CCI Learning, Creative & Personal Support
Fika Community https://www.fika.community
Mental fitness and wellbeing support app with free access to staff and students logging in with a valid UoP email address.
How to download and log into the app
Download Fika: Student Skills app from the Appstore / Google Play store or visit Fika’s website
Open the app and tap ‘Get started for Free’
Confirm you are over 16 and agree to the Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
Search for University of Portsmouth in the institution list and select
Enter your @port.ac.uk or @myport.ac.uk email address and a desired password
Check your inbox for a verification email and click link within the email
Complete registration and enjoy Fika.
MOCK UP TOOLS
Mockupsjar https://mockupsjar.com
Has free content but runs a subscription. Allows for images to be uploaded and scaled to fit the mockup. The composite can then be downloaded as a png, jpg or pdf.
MockupWorld https://www.mockupworld.co
A very good resource and library of mockups for both psd and no psd options. Some mockups are behind pay or signUps even though they should be free. Most are free though. All vary with upload image types and downloadable file types.
Screely https://www.screely.com
Makes a downloadable png, svg or jpg with a Mac looking browser window as a frame from any uploaded image file (not psd or ai)
Screenpeek https://screenpeek.io
Will create a snapshot of a website or web address inside of a iphone frame (ipad, mac and other frames available at a cost) just copy and paste a url. The framed content can then be downloaded as a png.
Shotsnapp https://app.shotsnapp.com
Makes a downloadable png or jpg with various displays and phones for backgrounds and frames from any uploaded png, jpg or svg.
FREE STOCK IMAGES
LandingStock https://landingstock.com
Free stock photos with the intended use for landing pages of a website, a range of people and poses or technology with clean simple background colours. Collects from other free sites.
Moose - Photo Creator https://photos.icons8.com/creator
icons8 photo stock site have allowed some of their content to be used for collaging to allow for unique and interesting images that can be downloaded as flat png (free) or higher resolution up to PSD if you subscribe and pay.
Nappy https://www.nappy.co
Free stock photos specifically of Black and brown people in an attempt to redress the balance of representation. Simple thanks and likes on social media for reasonable licensing of other peoples photography.
Pexels https://www.pexels.com
Free stock photos. Simple thanks and likes on social media for reasonable licensing of other peoples photography.
Stocksnap https://stocksnap.io
Free stock photos. Simple thanks and likes on social media for reasonable licensing of other peoples photography.
ILLUSTRATIONS AND ICONS
Humaaans https://www.humaaans.com
FREE Resource for use with sketch, figma, inVision Studio and adobe XD - Mix and match design library full with illustrations of people. Donations appreciated but set your own price.
Ion Icons https://ionicons.com
FREE minimalist icon library. No sign up required. Web component code and svg downloadable.
The Noun Project https://thenounproject.com
Free Icon library. Sign up required. The icon/s can then be downloaded as png or svg files
Openpeeps https://www.openpeeps.com/
FREE Resource to download as a collection of SVG. Hand drawn illustrations of people, already assembled and complete with interexchangable component pieces.
Simple Icons https://simpleicons.org
FREE to download SVG logos of popular brands with an accompanying online reference of the HEX reference to the brand colour.
Undraw https://undraw.co
FREE SVG Illustrations. Customisable and editable to match website/brand/palette. Continually updated. Open source License.
VECTEEZY https://www.vecteezy.com
A mix of FREE and PAID vectors to download and use. Complete illustrations, templates and assests. See Videezy and Brusheezy
CGI
Texturing.xyz https://texturing.xyz/pages/tutorials
In depth tutorials covering a range of softwares, approaches, levels and abilities. Focused on making lifelike skin textures.
FONTS
Use and Modify https://usemodify.com
An archive of fonts in varying states of completion. Free to download and use or modify to achieve the desired effect.
STOCK VIDEO
Coverr https://coverr.co
FREE stock footage downloadable as mp4.
Mixkit https://mixkit.co
Archive of FREE stock video footage, music and templates. Downloadable as mogrt templates (can open in after effects) or mp4 files.
Videezy https://www.videezy.com
A mix of FREE and PAID stock video footage at resolutions up to 4K. Also see Vecteezy and Brusheezy.
BRUSHES
Brusheezy https://www.brusheezy.com
A mix of FREE and PAID Photoshop brushes and PSD files. Also see Vecteezy and Videezy.
MISCELLANEOUS
ShareX https://getsharex.com
Open source screen capture software for PC
Highly versatile and free software for screen capture/streaming for Windows/Mac/Linux
CroquisCafe Online Life drawing Resource https://vimeo.com/croquiscafe
Featuring lots of models with different ethnicities and body types
Dailies from The Cave Academy A resource for budding CGI artists delivered by professionals