Here is a small collection of some online resources to create or find visual materials for your research posters.
NC State resources
- Logo downloads
- NC State color style guide
- Typography style guide
- NC State photos: You can request access to a huge library of high quality NC State photos.
- Libraries Visualization: Resources and consultation.
- Printing on campus at WolfXpress
Some images resources
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (all public domain) on Flickr
- PhyloPic is a database of silhouette images of organisms available for reuse under a Public Domain or Creative Commons license.
- Science Image is a free library of science images
- Image Data Resource is a public repository of images from published scientific studies
- Creative Commons: Flickr Creative Commons and Wikimedia Commons
Color
- Color Hunt is a free and open platform for color inspiration
- Adobe Color lets you generate and explore color palettes
- Colors.lol is a fun color combination explorer for inspiration
Maps
- QGIS is free open source map/GIS software (instructions on how to export files and a sample gallery)
- Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset
Free open source software and resources
- GIMP is a free & open source image editor
- Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor
- Open Source Design has a collection of open source resources