the void of useful things


-where creative block goes to die




Check out my portfolio hereHeyo, I’m Max and I make things.

Theres a lot of useful resources out there in our digital age
Here is  everything that I have found useful in my creative journey. 
Reccommend additions to this page here
Things I should add? Things you’d change? I am as open to feedback as my full time student schedule allows.




Reference

Reference Gathering

Pinterest - THE moodboarding and visual reference site
Behance - Adobe hosted portfolio site
COSMOS - Pinterest alternative (my invite code)
ARE.NA - A platform for connecting ideas
Designspiration - Pinterest alternative with Hex Code search

Archives

Branding Style Guide Archive
Peoples Graphic Design Archive
Internet Movie Poster Awards
AIGA Design Archives
Flickr - Community driven CC photo archive
Typo/graphic Poster Archive

Alternative Reference

art + commerce - Art Direction image reference
AWWWards - Web deign award winners
Film Grab - Film screenshots
Love the Work More - No paywall Canne Lion award winners
Movie ScreenCaps - Film screenshots






Assets

Generative

Lorem Ipsum Generator - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Meet the Ipsums - creative Lorem Ipsum alternatives
Open Peeps - Buildable people and illustrations
Photo Mosh - Glitch FX generator 

Stock

Texture Labs - Free high quality textures
Free Stock Footage Archive - Video overlays
Unsplash - Free stock images
Pexels - Free stock images

Colors and Shapes

Paper Sizes - All standardized paper sizes
Dimensions - Measurements of common objects + 3D models
Happy Hues - Color palette generator
Coolors - Color palette generator



Typography

Typography Inspiration

Digital Drops
Fonts In Use - Fonts in the real world
Type 1 Mag
Typo/Graphic Poster Archive
Kern Type - Kerning practice Game
Type Wolf - Whats trending in type