This is a list of artists and sites that I have stumbled accross over the years. Some artists I have worked with, others I would like to someday.

Photographers

Jan Smaga & Aneta Grzeszykowska
Francesca Tallone
cobrasnake
Chris Buck
David Drebin
Guido Mocafico
Phil Mucci
Loretta Lux (creepy children)
Mathew Mahon (cool site)
Erik Almas (sf)
Olaf Veltman (scenic/landscape)
Kevin Cooley (night photography)
Dave Bradley (product)
John lawton (product)
Stan Musilek (product)

Illustrators
Alessandro Bavari
Yuko
adam pointer
Tavis Coburn
www.hybrdz.com
Rinzen (graphics)
Tes One
Katharina Gshwendtner(sketchy, some lautrec esq)
Kozyndan.com
mecompany.com (digital art/texture)
Buck (illustration and motion graphics)
Carlos Quiterio
Lucy Macleod
Mercedes Helnwein (sometimes we forget about traditional drawing)
cinkim.com
Travis Lampe
badrak.com/
carolinehwang.net/
Justin Wood
bethanygully.com
sandyhaight.com (my mamma)
alexgross.com/
saeleeoh.com/paint.html COOL WOOD ART
southersalazar.net/art/pages/anthill.html
kinseyvisual.com/ GRAFITTI
danielchang.net/
grasshutcorp.com/bits/0141.html

Fashion for website design reference

trovata.com (sam is nice)
krisnations.com/
bshigley.com/
plunketandpivet.com/fig/
handmaidbymichellefrantz.com
jessicaelliot.com BAD
musesf.com/
pagliei.com/
yasmena.net/
tiffinidooris.com/
billlevkoff.com/
ashleymorgandesigns.com


Art
Hang Gallery
Tokihiro Sato
artist rep yoo
Jonn Herschend
Tom Fowler
William Swanson
Kehinde Wiley
chrisjordan.com
Yoon Lee

FOOD
paigepoulos.com

Funny
rathergood.com

Reference:
http://selfpromotion.com/

Notable Design Elements
arcadiabluffs.com/
myurbandig.com/foundobject/index.php
thebestdesigns.com

Flash
bobschneidermusic.com/
frissonsf.com/
dzinenmotion.com/
jimmymcgrathphoto.com/ LOVE the style and effects