Free and Opensource resources (updated on 2023)
Useful "open" resources that i use frequently when I am creating creative commons or opensource content/products
Icons/cliparts
https://icons8.com
Useful for small icons (i.e for a smartwatch), not opensource but free just adding a reference link.
"Established open-source projects could receive the icons for free. For you, we'll open-source the needed resources."
https://www.iconfinder.com/icons
Sizes and formats: PNG, SVG, ICO, ICNS. Every icon includes info about its license
PICOL icons (SVG or in a font type)
PICOL, PIctorial COmmunication Language
http://openiconlibrary.sourceforge.net/
https://openclipart.org
Each artist at Openclipart releases all rights to the images they share (Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Public Domain License)
http://p.yusukekamiyamane.com/
map icons
http://mapicons.nicolasmollet.com/
www.flaticon.com (All or many with Creative Commons license)
Photos and icon/vectors...
http://www.freepik.com (Mix of Commercial and and license info linked to author page)
Typographic Fonts
An interesting article:
free-fonts-free-is-not-always-free
Free as Freedom
SIL Open Font License (OFL) is a free, libre and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software based on our experience in font design and linguistic software engineering.
http://openfontlibrary.org/en/catalogue?view=sentence
Following free fonts include IPA Phonetic symbols:
CharisSIL-5.000.zip
Download "DoulosSIL-5.000.zip"
Notes about free fonts and compatibility with non free fonts:
Liberation Sans -
Arial
Liberation Serif - Times New Roman
Liberation Mono - Courier New
Free as free beer
http://www.1001fonts.com/free-fonts-for-commercial-use.html
Howto use new fonts in Windows without administrative rights.
i.e
D:\Ejecutables\LibreOfficeportable\Data\fonts
http://www.pendriveapps.com/search/Boot+It
Media
Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org (a huge database of freely usable media files
)
Software
http://portableapps.com/
http://sourceforge.net/
F-Droid (Android)
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/