Quickly find images for mockups
When you're mocking-up a quick interface design, you usually need some images. Don't spend ages looking for the perfect image - it's only a mock-up. An image that feels about right is all you need.
The image could come from any source - don't worry about copyright at this stage - it's only a mock-up and won't be published to the world. But if you can find an image that is free to use, all the better.
That's why my new favourite is Compfight. It searches all the photos on Flickr with the handy addition of "license type". If you specifically need an image that you can use on a commercial site, choose Commercial like so:
Didn't find what you were looking for on Compfight? Try the big daddy of image search - Google Images. It's the fastest search of them all, though the results are of mixed quality. You should find roughly what you need within a couple of pages of search results. It's ideal for a site mock-up but if you want to use the image in your site, you'll need to track down the copyright owner, contact them and hope for an affordable outcome. Hassle.
That leaves the stock photo sites. Some offer free images, bonus, but the quality and choice is mixed:
So, if you want to cut to the chase, you should find a decent, affordable image at iStockphoto. It has the largest and best collection of stock images on the web.
The image could come from any source - don't worry about copyright at this stage - it's only a mock-up and won't be published to the world. But if you can find an image that is free to use, all the better.
That's why my new favourite is Compfight. It searches all the photos on Flickr with the handy addition of "license type". If you specifically need an image that you can use on a commercial site, choose Commercial like so:
Didn't find what you were looking for on Compfight? Try the big daddy of image search - Google Images. It's the fastest search of them all, though the results are of mixed quality. You should find roughly what you need within a couple of pages of search results. It's ideal for a site mock-up but if you want to use the image in your site, you'll need to track down the copyright owner, contact them and hope for an affordable outcome. Hassle.
That leaves the stock photo sites. Some offer free images, bonus, but the quality and choice is mixed:
So, if you want to cut to the chase, you should find a decent, affordable image at iStockphoto. It has the largest and best collection of stock images on the web.
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