Some hopefully helpful websites and resources for junior copywriters, self-taught creatives, and anyone else who also hoards curates random internet links.
COPYWRITING
The Component Gallery: Library of UI components. Helpful for understanding dev/design process, accessibility considerations, copy restrictions, etc.
TV Tropes: Wiki of storytelling tropes. A great reference when pitching conceptual campaigns and backing up ideas with real-world examples.
VeryGoodCopy: Copywriting newsletter and articles.
Copywriting Examples: Pinterest-esque library of copy examples.
Great Landing Page Copy: Library of landing page copy examples.
Just Good Copy: Library of email copy examples.
.Marketing Email Copy from Free Shopify Tools: Library of email copy examples.
Microcopy Inspirations: Library UX copy examples.
Really Good Emails: Library of email copy examples.
SaaS Landing Page: SaaS landing page example library.
The Brand Identity: Library of brand identity examples and general advertising articles/inspo.
COPY INSPO
Related Words: Find words that are related to a specific word or phrase.
Reverse Dictionary: Search for words by their definition.
Describing Words: Find words that describe a noun.
Rhymer.com: Search for rhymes
RhymeZone: Search for rhymes
UX/UI WRITING
Mobbin: Library of app/website screenshots & interaction patterns.
Design Vault: Library of app/website screenshots & interaction patterns.
Screenlane: UI design inspo library.
GoodUX: UX examples library.
Landingfolio: Landing page and UI component inspo library.
Little Big Details: Old library of fun UI details. Last updated 2017, fun design throwbacks!
Checklist Design: List of best UX/UI design practices.
CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS
For oodboards, pitch decks, campaign inspo, etc.
Designspiration: Pinterest but for designers.
It's Nice That: Creativity inspiration articles.
Inspiration Grid: Daily design inspiration for creatives.
Mindsparkle Mag: Site for art direction inspo.
NOWNESS: A global video channel screening the best in culture.
The One Club: Advertising industry articles and news.
Creative Bloq: Site for art direction inspo.
Creative Industry: Creativity articles and news.
Ad Forum: Ad campaigns & case studies library.
iSpot.tv: TV commercial library.
Awwwards: Website design inspo.
Colossal: Creativity articles.
The Art Of Styleframe: Styleframe inspo library.
Archillect: AI created visual content.
Fubiz: Creativity inspo articles.
Siteinspire: Website design inspo.
D&AD: Ad industry articles and inspo website.
LIST OF LISTS!
Index - We Are Next: A crowdsourced list of resources to help you start your career in advertising.
GitHub - neutraltone/awesome-stock-resources: A collection of links for free stock photography, video, and Illustration websites. Organized by content type and usage rights!
GitHub - awesomedata/awesome-public-datasets: A topic-centric list of HQ open datasets.
The Creative Marketer: List of creativity resources.
Some Useful Resources: List of creative resources.
📂 Resources — Are.na: List of creativity resources.
Botwiki: List of all things bots.
SCREENWRITING INSPO
Art of the Title: Title sequence inspo library.
Musicbed Blog - Everything You Need to be a Better Filmmaker: Music library and film articles.
Film Shortage: Filmmaking inspo.
Film Shortage: Film inspo articles and industry news website.
Omeleto: Film inspo.
Noor Images: Documentary and visual storytelling inspo and articles.
Film Grab: Film reference images library.
IMSDB – Internet Movie Screenplay Database: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
AwesomeFilm: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
Go Into the Story: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
Movie Scripts and Screenplays: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
The Screenplay Database: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
Screenplays For You: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
The Script Lab: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
Simply Scripts: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
Script Slugs: Library of downloadable screenplays/episode scripts.
RANDOM RESOURCES
Bizzy Coy's super secret guide to freelance copywriting: Helpful freelance copywriting advice.
Are.na: Accessibility resources.
r/InternetIsBeautiful: Reddit with random interesting facts to spark your creativity.
Growth Currency Ultimate Creator Database of Awesomeness: Database of tools, articles, and resources for creators.
Hey Whipple Squeeze This - A Guide to Creating Great Ads: PDF of helpful advertising book.
Browse patterns: Best practices on how to design for mental health.
Know Your Meme: Meme database.
Top New Meme Templates: Meme templates.
Trends.vc: Helpful newsletter on current trends.
Pinterest Trends: Discover Pinterest trends based on interests, demographic, sessions, and more.
Deck of Brilliance: Interesting concept generation game for creative professionals.
WikiArt: Visual art encyclopedia.
SlideShare: Library of crowdsourced PowerPoint presentations.
Ad Mockup Generator: Ad mockup templates.
Fffuel: Free SVG gradient/design generator.
The Most Dangerous Writing App: Deletes what you've written if you stop typing for too long!
Novellla: Free writing software to keep you focused and organized.
CopyFoundry: Helpful case studies for industry strategy research.
FREEBIES
NegativeSpace: Beautiful, High-Resolution No Cost Stock Images.
ShotStash: Free HD Stock Pictures for Creative Professionals.
Pexels: Free stock photo and video library. Vertical video options!
Burst by Shopify: Free stock photo library.
Nappy: Beautiful photos of Black and Brown people, for free.
Iwaria: Free African high-quality photos for your projects.
The Pic Pac: Free stock photo library. Location themed.
Flickr: The Commons: Hidden treasures from the world's public photography archives.
The Public Domain Review: an online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.
Vintage Stock Photos: Free vintage stock photo library.
Adobe Stock: Find the perfect stock asset for your next creative project.
Motion Array: Unlimited video assets for content creators. Take your edits to the next level.
Mostly paid, some free optionsStory Blocks: Stock photo, video, audio library
Subscription needed!Videvo: Stock video and audio library.
Mostly paid, some free options.Pixabay: Over 2.7 million+ high quality stock images, videos and music shared by our talented community.
Mixkit: Awesome Stock Video Clips, Stock Music, Sound Effects & Video Templates. All available for free!
Vecteezy: Find amazing photography, videos & stunning vector illustrations.
Coverr: Free stock video library.
Mazwai: Stunning free stock footage clips, hand-picked by our in-house team of video professionals. Simple licensing, and no sign-up required.
Canva: Free stock video library
Wave: Free stock photo, video, audio, GIF library.
Pixabay: Free stock photo, video, audio library
Videvo: Free stock photo and video library
Cute Stock Footage: Completely free stock video footage. VFX, light leaks, overlays, backgrounds and more.
Vidsplay: Download royalty free stock video footage clips in high definition. Unique, no-cost video footage updated weekly.
Motion Elements: MotionElements is the best online stock footage site to download free video clips. Choose from free stock video to free After Effects templates to free stock music.
Vimeo: Free HD stock footage.
Life of Vids: Free photo and video library.
SplitShire: Free stock photo and video library.
Dareful: Download Free Stock Video Footage in 4K & HD.
Mixkit: Free stock photo, video, audio library.
Stocksy: Authentic stock photography and footage with no filler.
No free options, can filter by copy space.Uppbeat: Free music library for creators.
Old Book Illustrations: Free old book illustrations archive. Focus on Victorian/French Romantic illustrations.
Filmsupply: Filmsupply Films is the only platform in the world to release award-winning short films while making the footage available to license.
ProductionCrate: Free VFX resources.