Links
Refractive Index Database / P&P (IOR) / Filmetrics
Refraction indexes for all sorts of materials
Poliigon / Texture Haven
Amazing texture banks for materials
HDRI Haven / Location Textures (4k)
Free HDRIs
Three D / 3D Scans / Sculptures
Free 3D Scans
Textures.com / TextureNinja
Great texture reference
Render Render
A long catalogue of render farms available
Chris Brejon’s CG Cinematography Book Great reading about everything CG Cinematophy
3D
Refractive Index Database / P&P (IOR) / Filmetrics
Refraction indexes for all sorts of materials
Poliigon / Texture Haven
Amazing texture banks for materials
HDRI Haven / Location Textures (4k)
Free HDRIs
Three D / 3D Scans / Sculptures
Free 3D Scans
Textures.com / TextureNinja
Great texture reference
Render Render
A long catalogue of render farms available
Chris Brejon’s CG Cinematography Book Great reading about everything CG Cinematophy
VFX
DOF Simulator
Great for checking your camera comps
VFX Camera Database
All you need camera information
MattePaint.com
All kinds of photos for environment work
Shot on What
Large database filled with movie production specs
Pushing Pixels / Interface Love
Two awesome blogs about UI in Film and TV
The Art of the Title The name says it all, the best source when the subject is Main Title Design
Art of VFX
My favourite feed to check what’s happening in the VFX world
Movie Title Stills Collection
Huge collection of Movie Titles from the 1920s to present
IWLTBAP LUTs DeLOG
Convertion LUTs creator
Design
The Stocks
A link filled with the best royalty free stock photos
Programming Fonts
Search and test drive a large set of monospaced fonts
Fonts in Use
Great resource for finding out what fonts are trending
Typewolf / Trend List
Trends in design/typography
Practical Typography
A complete web book about typography
Papersizes.io
International paper sizes, dimensions and formats
Logobook
A large collection of Logos
Design.Watch
Great list of must-see documentaries
Calligraphy / Lettering
Calligrafile
Huge resource guide for hand lettering artists
Ductus
Simple guide lines generator for calligraphers
Scribblers
Calligraphy supplies & resources
Rare Books
A collection of calligraphy rare books
IAMPETH’s Guide Sheets
Cooperplate/Script guide sheets
Sidebearings
Color Palettes
Adobe Color CC / Color Hunt
Colourcode / Paletton / Color Supply / Pigment
Alternatives to Adobe’s Color CC
Color Mind
Color scheme generator using deep learning
Grabient / Colorful Gradients / WebGradients
Gradient palettes
Google’s Material Design Color Tools
Directories
Design Notes
Illustration Tools
Dimensions Guide
Comprehensive reference database of dimensioned drawings