Creative Juice

New images added to the Technology stock photo index

The art of arranging type on a page is something that takes years to lean, and some suggest with the advent of the web and lazy type standards is a ‘dying art from’. Look at any printed ad or well designed online space and you will see different. Today, with a glut of visual media coming from all directions, type is more important than ever.

This weeks resources:

veer.com commercial typefaces, and some good stuff in their wallpapers section

ilovetypography.com typography blog makes for some interesting reading

typophile.com yes it’s a font commenting and critique community.

typographica.org font reviews and related reading.

WhatTheFont very useful visual font search engine to find the name of font from a sample image

also see our creative network links for some free font websites.

New image directory: Textures and backgrounds. Here are three we like:

As we have already posted on the site, we are happy to take photo requests and search our catalogue of more than 10,000 images for something suitable for you needs. We can also arrange for more specialised licensing on a use by use basis.

Recently we’ve been receiving requests for image subjects such ‘a couple holding hands on a tropical beach’, and while we are happy to do what we can, please remember that kickstock is a place for unusual / grunge / abstract stock images, we more likely to have images of a rusty old boat that has run aground on a beach than a couple holding on the beach.

… no glossy images of happy people with the latest laptop computer here…

New grunge industrial images added to Industry and Manufacturing

New topic index of abstract transport photos added, he are our favourites:

As well as self promotion, design portfolios can be a great source of graphic insipiration, designers have specially selected the best of their work and made it available to view in one place.

Three very varied porfilios for this weeks feed:

nopattern.com – creative portfolio of Chuck Anderson

oyoaha.com – web design group portfolio

ndesign-studio.com/portfolio – colourful backdrop!, some fresh looking graphic work.

If you have your own portfolio to share, feel free to post it below.

Images recently added to the ‘derelict‘ images collection

3 of our favourite images recently added to the retro category…

browse the rest of the retro gallery

Welcome to KICKSTOCK!

Now serving original hi-res stock photos with punch.

We currently only have about 700 photos online but we will be adding the rest of our collection over the next weeks. Stay tuned for updates, we think you’ll find the images a little more unusual and edgy than those ’stock’ stock images on other sites.

• Kickstock photos rarely have sunny blue skies
• The edges seldom sparkle; they’re often grainy and distorted.
• Life doesn’t always have a smiling face and clean white teeth.

Download: Browse the Images