Takashi Murakami is one of my favorite artists right now. He started the art movement of Superflat and is called the Japanese Andy Warhol. I posted this video because it is a crazy animation and it would be something I could play off of when working on my animation.
Here is a few sites that I came across that inspire my creative process
Cypher 13 - Design firm out of Colorado
http://www.cypher13.com/
Stefan Bidini - site that has video background that I thought was unique
http://www.stefanobidini.com/
Sevnthsin - Interactive design firm out of Minneapolis
http://www.sevnthsin.com/
Studio on Fire - Design/Letterpress firm out of Minneapolis
http://www.beastpieces.com/
The Dieline - amazing packaging design blog with hundred of different packaging examples
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/