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Ask HN: Where do you guys find graphics for your side projects

48 points by iman453 ↗ HN
I see all these awesome side projects that people here crank out over a weekend or so, and was wondering where you guys find the UI stuff for those? I'm new to programming, but think that I know enough to make some basic web apps. Not sure what to do about the UI graphics though.

Thanks!

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jameswyse
You'd be amazed what you can do with pure CSS these days, however there's loads of sites out there offering stuff for free. Here are a few of my favourites..

http://ui-cloud.com/ (Search engine for UI graphics)

http://subtlepatterns.com/ (Patterns for backgrounds)

http://www.dinpattern.com/ (Patterns for backgrounds)

http://365psd.com/

http://www.premiumpixels.com/

http://www.designkindle.com/

http://designmoo.com/everyone/

You can also search on Dribbble.com for terms like 'free' or 'psd' as there's a lot of talented, generous people on there!

Be sure to read the licence of anything you download from these sites, often the author requires attribution or doesn't allow their use on commercial products.

iman453
Thanks so much! That's a great collection :)
bmelton
Great comment -- I would also add http://iconfinder.com/ to the list (made by another YCer), especially as it allows me to filter icon searches by license.
jameswyse
Oh that's a great one, cheers!

I'm also quite fond of http://icomoon.io/ - There's a lot of decent free fonts but the real beauty is that you can add your own icons and create a custom font with just the ones you need!

iconfinder
If you by YCer mean Hacker news member, then yes. We haven't joined YC (got into 500 startups, though).

Thanks!

bmelton
That is indeed what I meant. Sorry for the mixup.
eytanlevit
If you are looking for background images(e.g. I just need a photo of a baby) - I generally use flickr.

Make sure to use the advanced search and select the "Find content to use commercially" option - and also don't forget to link back to the creators of images you use.