We usually search and share with you several compilations on designer resource sitesBoth free and paid, but this time we offer you a light analysis on a specific site that has been to our liking.
And it is that many times it happens that the deadline of a project is approaching and unfortunately we have not had time to work on it or inspiration has not arrived, with this situation increases our stress level and all this plays against our creativity. The first action we take is to Search tons of free resource websites, devouring dozens and dozens of graphics, vectors, icon sets, and psd, in search of an archive that will get us out of the rut or that will give us the inspiration we need. To break with this habit we are going to analyze some sites with more calm and patience and to make it easier for you we will tell you the strengths and weaknesses of each resource website.
Let's start with 365psd, a very good, intuitive resource page in Spanish.
On many occasions we come to a page that promises many free resources, but at the moment of truth most of them are paid and to top it off we realize that the free ones are very scarce and of poor quality. This is not the case with 365psd, since the site has many resources and good quality. It is true that It has a premium section in which we can find mostly graphics, but the offer of free files on the page is really good.
The 365psd page features 5500 free PDS, categorized by generic themes that will help us find the themes we are looking for, It is very specialized in web page designs, icon packs and GUI (graphic user interface) sets, but we can find many other categories that make it a fairly complete resource site.
As well we will find in its database the impressive sum of 56200 vectors, this time more diversified.
What tools does 365psd offer us to find the resource we want?
To find our resources we have several options, we can use the navigation by categories, in whose pages we will find a grid with the designs, and graphics arranged with 36 items per page and with a pagination system, when we are interested in a resource, if we go over it display the thumbnail to show us all the height of the graphic resource. When selecting a resource, we arrive at its page where we see a larger capture of it. The two options we have are to download it or add it to a collection. If we choose to download it, they will ask us in exchange to share the site in a social network of our choice, but if we register as users we can avoid this step. If we register, we can very easily and intuitively create collections of graphics and resources that interest us to use them in the future.
The resources have labels that their creators put and that will facilitate our work if we choose the page search tool, a powerful and functional solution that has in its search box with a sample of results in real time.
Finally, if we have logged into the site, we have two very useful options in the "My Account" section, Viewed Files and Downloaded Files, which will give us a history of our actions on the page.
In short, we have the example of a very well organized and labeled database, thought for people, and not a well with thousands of mixed resources that turns the search for something concrete a tedious exercise.
With the Freemium concept we all win.
Freemium, etymologically free and premium, is un business model that works by offering free basic services, optionally a fee or a fixed price is charged for advanced services. It became popular in 2006 and it is a model that has fitted perfectly into web 2.0.
It doesn't hurt to admit it we like freemium, because it allows us to access a vast amount of resources of all kinds for free, we can also access, on most occasions, good quality products with a reasonable price, all your payment resources are hosted by your partner Shutterstock.
As 365psd is a freemium site, we will find in its search and results pages, preferential spaces reserved for paid graphics, do not worry as these paid resources are easily identifiable and this fact does not spoil the browsing experience through the free resources.
You can visit here 365psd.com.