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The raw material: typefaces, icons, illustration, colour systems, textures and sound. What makes an interface feel made rather than assembled.

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Typefaces

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  • FontshareQuality free fonts from Indian Type Foundry.
  • Free FacesnewCurated free typefaces with real specimens.
  • UNCUTnewFree and open-source display faces with a contemporary edge.
  • Best Free FontsnewHand-sorted list of free fonts worth using.
  • Google FontsOpen-source variable fonts with a pairing view.
  • FontsourceSelf-host open-source fonts as npm packages.
  • Pangram PangramContemporary foundry with free trials.
  • Klim Type FoundryCarefully made typefaces with essays on each.
  • TypewolfWhich fonts real sites use, and what pairs with them.
  • Fonts In UseTypography in the wild, indexed by typeface.
  • Inter alternativesnewTwo real criteria for picking a UI font, plus ten that are not Inter.
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Icons & emoji

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  • LucideClean, consistent open-source icons with React bindings.
  • PhosphorFlexible family in six weights, thin to duotone.
  • HeroiconsHand-drawn SVG icons from the Tailwind team.
  • Tabler IconsThousands of 24px stroke icons, MIT licensed.
  • Radix IconsCrisp 15px icons for dense UI.
  • IconoirClean, geometric open-source icons.
  • Remix IconNeutral line and fill pairs for every glyph.
  • HugeiconsVery large set in multiple styles.
  • IconifySearch across 200k icons from every major set.
  • StreamlineHuge icon and illustration library with a Figma plugin.
  • SVGLBrand logos as clean SVGs.
  • MakeEmojinewGenerate custom emoji from a prompt, sized for Slack and Discord.
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Illustration

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  • unDrawOpen-source illustrations with a recolour control.
  • BlushMix-and-match illustration systems from many artists.
  • Open PeepsHand-drawn character library you can recombine.
  • HumaaansModular people illustrations.
  • HashvatarnewDeterministic avatars from any string, in gradient or dither.
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Colour systems

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  • Radix Colors12-step scales designed for UI states, with dark mode.
  • Realtime ColorsPreview a palette and type pairing on a real page.
  • LeonardoContrast-based colour scale generator from Adobe.
  • HuetoneAccessible palettes with perceptual lightness.
  • CoolorsGenerate and lock palettes with the spacebar.
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Textures, models & photo

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  • fffuelSVG generators for noise, blobs, gradients and patterns.
  • HaikeiGenerative SVG shapes and backgrounds.
  • Poly HavenHDRIs, textures and models, all CC0.
  • Sketchfab3D model marketplace with an embeddable viewer.
  • UnsplashFree high-resolution photography.
  • Images in motionnewContinuous animated image columns running in opposite directions.
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Audio

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  • ElevenLabsnewAI voices, sound effects and music generation.
  • SplicenewRoyalty-free sample library for sound design.
  • FMODnewAdaptive audio middleware for games and interactive work.
  • soundcnnew700+ UI sound effects curated for web apps.
  • CuelumenewInteraction sounds synthesised live with Web Audio, no files to ship.
  • @web-kits/audionewDeclarative audio synthesis for the web.