# art inspiration links These are places that I've found that are good for art inspiration. I'm sure I have more links spread out somewhere. I'm not very good at tracking them. Trying to condense into one location. ## platforms with lots of artists - [deviant art](https://www.deviantart.com/) - [behance](https://www.behance.net/) - [abuzeedo](http://abduzeedo.com/) - [pinterest](https://www.pinterest.com) - [directory of illustration](https://www.directoryofillustration.com/) - [art station](https://www.artstation.com/?sort_by=community) - [creative boom](https://www.creativeboom.com/) - [colossal](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/) - [dribbble](https://dribbble.com/) - [visual journal](https://visualjournal.it) collects minimal visual inspiration in all forms, but primarily branding and graphic design - [the kids should see this: art](https://thekidshouldseethis.com/tagged/art) - [coolvibe](http://coolvibe.com/): lots of cool digital sci-fi & fantasy work - [same.energy](https://same.energy)- visual search engine that finds images similar to a chosen image or topic ## other interesting things - [archives.design](https://archives.design/) - digital archive of graphic design related items that are available on the Internet Archives - [the letterform archive](https://oa.letterformarchive.org) - online archive of typography and graphic design - [canadian typography archives](https://www.canadiantypography.ca) - historical artifacts in addition to cool visuals - [the new york public library digital collections](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections#/?scroll=0) - tons of niche curated collections including [restaurant menus](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-buttolph-collection-of-menus#/?tab=navigation), [children’s book illustrations](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/childrens-book-illustrations#/?tab=navigation), and [cigarette cards](https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/cigarette-cards#/?tab=navigation) - [library of congress digital collections](https://www.loc.gov/collections/) - tons of curated collections including[ japanese fine art prints](https://www.loc.gov/collections/japanese-fine-prints-pre-1915/about-this-collection/), [artist posters](https://www.loc.gov/collections/artists-posters/about-this-collection/), and [WPA posters](https://www.loc.gov/collections/works-progress-administration-posters/about-this-collection/) - [decommissioned NSA security/motivational posters from 50s & 60s](https://www.governmentattic.org/28docs/NSAsecurityPosters_1950s-60s.pdf) - downloadable PDF file - [open culture list of free art images and books](https://www.openculture.com/2014/01/free-art-images-books-from-great-museums.html) - [artvee](https://artvee.com/)- public domain painting, posters, and illustrations - [harry ransom center movie poster collection](https://hrc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15878coll84/search) - thousands of movie posters, especially from the 50s and 60s - [drawing matter](https://drawingmatter.org) - architectural drawing and representation - [cari institute’s index of aesthetics](https://cari.institute/aesthetics) - index of consumer ephemera from 1970 until now - [80s anime](https://80sanime.tumblr.com) - niche collection of manga and animated gifs - [smithsonian open access](https://www.si.edu/explore/art) - tons of art and design freely shared - [bookcover archive](http://bookcoverarchive.com) - excellence in book cover design - [bulgarian graphic design](https://archive.abva.bg/bg) - logos, typography, print artifacts - [cassette tape archive](https://tapefan.exblog.jp) - collection of cassette tapes and jewel case graphics - [50watts](https://50watts.com/)- random book illustration ephemera from all over the place. kind of surreal to explore - [DigaltMuseum](https://digitaltmuseum.se/search/?aq=topic%3A%22Handel+%3A+F%C3%B6rpackningar%22) - old swedish packaging design - [The Memory](https://geheugen.delpher.nl/en/geheugen/results?query=&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=Gerd+Arntz+Archive&page=33&maxperpage=36&coll=ngvn) - vintage graphic design illustrations from the netherlands --- tags: #inspiration #resources home: [[! visual inspiration]]