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 in

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in 2006 by Adrian Hanauer, a Seattle, Washington co-owner of the Seattle Sounders professional soccer team, and Kelly Smith, a software & digital media specialist who formed Curious Office as an incubator of online companies. It is now owned by

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Imagekind is an online art website where artists working in 2-

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al art forms may upload digital files of their work. The work is then displayed on the website in "galleries" where customers may buy

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prints (

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) of the work. After an order is submitted, the company custom prints the uploaded image. Artists set and keep their own

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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 3 million images for sale and also offers framing services for purchased prints. Framing and matting is provided by Northwest Framing in

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The website encourages social interaction through its associated blog. Aside from member art, the website also offers a large selection of posters and prints with licensed images by artists ranging from

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to Dalí to

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. Imagekind formed a partnership with EBSQ, an online art association of self-representing artistsEBSQ: Art Meets Blog
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in July 2008.

References

External links

Imagekind Homepage
Self-publishing online stores