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List of 180+ of the Best Design Inspiration Showcase Sites (Graphic Designers & Web Designers) - Are you looking for a little inspiration for your next design project? This list will get you through next million inspiration jams. This is a list that boasts 180+ design inspiration sites. If I have missed any inspirational sites, please comment about them below and I will add them to the list if they belong on the list.

Ad Access - The Ad*Access Project, funded by the Duke Endowment "Library 2000" Fund, presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.

Adaholic - Visit the Adaholic art gallery and find your favorite 100% original print ad and get a piece of fabulous history to enjoy and collect!

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Ad Flip - Adflip brags to be "the worlds largest collection of classic printed ads" and has some "Gallery of the absurd" style comments in the top ten section. Collection is huge - from the 40's onwards - neatly categorised and searchable. Good as well as "so bad they are funny" ads in here - as well as just bad

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Ad Forum - AdForum is the Internet’s leading portal to the advertising, marketing and communications industry

Ad Land - the beyond-a-blog, commercial-laden delirium of heaven and hell for advertising addicts 'round the world.

Advertising Archive - Buy or sell old ads here, they have ads dating from the turn of the century, on the first page you are greeted by the Heinz Ketchup Ad where a woman exlaims "you mean a woman can open it?" about the new twist off cap. Oh dear! From the ad-pre-historic to clasics, visitors can search and download adverts from all eras in the vast database

Ad Slogans - Database of advertising slogans, marketing slogans, catchphrases, straplines, end lines, claims and taglines

American Package Museum - The primary objective of this site is to preserve and display specimens of American package design from the early decades of the 20th century.

Coloribus - Repeated AD Nauseum.

The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (EAA) - Presents over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States.

HAT Archive - Provides a vast and unique research resource. The collections consist of every kind of advertising and public relations material, including original artwork, posters, point of sale promotions, brochures, proofs, press and magazine cuttings, complete consumer magazines, direct mail, photographs, transparencies, audio and video tapes,

Parody Ads - A Gallery of Parody Ads

Reclame Aresenaal - Dutch advertising collection site - museum of old ads combined with new articles.

Tic Toc Toys - Crazy ad galleries, kids food packaging, cartoon charachters and animated 1950's ads in this retro collection.

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