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The internet is a big place.

And most of the things we do online involve reading. Written  content is indeed the king of the internet.

Even if you are a hardcore gamer, you still have to read the directions to establish your account and if you are hunting for cheat codes, then you are going to read them. You might be able to find a video of someone going through a screencap of cheat codes – but even then you have to know how to search through the web to find the right things you want to watch.

But graphics can make a webpage more interesting to look at. They can enhance the design of a site and if used in a well designed site can really add a lot to the internet as a whole.

One of the big problems though is trying to find images that can be used legally. There is a growing trend online to hunt down and take down images that are copyrighted and are being used illicitly.

Using Copyrighted Images Without Permission is Not Cool

Not cool if your website happens to be one of those that is doing that and you get caught.

So I found this very cool website that has thousands of images on it. Well researched and in the public domain. The terms of service on the website say that you can use the images for any purpose at all, including commercial use without attribution. That’s a big deal.

The guy that put these together is named Paul Sherman. On his terms of use page he even lists how he got all the images and where they are from. The collection he put together is huge. Some of the graphics are kind of old school, but some are very cool and very web 2.0.

Here is the link to his site.

Free Images Collection

 

With a little bit of time and working with your computer you can  even download and install the entire collection on your computer. I did. I am not a technical genius here, I do OK, not beating myself up here, but it is really pretty easy to get the whole collection downloaded and put together on your computer to make it easy to access.

His site is kind of old school looking, but the navigation is clear and it is pretty easy to find what you want. I downloaded and installed it in about 30 minutes. That time invested has paid for itself so many times over it is not even worth considering.

I hope you enjoy it.