Preparing a Presentation

Graphics and Data Visualization Tools

PiktoChart
An online tool to help make infographics.
Canva
A free online graphic design tool - Canva helps you publish stunning brochures, handouts, and visual aids for your presentation and audience.

Find Public Domain Images

The following websites can be searched for public domain images. We recommend that you utilize the "Advanced Search" option on each of these websites to find images that you have permissions to use...

Why should I use public domain images? Any materials in the "public domain" are not protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws - this means the public owns these works and anyone can use them without needing to obtain permission.

Wikimedia Commons
This is the repository for all the images used on wikipedia -- the majority of which can be reused following the individual licenses of the creators. There are over 34 million different images available on the site!
Pixabay
Pixabay is a community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. Many images are safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes. However, the site also includes images for purchase so be sure to double check use of the image is free.
Getty Open Content
The Getty Museum makes freely available all of the images to which they hold the rights or in the public domain. The Getty Search Gateway identifies open content images with a "Download" link.
FLIKR
FLIKR is an image sharing platform similar to what YouTube is for videos. Many of the images contained have Creative Commons licenses and can be used freely. Use the advanced search page to limit your search to those images without copyright issues.
NYPL Digital Gallery
Access the New York Public Library's vast collection of photographs, images and more. Many are available without copyright restrictions.
National Archives: Digital Photography Collection
The landing page to the photo collections of the National Archives. Includes thousands of photographs and images from around the country from different times in the nation's history.
Public Domain Project
A collection of historic images, audio, and news footage available for free use. You need to sign up for a an account to use. There are also paid images on the site.
PublicDomain Images.net
A crowd sourced image repository. User upload images to the site for others to use freely. There are a lot of nature, food, and family images available.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
The LOC has a vast collection of free to use images from American history. Includes items from advertising, American History, political cartoons, etc...