Free Photos and Designs and Templates
Free blog photo resources
One of the easiest ways to add some design elements to your blog posts is with images.(templates for blogger and wordpress)
While the words “stock photography” might make you think of cheesy photos of awkward people in a fake office with their thumbs up... in recent years, there have been a number of much higher quality sites pop up that offer incredible photography that’s completely free to use for your blog.
Here’s a few of my personal favorites:
1. Pixabay
If you’re after quantity over quality, Pixabay has a collection of 1.4 million photos, videos, illustrations and vector graphics you can use for free. Many of these are from other free stock photo sites and the quality isn’t as curated as the other two I mentioned, but it’s still a good option if you want to spend some time scrolling.
Other great free blog photo resources worth mentioning
Wikimedia Commons: 21+ million photos and images from throughout history that are now in the public domain and free to use.
New Old Stock: Vintage photos from public archives. Lots of cool options depending on your niche and design style.
Life of Pix: Awesome free-to-use photos donated by an advertising agency in Montreal, Canada.
2. Un-Splash
Unsplash is probably the best online resource of completely free-to-use, user-uploaded photos for your blog. Every photo that makes it onto Unsplash is curated by their team to make sure it’s high quality, meaning you’re not sifting through terrible photos to find the one you’re after.
What does a well-designed blog post look like?
Ultimately, what looks "good" is subjective and totally up to you—based on what you think your (future) readers will resonate most with.
However, there are a few time-tested design principles and tips I can offer on constructing an appealing blog post (that's easy for readers to digest) from my years of practice.
Good Readable Posts
Design isn’t about crazy colors, multiple fonts, and tons of images and videos. It’s about making the experience of your reader as enjoyable as possible.
Next, make sure your font size is big enough. 12pt , but for your blog you’ll want to go 16pt or higher. You’ll also want to be careful with line length. Most designers say the ideal length of a sentence on your blog is 50–85 characters as it helps keep readers moving through the post.
White space or negative space is so important to the legibility and readability of your blog. So don’t start by cramming a bunch of design elements everywhere. Look for ways to make things flow easily.
Free blog photo resources
One of the easiest ways to add some design elements to your blog posts is with images.(templates for blogger and wordpress)
While the words “stock photography” might make you think of cheesy photos of awkward people in a fake office with their thumbs up... in recent years, there have been a number of much higher quality sites pop up that offer incredible photography that’s completely free to use for your blog.
Here’s a few of my personal favorites:
1. Pixabay
If you’re after quantity over quality, Pixabay has a collection of 1.4 million photos, videos, illustrations and vector graphics you can use for free. Many of these are from other free stock photo sites and the quality isn’t as curated as the other two I mentioned, but it’s still a good option if you want to spend some time scrolling.
Other great free blog photo resources worth mentioning
Wikimedia Commons: 21+ million photos and images from throughout history that are now in the public domain and free to use.
New Old Stock: Vintage photos from public archives. Lots of cool options depending on your niche and design style.
Life of Pix: Awesome free-to-use photos donated by an advertising agency in Montreal, Canada.
2. Un-Splash
Unsplash is probably the best online resource of completely free-to-use, user-uploaded photos for your blog. Every photo that makes it onto Unsplash is curated by their team to make sure it’s high quality, meaning you’re not sifting through terrible photos to find the one you’re after.
What does a well-designed blog post look like?
Ultimately, what looks "good" is subjective and totally up to you—based on what you think your (future) readers will resonate most with.
However, there are a few time-tested design principles and tips I can offer on constructing an appealing blog post (that's easy for readers to digest) from my years of practice.
Good Readable Posts
Design isn’t about crazy colors, multiple fonts, and tons of images and videos. It’s about making the experience of your reader as enjoyable as possible.
Next, make sure your font size is big enough. 12pt , but for your blog you’ll want to go 16pt or higher. You’ll also want to be careful with line length. Most designers say the ideal length of a sentence on your blog is 50–85 characters as it helps keep readers moving through the post.
White space or negative space is so important to the legibility and readability of your blog. So don’t start by cramming a bunch of design elements everywhere. Look for ways to make things flow easily.
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