Resources
LEARN:
COURSERA
A prestigious education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.
Smarthistory.khanacademy.org
Smarthistory.org is a free, not-for-profit, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook.
www.artbabble.org
A new kind of video site dedicated to art and artists. It offers high definition video that features content ranging from contemporary to classical art.
A History of the World in One Hundred Objects
This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You'll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.
www.Art21.com
Over the past decade, Art21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning biennial television series, "Art in the Twenty-First Century." The nonprofit organization has used the power of digital media to introduce millions of people of all ages to contemporary art and artists and has created a new paradigm for teaching and learning about the creative process.
WorldHeritage
The World Heritage List includes 936 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
www.ArtsConnectEd.org
ArtsConnectEd is an interactive Web site that provides access to works of art and educational resources from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Walker Art Center for K-12 educators, students, and scholars.
www.NGA.org
NGA Classroom: The Elements of Art Introduces the basic elements of art (color, line, shape, form, and texture),...individual artists, and their methods of emphasizing the elements of art.
www.RenaissanceConnection.org
GOOD READS ↓
www.BrainPickings.org
Curating eclectic interestingness from culture's collective brain.
by Maria Popova.
www.99u.com
Articles, tips and videos on making ideas happen.
Seth Godin
Seth Godin has written fourteen. Every one has been a bestseller. He writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything.
Zen Habits
by Leo Babauta
Zen Habits is about finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness.
THE BRAIN ↓
www.shelleycarson.com
Dr. Shelley Carson received her Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University in 2001, where she continues to conduct research, teach, and advise undergraduates. Her research on creativity, psychopathology, and resilience has been widely published in both national and international scientific journals.
Dr. John J. Medina
Medina has a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organizes information. He's the author of Brain Rules (New York Times Bestseller). Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University. Medina lives in Seattle, Washington.
DESIGN ↓
www.SmashingMagazine.com
Great resource for tutorials, how-to’s, updates and technology updates.
www.DesignObserver.com
Founded in October 2003 by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Jessica Helfand and Rick Poynor with design and technology by Ruby.
www.DesignM.ag
For web designers and developers. The site includes a popular blog, a user-submitted news section, a design gallery, and a design job board.
www.DesignMilk.com
Design Milk offers what’s new in art, architecture, interior design, furniture and decor, fashion and technology.
www.TheStrangeAttractor.net
TSA was created to attract and share strange and exceptional art from around the world.
Color-Collective
A designers' resource for color. The color palettes are pulled from the work of various designers, artists, and photographers.
HowAboutOrange.blogspot.com
A blog with helpful resources for artists and designers. By Jessica Jones, graphic and textile designer.
www.LogoPond.com
Identity design inspiration. A large collection of logos.
www.ColourLovers.com
A creative community where people from around the world create
and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful
articles.
TheDesignFiles.net
The Design Files covers Australian design in all its forms – from architecture and interiors to art, craft, graphic design and illustration. Regular features on the site include Australian Homes every Wednesday, and Interviews with talented local creative people every Friday.
DISCOVER ARTISTS ↓
www.behance.net
The leading online platform to showcase & discover creative work. Creative professionals update their work in one place to broadcast it widely and efficiently. Companies explore the work and access talent on a global scale. Attracts over 20 000 000 visits a month.
www.Booooooom.com
Launched in 2008 by Vancouver-based artist Jeff Hamada, with the hope that it would foster a community of people excited to go out and be creative. It has quickly become one of the largest blogs on the internet, with 3 million pageviews each month.
Wooster Collective.com
Dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.
ArtistaDay.com
A web-site to raise awareness of fine art globally, through establishing personal connections between professional Artists and people who love Art.
www.thejealouscurator.com
Inspiring artworks found by Danielle Krysa.
www.arthound.com
A weblog chronicling the online discoveries of Kate Singleton.
A permanent home for spontaneous art. There's a blog, interviews, themed-submissions and a lot of amusing thoughts on paper.
ART BUSINESS ↓
www.ArtBusiness.com
About the business side of art. Helpful articles and information for artists and art collectors.
www.ArtBizBlog.com
For the business of being an artist. By Alyson B Stanfield.
www.Artonomy.co
Business, marketing and survival savvy for creative people.
FIND CREATIVE JOBS ↓
ENJOY ↓
Vi Hart Youtube Channel
Smart, entertaining, unique, unexpected. Run by a person with a beautiful mind.
FONTS & TYPOGRAPHY ↓
MyScriptFont.com
Create your own handwriting font for FREE.
www.MyFonts.com
One of the world's largest collection of fonts.
YouWorkForThem
One of the best design brands in the world.
www.DaFont.com
The fonts presented on this website are their authors' property, and are either freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain.
www.FontSpace.com
Thousands of free fonts to download.
www.FontSquirrel.com
Quality free fonts for commercial use.
BOOK DESIGN ↓
www.BookCoverArchive.com
An archive of book covers design and designers for the purpose of appreciation and categorization.
www.faceoutbooks.com
This venue has been created to appreciate the practice of book cover design.
www.book-by-its-cover.com
A site was that shares a variety of art related publications.
www.50watts.com
Possibly the richest source of book-related design and illustration in the universe.
www.CasualOptimist.com
Book, Design and Culture.
