

Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points

Yes Joseph,

Icons, different types of graphics, arrows, pictures of low saturation cell phones, and things of the like that you find on lots of start-up type websites. That's what i'm looking for sir.

Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points

Great question Joseph. Umm....my wallet is a little empty. I guess I'll go for creative commons that can be used for commercial uses.

Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points

Thanks Wayne . I appreciate your time it helps a lot.

sakatagintoki
sakatagintoki
12,624 Points
sakatagintoki
sakatagintoki
12,624 Points

As someone who took Mat Helme's excellent Photoshop and Illustrator courses but still feels quite inept with fiddly artsy things, thanks for asking this OP. My cheers to you goodsir.

Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points
Floyd Orr
Floyd Orr
11,723 Points

Same to you Jay.

Tracie Holton
Tracie Holton
2,175 Points
Tracie Holton
Tracie Holton
2,175 Points

When your wallet isn't so empty, you can also have a look at https://creativemarket.com/. I'm not good at design, but I've found lots of great graphics there for clients. Some are very affordable. Also, if you sign up for their newsletter, they give away free graphics (weekly I think).