Materials in Graphic Design
Stock materials refer to the stockpiled material that is avaliable and ready to use by anyone who buys / requests to use it. Stock materials can be found digitally and physically, and differ dependant on application.
The Difference between physical and digital stock material
The Difference between physical and digital stock material
- Physical stock material
refers to materials that can be used to assemble products and to be used
in projects. they are usually bought from warehouses and have many
different forms, applications and uses
- Digital stock material refers to images and any material produced digitally, such as design sketches, 3d models, etc. that can be accessed via stock websites. Most commonly these are images, and stores of them such as shutterstock charge a monthly fee for example for a designer to use their images. These are commonly marked by watermarks unless the user has purchased rights to use said product. This helps to prevent copyright infringement
PHYSICAL STOCK MATERIAL
Physical stock material is in reference to whatever material is being used to create a product. This can be things such as corrugated card for packaging, cartridge paper for printing, wood for specially crafted boxes, plastic for straws and trays etc. In reference to the brief, researching stock materials and materials typically used for the said product I create would be a great direction in terms of industry reference as to how these products are made.
SOFTWARE
A digital stock material may be in reference to the software used as well, such as photoshop, illustrator, ArtRage, Lightroom, etc. as it enables for a process to take place. I should always list the software i use to create and edit imagery in reference for my designs for this project.
ROYALTY FREE
Royalty free, especially in reference to digital stock, is an extremely important term for any graphic designer using stock imagery for their designs and concepts.The free in the term "royalty-free" does not typically mean that the image itself is free to use, there might be a subscription to access the non-watermarked images or even a one time fee for example, but it does mean there is no additional fees to use the image or credit anyone for taking the image. This is great for designers looking to use an image in their work one time for a client as they may not have access to the things required to take said photo, e.g. camera, set, greenscreen and the stock website will offer this to them with no additional royalties, so there are no more legal ties to the image once it has been used.
FREE ROYALTY FREE STOCK IMAGE SITES
Gathering a list of resources ready for future referencing when I come to produce my own graphic product is important. It allows for more creative freedom and ideas development. It also allows me to gather a stock of Royalty free and free stock imagery, ensuring that there is no chance of copyright infringement.
https://stocksnap.io/
https://pixabay.com/
https://stocksnap.io/
https://pixabay.com/
"Simplified Pixabay License
Our license empowers creators and protects our community. We want to keep it as simple as possible. Here is an overview of what Pixabay content can and can't be used for.
What is allowed?
| ✓ | All content on Pixabay can be used for free for commercial and noncommercial use across print and digital, except in the cases mentioned in "What is not allowed". |
| ✓ | Attribution is not required. Giving credit to the contributor or Pixabay is not necessary but is always appreciated by our community. |
| ✓ | You can make modifications to content from Pixabay. |
What is not allowed?
This section only applies to image users and not to the appropriate image authors.
| ✕ | Don't redistribute or sell someone else's Pixabay images or videos on other stock or wallpaper platforms. |
| ✕ | Don't sell unaltered copies of an image. e.g. sell an exact copy of a stock photo as a poster, print or on a physical product. |
| ✕ | Don't portray identifiable people in a bad light or in a way that is offensive. |
| ✕ | Don't use images with identifiable brands to create a misleading association with a product or service. |
"License
All photos published on Unsplash can be used for free. You can use them for commercial and noncommercial purposes. You do not need to ask permission from or provide credit to the photographer or Unsplash, although it is appreciated when possible.
More precisely, Unsplash grants you an irrevocable, nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use photos from Unsplash for free, including for commercial purposes, without permission from or attributing the photographer or Unsplash. This license does not include the right to compile photos from Unsplash to replicate a similar or competing service."
