ULibraries Research Guides: Visual Communication: Images, Photos, Illustrations

Recommended Websites & Databases

Anatomy.TV
Anatomy.TV is a suite of 3D interactive models of human anatomy. Controls allow users to zoom, rotate and peel away layers from the models. MRIs, X-rays, live-action movies and animations are also included to supplement the computer-generated models.

JSTOR Images (formerly ARTstor)
Provides curated collections of more than 2 million images of art, architecture, artifacts, and primary documents, including costume and set renderings, playbills, production photos, etc. Time periods range from ancient to modern and geographic locations from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

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This database is provided through a subscription paid by Marriott Library. It can be accessed by anyone using a computer on-campus.
Smithsonian: Collections
The world's largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers and more than 140 affiliate museums around the world. Check out the Terms of Use page for information about permitted uses of their content.
Digital Public Library of America
Discover 50 million images, texts, videos, and sounds from archives across the US.
Europeana
Discover cultural heritage objects from over 3,000 European institutions.
Openverse: Creative Commons
Browse through over 600 million visual objects, free to reuse!
Flickr: Creative Commons
Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, which may allow free use under specific circumstances. Descriptions of those licenses appear on the right side of this Flickr site and at CreativeCommons.org.
OED: Oxford English Dictionary
When searching The Noun Project, you may need help coming up with the right term to bring up a relevant image. Try using the OED Thesaurus to come up with synonyms and related concepts.
Death to the Stock Photo
Photos for commercial use, your blog posts, social accounts and mockups, sent to you by email every month.
FreePik
Search results point to free vector art, illustrations, icons, PSD and photos for using in websites, banners, presentations, magazines...
Little Visuals
7 new hi-res, creative commons/public domain images every week.
New Old Stock
Vintage photos from the public archives of libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions, free of known copyright restrictions.
Stockvault
Stock image community where photographers & artists share their own photos and artwork with a variety of licenses.

Environmental Sounds

If you'd like to add sounds to your ecology issue presentation, consider these environment and nature collections.

Western Soundscape Archive
The Western Soundscape Archive offers thousands of recordings of Western animal species and their environments.
Acoustic Atlas
The Acoustic Atlas will collect the sounds of Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, along with habitats and species from throughout the Western United States.
Sounds of the Reef

Illustrations

The Noun Project
Symbols & pictograms. All copyright free WITH attribution. Requires a free account to download the images.
AutoDraw (by Google Creative Lab)
This tool makes illustration easy for everyone by applying machine learning technology to quick sketches.
BioRender
Drag-and-drop icons to create life science-based illustrations for use in posters and websites. Free for "Educational Use".