Creative Resources

Design Resources

Images to use for comping (you will need to register, it’s free; you pay only to buy a high-resolution image; some will have water-free comp images when registered):

Free Usage

Unsplash.com

Pexels.com

Paid Usage

CreativeMarket.com (six free goodies every Monday, however, it is mainly a paid site)

GettyImages.com

Thinkstock.com

iStockphoto.com

Shutterstock.com

designerstoolbox.com (paper sizes/forms/decimal fractions/greek text)

Sites to buy safe, legitimate typefaces (fairly inexpensive and/or free):

myfonts.com

fontsquirrel.com

hypefortype.com

youworkforthem.com

losttype.com

theleagueofmoveabletype.com

Stores where you can buy paper and supplies for making comps:

Paper Presentation (23 West 18th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Jam Paper + Envelope (135 3rd Avenue between 14th and 15th Street)

Print Icon (7 West 18th Street NYC, NY 10011; Tel: 212-255-4489)

The PaperMill Store 

Art stores/bookstores/newstands for supplies + design mags:

Blick Art Supply/Utrecht (dickblick.com)

DaVinci Artist Supply (132 W. 21st Street between 6th and 7th Ave)

Barnes & Nobles (superstore on 17th btwn. Broadway & Park Avenue South)

Design reading print/online:

Communication Arts

Applied Arts (Canadian)

Creative Bloq

Places where you can get printing outside of campus labs:

Remsen Printing (52 Court Street, Bklyn, NY 11201; Tel: 718-643-7500; www.remsenprinting.com)

Fedex Kinko’s (use locations in Manhattan; 24hr locations; www.fedex.com/us/officeprint/main)

Bestype Imaging (285 West Broadway, 212-966-6886; www.bestypeimaging.com)

Print Icon (125 W. 21st, NYC, NY 10011; Tel: 212-255-4489; www.printicon.com)

Village Copier (20 E 13th Street, New York, NY 10003; Tel: 212-924-3456; www.villagecopier.com)Toggle panel: Attributions