List of free asset sources for building an MVP

As a developer with limited design skills, I am always on the lookout for resources that will help add polish to a prototype and give it that little bit extra before any release. Below is a list of websites and resources I turn to to do just that.

Icons

I use the following websites when hunting for new icons to use in an mvp:

• svgrepo.com - a huge collection of community-curated icons to choose from.
• heroicons.com - minimalistic icons created by the makers of TailwindCss.
• icons.getbootstrap.com/#icons - beautiful set of icons by the makers of Bootstrap.
• evil-icons.io - simple and clean svg icon pack.
• icons.theforgesmith.com - 300+ icons for your next project.
• boxicons.com - high quality web icons.

Illustrations

I keep a list of websites for when I need a hero image for a landing page:

• undraw.co/illustrations - Open-source illustrations for any idea you can imagine and create.
• illlustrations.co - Open-source illustration kit.
• storyset.com - Awesome free customisable illustrations for your next project.
• opendoodles.com - A free set of open-source illustrations.
• openpeeps.com - A hand-drawn illustration library.
• humaaans.com - Mix and match illustrations of people with a design library.
• themeisle.com/illustrations - Collection of customisable illustrated concepts.
• glazestock.com - Free illustrations for everything.

Stock images

When I need a photo I turn to one of the following websites for ideas:

• pixabay.com - stunning free images and royalty-free stock.
• unsplash.com - beautiful free images and pictures.
• pexels.com - photos, images and videos shared by creators.
• librestock.com - indexed free photos from top stock sites.
• stocksnap.io - beautiful free stock photos.
• kaboompics.com - free stock photos.
• burst.shopify.com/free-images - popular collection of royalty-free images.

Tools

What follows is a list of amazing tools to help pick a color scheme, a background image or crop an svg image.

• fffuel.co - an incredible collection of tools to create shapes, patterns, lines, waves etc.
• svgcrop.com - quickly get rid of any extra whitespace around your svg images.
• patterned.ai - AI generated pattern maker.
• color-hex.com - color schemes, models and calculators.
• giggster.com/guide/complementary-colors - complementary color picker.
• colorkit.co/color-palette-generator - color palette generator.
• blobmaker.app - generate blob images on-the-fly.

License information

From my knowledge, all of the above are released under an Open Source license or equivalent. With that said, please do your own due diligence before using any asset in commercial projects.