Enhance your content with free design tools, images, icons, and patterns

There are many way to enhance your content using free tools that are available online. Here are a few great tools to get you started. You can also always do a google search to find additional tools that might help you make your content look really great. 

Photo Editing

• http://pixlr.com/editor

Color & Palette Designer

• http://www.colourlovers.com

• http://www.ackerdesign.com/acker-design-pantone-chart.html

• http://colorschemedesigner.com

• http://colourco.de

Images & Photos

• Make placeholder images: http://placehold.it

• Free creative commons images:

• http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons

• http://www.fotopedia.com/search

• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

• Paid photography

• http://www.istockphoto.com

• http://www.shutterstock.com

• http://www.gettyimages.com/Stock_Photograp

Icons & Buttons

• http://thenounproject.com

• http://brankic1979.com/icons

• http://fortawesome.github.com/Font-Awesome/#icons-new

• http://css3buttongenerator.com

Patterns & Textures 

• Subtle patterns: http://subtlepatterns.com/

• Textures: http://webdesignledger.com/resources/new-free-textures-for-your-delight