! web resource directory
design inspiration & resources
Coolors A color palette generator.
Colorhunt A collection of premade color palettes.
HTML Symbol Reference HTML codes for symbols and special characters.
Resilient Web Design by Jeremy Keith (eBook) Excellent read! This book informs a lot of my design decisions, web or otherwise.
Archives.Design Graphic design reference.
public domain media
Why use AI slop on your website when you could be using art?
Public Domain Archive Search engine for curated, public domain works. Has a cool “infinite view” to explore the collection.
Museo Search engine that pulls from several museum collections. Images you find here are typically free to use, but please check with the source institution for more specifics.
Biodiversity Heritage Library Not all images in this collection are in the public domain. See BHL’s guide to finding public domain materials: https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/help/copyright-and-reuse/#reuseflickr
Smithsonian Open Access Collection This collection include 3D models in addition to photos and artwork.
Yale University Open Access Collection
Yale Center of British Art Free to Use Collection
LACMA Public Domain Collection
Indianapolis Museum of Art Open Access and Public Domain Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access Collection
MoMA’s List of Public Domain Collections
Art Institute of Chicago Public Domain Collection