From time to time we proudly feature free fonts, free patterns, and other goodies here at CreativePro, because really, who doesn’t like free stuff? But when it comes to pointing you to cool freebies we’re practically amateurs compared to the folks at The Public Domain Review.
The site features curated collections of images, text, audio, and video in the public domain that you can use in any way you like, including commercial projects.
Even if you don’t have a specific need for this kind of stuff in your work, you can have a blast just poking around and finding stuff like France in the Year 2000, where things like flying firemen, underwater croquet, and hand-cranked e-books were predicted.
In addition to hosting a bunch of great material, the site also offers a guide to finding interesting public domain materials online which includes links to large collections of open content and explanations of licensing and legal issues.
You’ll also find a series of articles from writers and artists to “provide fresh reflections and new angles on old material” in the fields of art, history, literature, science, philosophy, and religion.
While the works they showcase are free to use, the folks behind The Public Domain Review do ask that users consider making a donation to keep the site running.
This article was last modified on September 12, 2013
This article was first published on September 12, 2013
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