Some helpful. Some interesting. All useful. Arranged by category.

here's a series of artist/ illustrators that I've recently come across.... check them out!

DARLING CLEMENTINE (norway)

ABI HALL (ireland)

ALICE AMEIL (france)

ANNA KOVECSES (cypress)

AUDRY JEANNE (france)

EMILY DUMAS (flowers in may, usa)

INGELA P. ARRHENIUSS (sweden)

JAMIE CULLEN (uk)

JANINE REWELL (helsinki)

JESSICA MARTINATO (france)

KATE LARSON (box of birds, uk)

MARIE ASSENAT (france)

ENG GEE FAN (usa)

THE WOKING PROOF (a charity print sale)
ILLUSTRATION IMAGE BANKS
the i spot

ILLUSTRATORS WHO ARE PRETTY AWESOME (a short list).

the amazing paper cutter/illustrator Yulia Brodskaya
christian montenegro
jose pulido
jim stoten
tom rainford
ashley abrahams
liv bargman
yeji yun
christelle boule
central illustration agency
frank chimero
christiana couceiro
christiana couceiro
winnie truong

here are some links that you may find helpful and/or interesting...

ffffound
an ever growing source for interesting and inspiring imagery

some good advice
this site can help you get motivated to tackle design road blocks

neave strobe
interesting visual effects and experimental interactive site

icon generator
generate your own icons, simply!

newsmap
well designed news site that changes with the news

print mafia
just some cool posters

last nights garbage
blog about garbage

public school
super design/art/culture blog

james joyce
a guy who makes cool posters and stuff

quipsologies
blog that chronicles design happenings, trends, histories and people

type everything
site features endless examples of type in use

art 21
To date, 86 featured artists in this PBS series demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice in the United States today. Each one-hour program is loosely organized around a theme helps audiences analyze, compare and juxtapose the artists profiled.

short of the week
a sweet little site that showcases film and animation shorts
(highly recomend watching bottle, bear 71 ,and the thomas beale cipher . But feel free to browse and discover your own favorites!)