Written by Shanae Chapman
August 9, 2022

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Are you looking for ways to represent different groups of people in your next tech project? If so, here are a few of our favorite resources such as illustrations and photos. Check them out below and let us know what you think!
✍🏾 Illustrations:
- Black Illustrations – beautiful, custom illustrations featuring Black people doing extraordinary things. Creating content for Mental Health Awareness Month, which is in May? Take a look at their “Mental Health is Wealth” pack here. [If you use this link to purchase something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Thank you!]
- Humaans – an app for you to create mix and match features, clothing, and more.
- Fresh Folk – a library of people and objects, from various mix and match poses to items needed to create scenes.
📸 Stock Photos:
- POC Stock – high quality stock photos, videos, and illustrations featuring people of color.
- Nappy.co – photos of Black and Brown people, for free.
- TONL – culturally diverse photos that represent the world we live in.
We have plenty more resources to share. Check them out via the link to our newsletter below!
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