Today I'm sharing two great tools for identifying fonts in images or websites: What the Font? and Fount.

Graphic designer Bobby Solomon curates an amazing collection of desktop backgrounds on his site thefoxisblack.com (formerly Kitsune Noire).

Check out subtlepatterns.com for all sorts of patterns available for free download: everything from fabric to wood, cardboard to brushed aluminum.

Free fonts are often free for a reason. Frequently they're missing essential elements like true italics, small caps, old-style numbers, and the like. Sometimes they're just poorly executed knock-offs of some other foundry's typeface.