- Imagekind
Imagekind is a commercial website that prints and sells images created by participating artists
On-demand . It also includes a social networking and marketing site for artists and their customers. It was founded inSeattle, Washington in 2006 [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/242482_curious28.html/] by Adrian Hanauer, a Seattle, Washington co-owner of the [http://www.seattlesoundersfc.com Seattle Sounders] professional soccer team, and Kelly Smith, a software & digital media specialist who formed [http://www.curiousoffice.com Curious Office] as an incubator of online companies.Website
Imagekind is an online art website where artists working in 2-
dimension al art forms may upload digital files of their work. The work is then displayed on the website in "galleries" where customers may buy print-on-demandinkjet prints (giclée ) of the work. After an order is submitted, the company custom prints the uploaded image. Artists set and keep their own markup from the sales of their artwork.Images are printed on large variety of substrates (including canvas and paper) using Epson large format Ultra-Chrome inkjet printers. Currently, Imagekind has over 300,000 images for sale and also offers framing services for purchased prints. Framing and matting is provided by Northwest Framing in
Portland, Oregon [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003242436_btinterface04.html The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Art site provides printing, mats, frames, shipping ] ]The website encourages
social interaction through its associated blog. Aside from member art, the website also offers a large selection of posters and prints from artists ranging fromMichelangelo to Dalí to Mapplethorpe.In October 2006 Imagekind formed a partnership with [http://www.ebsqart.com EBSQ] , an online art association of self-representing artists [ [http://community.livejournal.com/ebsq/tag/reproductions EBSQ: Art Meets Blog ] ] .
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External links
*Imagekind Homepage [http://www.imagekind.com Imagekind.com]
*Article mentioning Hanauer & Smith in the [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/242482_curious28.html Seattle PI]
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