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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.

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.

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...

Researching the Future

To accompany our Forum on Designing the Future we compiled a list of resources for future production design research and inspiration!...

10 Places Every Production Designer Should Know in Mexico City

10 places for production designers to discover in Mexico City!

Car Museums

We compiled a list of international car museums, for future production design research and inspiration!

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....

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...

Inspiration Explorer - Digital Archives

With many cultural institutions closed due to COVID-19, production designers are unable to frequent the various art museums, galleries...

Inspiration Explorer - Period Rooms

PDC Member Sara K White takes us on a visit through the Brooklyn Museum's period rooms.

Inspiration Explorer - The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum - New York, New York

PDC member Martha Castaing visits her favorite museum.

Inspiration Explorer - The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography - New York, New York

PDC member Maggie Ruder researches graphic design.

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...

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;...

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...

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...