Today – I was on one of my “down the rabbit hole” searches for something online. My original venture today over on MSN was actually because I was using the OCI tool.
Something caught my eye… always dangerous! 
Advertising Through The Ages – Then… and Now!
I clicked on the link “About this Image”:
See the link for Wikemedia Commons? Don’t click on it! (unless you want to find some cool Public Domain Images).
MSN tells why they created this series of banners using Public Domain Images…
“Throughout history, as long as humans have engaged in trade with one another, commercial messages, political displays, product branding and other forms of advertising have been found. Evidence of this is found in all the early human civilizations: political campaign displays in ancient Arabia; sales messages and wall posters on papyrus in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; wall and rock painting throughout Asia, Africa, and South America. In the 15th and 16th centuries, with the advent of printing technology, we began to see handbills and eventually daily newspapers.”
“In honor of this timeless process of connecting the advertiser with the consumer, we’ve developed a series of banners that offer a retrospective on “Advertising through the Ages”.
What do you use Public Domain images for?
Tell me – just scroll down and leave a comment…
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 Debra Conrad is an online entrepreneur, information publisher, and author that has been using Public Domain material to create profitable products and businesses since 2007. She is also co-author of "The Public Domain Treasure Hunter's Survival Kit" available here. For more info Debra, click here. |
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I am interested in finding a source of of images and quotes to put on products we make for sale. My website is http://www.HometownTshirts.com
Hi Ed,
Thanks for the great question.
Well, actually I guess it was more of a statement ; )
I’ve always loved the idea of creating t-shirts featuring Public Domain artwork and photos.
Of course, as you know, you really need quality high-res scans to make that work.
There are thousands of places online where you can download high-res PD images but here are three of my favorites (the ones I find myself in almost every day)….
http://www.visipix.com – tons of Public Domain artwork in high-res. I could spend days lost in here.
http://www.loc.gov – take a look through the Library of Congress digital collections. They have some really amazing material including ww1 and 2 posters, japanese paintings, performing arts posters, and all sorts of stuff that would look great on tshirts.
http://www.morguefile.com – this site is more for traditional photography than anything else and the images aren’t technically Public Domain per say however, the images are high-res and free for all uses including commercial. I’ve found some great stuff in here as well.
Ed, let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Logan
P.S. – let me know if there is a specific “genre” of images you prefer to work with. In other words, what do you guys find sells well on a tshirt?