Find Graphics for Presentations
- Course Design
Last modified: January 22, 2026
Graphics can create a welcoming environment and add visual engagement to lessons. Using graphics representing diverse groups helps create a more inclusive environment.
Inclusive Photo Repositories
Including images that represent more of your students is a small thing you can do that is proven to have a big impact on student retention and sense of belonging. [1]
The below lists good places to find free or creative commons licensed images that intentionally provide images that represent diverse cultures, body types, genders, and lifestyles. Make sure you comply with the attribution policies.
If you want to design a poster, see Inclusive Poster Design, a resource from TRU’s Learning Technology & Innovation Team to learn how to design an effective poster and why that’s important. You will also find templates to download and technical instructions.
- CIRA’s Indigenous stock photo libraryis a free-to-use resource, “created with the purpose ofhonouring Indigenous entrepreneurship and addressing the Indigenous representation gapin most online stock images
- The Noun Project has diverse icons, especially in their Collection of icons redefining women
- AllGo Plus Size Collection
- WOCinTech Collection has photos of women of color in tech.
- Nappy - Nappy All Hands Collection
- Disability: In
- UK Black Tech
- Jopwell – Community at Work and Jopwell - LatinX Collection
- If/Then is a digital asset library of women STEM innovators, for educational and other noncommercial use.
- The Gender Spectrum Collection
- Images4All
- Disabled and Here
Graphics in general
The following list includes more places to find free or creative commons licensed images can be good sources, although sometimes they sometimes they don't reflect our student demographics. Make sure you comply with the attribution policies.
- Pixabay is mostly photos.
- Creative Commons includes a mix of image types.
- Storyset has a wide selection of cartoon people doing different activities.
- Iconfinder and Flaticon have thousands of icons that can be used in various contexts.
- Unsplash is the biggest repository for educational use. It gives downloaders the right to "copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission from or providing attribution to the photographer or Unsplash.
- Burst - high-resolution and free for personal and commercial use.