100+ Resources for African Designers and Animators

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🎨 Fonts

Google Fonts — Huge library of open-source web & print fonts.
Font Squirrel — Hand-picked free fonts cleared for commercial use.
The League of Moveable Type — Curated open-source type foundry.
Velvetyne — Free open-source fonts from a French foundry.
Use & Modify — Free fonts you can also modify.
Pixelbuddha – Free Fonts — Free fonts section.
FreeDesignResources.net – Free Fonts — Free fonts plus other assets.
Medialoot – Free Fonts — Thousands of fonts, icons, graphics.
Font Awesome Free — Free icons + font icon toolkit.
FreeFontsProject — Additional free font resources.

🖼 Icons & UI Elements

The Noun Project — 2+ million icons, many free with attribution.
Icons8 — Free icons in PNG/SVG + other UI assets.
Streamline Free Icons — Free icon packs.
Feather Icons — Open-source simplistic SVG icons.
Material Icons — Google’s free icon set.
Fontello — Free icon font generator.
Freebiesbug – Icons section — Free high-quality icons + other assets.
Pixelbuddha – Free Icons — Free icon packs.
Iconscout — Free icons + illustrations + stock.
Ionicons — Free open-source icon set.

📸 Stock Photos & Illustrations

Unsplash — Free high-res photos for personal & commercial use.
Pexels — Free stock images and videos.
Pixabay — Free images, vector art, illustrations.
Nappy — Free photos of Black & Brown people & communities.
Mixed: FreeDesignResources.net – Stock Photos — Free photo resources.
StockSnap.io — Free large-resolution images.
Burst by Shopify — Free stock photos for entrepreneurs.
Gratisography — Quirky, high-quality free photos.
Illustrations.co — Free hand-drawn illustration sets.
Open Doodles — Free sketchy illustration library.
unDraw — Open-source SVG illustrations you can customise.

🖨 Mockups & Templates

Freebiesbug – Mockups section — Free PSD mockups of products, devices etc.
Pixelbuddha – Free Mockups — Mockup templates for packaging, devices etc.
Medialoot – Free Mockups — Free mockups plus fonts, icons etc.
Original Mockups – Free section — Free product mockups.
Mr.Mockup — Free high-quality mockups.
Smartmockups — Free device & product mockups.
Mockupplus – Free mockups — Free device mockups.
Designresourc.es – Mockup Tools list — Directory including mockup-resources.
Placeit (free assets) — Free mockup templates (some paid too).
GraphicBurger — Free PSD mockups, UI kits, icons.
GoodMockups — Simple free mockups for designers.

🗂 Templates & UI Kits

FreeDesignResources.net – Templates — Free UI kits, social media templates etc.
Freebiesbug – Templates & UI Kits — Free UI kits, templates.
Pixelbuddha – Free Templates — Social, marketing templates.
Medialoot – Free Templates — Brochures, website, mobile etc.
UI8 Freebies — Free UI kits & templates (check licence).
Figma Community – Free UI Kits — Browse “Free” filter for UI/UX kits.
SketchFreebies — Free Sketch templates.
Adobe XD Free Resources — Free UI kits and assets for XD.

🎨 Textures, Patterns, Effects

TextureLabs — Free texture packs.
TextureKing — Free texture backgrounds.
Pixelsurplus Free Textures — Free texture resources.
GraphicBurger – Textures & Effects — Free backgrounds, overlays.
FreeDesignResources.net – Effects — Free text effects, overlays.
Pixelbuddha – Free Effects — Effects & textures.
Medialoot – Free Graphics (patterns etc.) — Patterns & vector backgrounds.
HeroPatterns — Free SVG background patterns.
TransparentTextures — Free tileable textures.
SubtlePatterns — Free background patterns.

🧰 All-in-One & Curated Resource Hubs

Designresourc.es — Ultimate free resource index: 300+ sites for icons, mockups, fonts etc.
FreeDesignResources.net — Crafted by designers: fonts, mockups, icons.
Shillington – 48 essential free design resources — Curated list of wide-ranging resources.
Freebiesbug — Large selection of free design assets (fonts, icons, mockups, etc.).
Medialoot – Free Resources — Thousands of free assets: fonts, graphics, mockups, icons.
Unblast — Free downloadable design assets: mockups, fonts, templates.
Graphicsfuel – Freebies section — Mockups, icons, fonts, templates.
GraphicBurger — Classic free design asset site.
UI Bundle Freebies — Free UI kits & assets from independent creators.
Dribbble Freebies – Tag ‘freebie’ — Designers share free assets.

🖥 Device Mockups & Presentation Tools

Shotsnapp — Free device mockup presentation tool.
Placeit Free Mockups — Free mockup generator + templates.
Smartmockups Free — Create device & product mockups for free.
MockupPlus Free Resources — Free device mockups.
GoodMockups Free — Free high-res mockups.
Original Mockups Freebies — Free realistic mockups.
MockupsJar – Freebies section — Free mockups.
Designshack Free Device Mockups — Free device scenes.
DesignCuts Free Mockups — Free seasonal mockups and assets.
CreativeTacos Free Mockups — Free mockup bundles.

🧩 Bonus / Niche Assets (3D, animations, specialized icons)

LottieFiles – Free animations — Free vector animations.
Animaticons — Free animated GIF icons.
Sketchfab Free 3D Models — Free downloadable 3D assets.
Mixkit Free Videos & Animations — Free stock video/assets.
Coverr – Free Videos — Free stock videos.
FontIconPicker – free icon sets — Free icon sets you can integrate in apps.
SVGRepo – Free SVG icons & illustrations — Free SVG library.
Unsplash Textures Category — Free texture photos.
MyFonts Free Fonts section — Daily free fonts.
Design Cuts Freebies – 3D Mockup Packs — Free 3D mockups.
Pixelbuddha 3D Mockups & Assets — Includes 3D mockups.
FreeDesignResources.net – 3D & VR category — Occasionally lists 3D assets.
Assets-PS – Free PSD & Mockups — Free Photoshop resources.
PSDDude Free Mockups — Free mockups.
GraphicLoads Free Mockups — Free PSD mockups.
PixelSquid Free 3D object assets — Free rotating 3D object mockups.
Freebiesbug – Figma Freebies — Free Figma UI Kits & assets.
UIFree – Free PSD UI Kits & Icons — Free PSD UI kits.
FreeDesignKit – Free Assets — Free mockups, templates, icons.
DesignWizard Free Templates — Free templates for videos and graphics.
Envato Elements Free section — Monthly free assets (fonts, mockups, templates).
TemplateMonster Freebies — Free website & presentation templates.