ILLUSTRATION ↓
www.ApeontheMoon.com
A blog that documents all that is new and exciting about contemporary visual arts projects.
www.pikaland.com
A blog about art and illustration.
www.IllustrationFriday.com
Illustration Friday is a weekly drawing challenge and participatory art exhibit.
ON BLOGGING ↓
www.problogger.net
All you need to know to be better blogger. Articles, tips etc.
www.quickonlinetips.com
A popular blog regularly publishing practical blogging tips, social media buzz, marketing tips, SEO, SEM, and useful computer software.
www.dailyblogtips.com
Useful tips for people who blog.
www.buildabetterblog.com
Tips and tricks for creating a professional blog.
www.blogtrepreneur.com
For entrepreneurs that blog.
www.BlogTechGuy.com
Joel Williams – Website Solutions Expert
I recommend Joel. He's the only blog tech person that you will ever need. I say that based on my personal experience working with him. Joel is very knowledgable, professional, patient, friendly and affordable. He can help you build a website/blog.
SELL YOUR DESIGNS↓
www.deviantart.com
Founded in August 2000, deviantART is the largest online social network for artists and art enthusiasts with over 24 million registered members, attracting 65 million unique visitors per month.
www.society6.com
The artwork on Society6 is created by thousands of artists from around the world. Submit your artwork. They produce it using high quality materials, and ship it on your behalf. The artist earns part of the profits. Some of their products: prints from large to small size, framed prints, stretched canvases, bags, cards and more...
www.threadless.com
T-shirts. Submit your designs.
Design and sell your own deck of cards.
SOURCE OF IMAGES ↓
FREE IMAGES
www.MorgueFile.com
Looking for high resolution stock photos for your illustration, comp or design needs? Search Morgue File for free reference images. Yes, they're all completely free. whether you're an illustrator, art director, instructor or looking to add a defining visual to a presentation.
www.gettyimages.com
Distributor of still imagery, video footage and music. Purchases can be made on a Royalty Free License basis with a one off payment based on file size and you don’t have to pay any additional royalties for successive uses of a product – it’s an unlimited-use license.
www.istockphoto.com
A wide selection of Royalty Free images, illustrations, video and audio. Payment is made by purchasing credits on a pay as you go basis or by subscription with prices depending on file size.
www.freedigitalphotos.net
Excellent selection of images with a simple download process without any registration. Free downloads are subject to the correct attribution being added and higher quality images can also be purchased on a Royalty Free License.
www.FLICKR.com/creativecommons
Millions of free options to choose from on. Make sure that you are downloading and attributing according to the license added by the user under Creative Commons. When you find an image right click on it to download and to check the license terms. View the license as some don’t allow commercial use which includes having ads on your blog.
www.compfight.com
This site allows you to search efficiently on Flickr. You can refine your search via text, tag, license and safety and you will be shown free and paid options. They also offer a WordPress plugin which can source images direct from your Dashboard which will automatically add the correct attribution.
FOR CHILDREN ↓
PlayfulLearning.net
The Playful Learning Academy provides parents with the support and guidance needed for supplementing and enriching their children’s education, regardless of age, interest, and skill level.
PINTEREST BOARDS FOR INSPIRATION↓
ART IDEAS AND MUCH MORE
Boards by: Michelle McGrath
ART / ILLUSTRATION
Illustration by Elif D.
art hound by Kate Singleton
Illustration by Zoe Finney
Illustration by Ana del Valle
Art and illustration by Elsa Mora
Artwork and illustration by Maia McDonald
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Illustrations by piraita
CRAFT
Hanging by Sarah
Needle crafts by Sarah
LOTS OF BOARDS ABOUT JEWELRY by Marianne Gassier
Fabric printing by Sarah
Embroidery by Sarah
DESIGN
Patterns by Mia Widlake
Patterns by Kristen Barben
Patterns by Sabrina Romero
Graphic design by Chad Syme
//design by สวัสดี ลาก่อน
PAPERCUTTING
My paper art by Elsa Mora
Books about papercutting by Elsa Mora
Papercut by Jacki Poulson
Papercutting by Mary Olmstead
Papercut by F P
PAINTING
Contemporary painting by Danielle Borremans
SCULPTURE
Sculpture by Gale Antokal
ARTIST'S BOOK
Boxmaking by Sarah
COLLAGE
Collage by Gale Antokal
Collage by Jeff Hendrickson
TYPOGRAPHY
Type and lettering by Jennifer Chong
Monograms and Alphabets by Sarah
Lettering and typography by Sarah
USEFUL ↓
www.fuzzimo.com → Lots of free resources for artists (fonts, backgrounds...)
Embossed Label Generator→ Write anything, they will turn it into an embossed label for you to download.
Anymaking.com → Creative photo tools ( The round-photo-corners editor is so convenient!)
Phixr.com → An online photo editor
Colorhunter.com → A place to find and make color palettes created from images.
Iconfinder.com → Icon search engine with over 100 000 free icons.
yeahps.tumblr.com → Photoshop tutorials (specially for GIF)
VintagePrintable.com → Free vintage images suitable for printing
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