A Collection of Free Media Resources This post attempts to list my top favorite free sites for royalty-free images, music, and videos for creative projects. Since 2000 I have been teaching university students how to design for print, the web, and the screen. One of the very first things we go over is that it’s always best to use your OWN original photos, drawings, music, and videos that you created yourself. Of course, when you need something really specific (say a close up photo of a lion’s mouth or the rings of Saturn) you can’t always get what you need on your own without also putting yourself in grave danger. No need to get mauled by a lion trying to take that close-up That’s where royalty-free and public domain goodies come in! The list below is not at all an exhaustive one, but it will get you started right away with some of my very favorite sites tried and tested by myself and my students over the years with much success.
15 Best Sites for Open Source Images Recently, a teacher we know put together a concise and effective PowerPoint presentation which was well received. The only thing was that when the students inquired where the photos came from, the teacher said he searched for them using Google. The students replied, “You mean you stole them!” (Some of the images still prominently displayed the watermark from iStock photo!) Trust me, you don’t want to be in this position, especially if you are trying to teach the 21st Century Fluencies of Global Digital Citizenship. The lines have become foggy as the Internet blurs the lines of fair use copyright issues. Resources for Copyright: Google So let’s address the giant in the room: Google. When you pull up Google’s main page, you’ll see at the top left something that resembles this: Click “Images.” Go to the bottom right which shows Privacy, Terms, and Settings. Next, ask Google to filter your search for images that you can safely use. It’s that simple! Creative Commons Pixabay MorgueFile Unsplash
15 of the Best Open Source Image Sites on the Web Recently, a teacher we know put together a concise and effective PowerPoint presentation which was well received. The only thing was that when the students inquired where the photos came from, the teacher said he searched for them using Google. The students replied, “You mean you stole them!” Trust me, you don’t want to be in this position, especially if you are trying to teach the 21st Century Fluencies of Global Digital Citizenship. The lines have become foggy as the Internet blurs the lines of fair use copyright issues. Resources for Copyright: Google So let’s address the giant in the room: Google. When you pull up Google’s main page, you’ll see at the top left something that resembles this: Click “Images.” Go to the bottom right which shows Privacy, Terms, and Settings. Next, ask Google to filter your search for images that you can safely use. It’s that simple! Creative Commons Let me introduce you to Creative Commons, if you don’t already know each other. Pixabay MorgueFile Unsplash
Wikimedia Commons 10 websites that give stunning free images Jul 22, 2015 | Sanjay Kashyap | Here is a list of 10 websites that give you stunning images and photographs absolutely free for use on website, blogs, PDFs, slideshows and wherever you want! If you have been a digital or content marketer for some time, you know this problem only too well – there isn’t much free stuff when it comes to visuals or photographs for your precious content. And as you might be fully aware by now – you just can’t substitute having visuals with texts. Visuals gives your text – be it website content, blog, social media posts, e-papers, presentations and books, researches –a powerful reach that is changes the way the content is received by your target audience. Source: LeapAgency Now, it’s not that there are any free images on the Internet. Hence you either have to suffer the pain of using an out-of-size pixelated picture on your website/blog/social media/presentation, wherever you need it, or be happy with not putting up a visual at all. Image Source: Shutterstock
Le commun (3/5) : la mise en commun du savoir sur internet Troisième temps -numérique- d'une semaine vouée au commun. Aujourd'hui, avec Lionel Barbe, Maître de conférences en sciences de l'information et de la communication, nous nous interessons à un exemple de mise en commun des connaissances, le portail Wikipédia. C’est le troisième moment d’une semaine consacrée à la notion de commun. "Wikipedia, objet scientifique non identifié" c’est justement le titre de l’ouvrage collectif dirigé par note invité, Lionel Barbe. À la fin de l'émission Les Nouvelles Vagues passent au singulier. Programmation musicale : - Idris Elba : "tree"- Sleaford Mods: "Black monday"- Camille - "Quand je marche"
Stock Photos You Can Use For Free It can be insanely hard to find high quality, high-res free stock photos for personal and commercial use. A growing number of websites have amazing photos you can use for your work. Some of them cost money. Not everybody can afford those high quality photos. I’ve curated a list of awesome sites that have great stock images you can use for free. Most of the photos you will find on these sites are free from copyright restrictions or licensed under creative commons public domain dedication. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. The author is the founder at Alltopstartups (where he shares startup resources) and the curator at Postanly (free weekly newsletter that delivers the most insightful long form posts from top publishers).
These 39 Sites Have Amazing Stock Photos You Can Use For Free — Vantage It can be insanely hard to find high quality, high-res free stock photos for personal and commercial use. A growing number of websites have amazing photos you can use for your work. Some of them cost money. Not everybody can afford those high quality photos. Fortunately most of these sites have images you can use for free. I’ve curated a list of awesome sites that have great stock images you can use for free. Most of the photos you will find on these sites are free from copyright restrictions or licensed under creative commons public domain dedication. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. The author is the founder at Alltopstartups (where he shares startup resources) and the curator at Postanly (free weekly newsletter that delivers the most insightful long form posts from top publishers).
SavoirsCom1 – Politiques des biens communs de la connaissance 60 Totally Free Design Resources for Non-Designers Creating engaging visual content doesn’t have to require a financial investment. Sure, at one time graphic designers needed expensive software and even more costly images to craft a winning visual campaign. But thanks to a host of free online resources, anyone can design high-quality visual stories with ease. Of course, navigating the sea of online images and editing tools is easier said than done. Fortunately, we’ve scoured the Web for the most complete, the easiest to use and the most innovative resources to aid even the most amateur designer in crafting stunning visual content. Check out these 60 totally free design resources for non-designers: Free Images 1 StockSnap.io With a large selection of free high-definition stock photos, StockSnap.io offers a valuable resource to web designers, bloggers and content curators. 2 Morguefile The free photos on Morguefile, contributed by a variety of artists, can be used in all sorts of creative projects. 3 Free Images 4 Kaboom Pic 5 Pixabay 8 Picjumbo
Ethical Blogging: Sourcing Images | Future Conscience Another Wednesday, another post on ethical blogging! For those who are just coming to Future Conscience, I have recently started a series of posts on what we feel are some good blogging practices. Each week we will be looking at a different topic in order to try and build up a body of information for bloggers new and old alike that helps guide you towards a more ethical mindset when it comes to your blog. It’s not hard to find fantastic, ethical images for your blog Today I’m going to take a look at a very important aspect of blog posts: images. It’s an easy aspect of blogging to become quite lax in, taking images from anywhere (usually through the use of a quick Google Images search) without really considering whether or not you have the right to use them. Actually, wrong. The right to reproduce The easiest category to use freely are images that are in the public domain. There are some amazing images available through Creative Commons Public Domain Wiki Commons Commons Licenses Flickr