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New York Public Library’s Picture Collection - New York, New York
Where to search for images offline? PDC member T.V. Alexander visits the Picture Collection at the New York Public Library.
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A journey through material archives with Christina P. Day
How do you research a material?
Artist Christina P. Day takes us on a journey through material archives and libraries.
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AI Resources For Production Designers
Our team compiled a list of AI-assisted design resources, including art and pattern generators, 3D floorplans and color palettes. The...
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Researching the Future
To accompany our Forum on Designing the Future we compiled a list of resources for future production design research and inspiration!...
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10 Places Every Production Designer Should Know in Mexico City
10 places for production designers to discover in Mexico City!
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Car Museums
We compiled a list of international car museums, for future production design research and inspiration!
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Production Design Research with Celia Barnett
Celia Barnett is an art department researcher who has worked on upwards of 60 films, including all 8 films in the "Harry Potter" series....
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Saving our Research Heritage – The Michelson Library: A Center for Cinematic Imagery – Hollywood, C
“The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, or pretend to remember.” Harold Pinter The Michelson Library began as the research...
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Inspiration Explorer - Digital Archives
With many cultural institutions closed due to COVID-19, production designers are unable to frequent the various art museums, galleries...
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Inspiration Explorer - Period Rooms
PDC Member Sara K White takes us on a visit through the Brooklyn Museum's period rooms.
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Inspiration Explorer - The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum - New York, New York
PDC member Martha Castaing visits her favorite museum.
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Inspiration Explorer - The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography - New York, New York
PDC member Maggie Ruder researches graphic design.
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Inspiration Explorer - Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Beach Modules, Coney Island Museum & Coney Island Art Walls I have been spending a lot of time at Brighton Beach this summer, training...
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Inspiration Explorer - Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, New York I visited New York City for the first time in 8th grade. I remember two things;...
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Inspiration Explorer - The Strong National Museum of Play - Rochester, NY
Sometimes research is pouring through books in a library, and sometimes its running around the world’s largest and most comprehensive...
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Inspiration Explorer - Pioneer Village, Nebraska
Research and inspiration are the bread and butter of good production design, and I would guess that most of us love finding new sources...
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