Makerbook — A directory of the best free resources for creatives

I love how Startup Stash has inspired others to also create directories with awesome tools for different types of people. @craigjbarber decided to make one for creatives - super cool to see!

Thanks for posting @bramk! Makerbook is a hand-picked directory of the very best, free resources for creatives, designers, art directors and makers of digital products. The site features a curated list of over 65 websites where you can easily download free, high quality stock photography, psd mockups, graphics, textures, stock video footage, icons, sound effects, fonts, music and colour swatches. All the types of things you, or your design / marketing teams need to create and market digital products like presentations, websites, apps etc. I put the site together for myself ( a marketing / creative / designer ) and of course for other folks who want to check it out and save themselves some time and money when it comes to getting down to marketing and making your digital products. I'll be adding new resources as I come across them and anyone can also submit them by clicking on the 'submit a resource' button. Check it out, I hope you find Makerbook helps you out with all of your creative needs.

Good start - looks like a great resource to keep an eye on. Was expecting video creation tools in the video section, not just stock video repositories. Also, couldn't add a resource, as it sends to a 404 after launching the embedded Typeform. Tried to add Pixabay - the best darn free-of-attribution stock image resource around.

Hey guys! Sadly the new owner of Makerbook has shut the site down 💀 Good new is, I created another site called http://zipplist.co which is awesome 🎉

That's cool, do you guys plan to add a sort of "add resource" feature where any user can add his favorite website/app/whatever ?

This is great, bookmarked! Has anyone created a good list of free resources for freelancers for taxes (zen99, painless1099.com), back-office (Intuit? Anyone else?), etc for the other side of this equation? Would love to see that as well.

Very cool @craigjbarber. Bookmarked in two browsers! Not sure if you want to expand it to include free tools that those graphics etc can be used with. Nice use of TypeForm for the submission process (love those guys!): I submitted https://beefree.io (free email editor) in case you are free accepting design tools. Keep up the great work!

This is fantastic. I've seen a lot of these types of directories, but this is the first that is going right into my bookmarks bar to keep on hand.

Nice. I like the categories, but I think a templates/themes category would also be helpful. I submitted a resource of free responsive templates http://html5zero.com that I hope you'll include. Thanks for the great collection @craigjbarber

Thanks for making Makerbook happen, Craig! I was hoping the site would have writing resources as well though, since writers are creatives as well. Could be useful for visual creatives for when they need help with writing. :)

Great directory, congrats! Any plan to monetize besides affiliate products, like a featured resource? Did you get any requests for that? I've seen that it's shared like crazy...you have momentum so get the most of it(like getting emails more prominently), you'll regret later if not(i've made this mistake twice).

This is amazing Craig! Thanks so much! As part of a two man team (neither SUPER designer oriented) this is a huge resource :)

Is this down? I cannot access the website

Awesome! as a self-proclaimed "Resourceful Creative" this is right up my alley.

Thanks for the support everyone! Wow what a day : )

Looks great for someone looking to bust into the world of creatives -- like me!

I really loved it, but it still down, so I made a similar thing ... www.pixabilia.org try it and give me any suggestions.

Thanks Stewart! Appreciate the feedback : ) Will look into that form.

A very neat directory. Recommended

There is a lot of great stuff put together inside. Nice work @craigjbarber Thank you