Whether you dabble in graphic design or are a full-time professional, the
ability to find a suitable image for a project at a moment's notice can make
all the difference in the world.
Many people turn to various web sites to find images. But you need to be very
careful about copyright infringement. I have a friend who is looking at a
potential infraction costing him several thousand dollars all because he did
not know the image he used many years ago in his marketing collateral actually
was owned by someone else.
Having worked for years in Corporate America I can tell you that copyright
violations represent big money. When I worked in cable television, we had to
be very careful not to use copyrighted images without permission. Doing
otherwise could cost us in excess of $100,000 per infraction.
Of course, there are many reputable web sites offering royalty-free images.
Usually the selection is not as good as paid sites. But even trying to find a
good image to use in your marketing materials on these sites can be a
challenge. You may find one, but depending upon the way you intend to use it,
you will probably have to pay considerably more for the image than intended.
Read the fine print!
So what are your options? Well, a few reputable companies out there have
put together some affordable high-quality royalty-free image collections. And
the best of these is Art Explosion 800,000 from Avanquest. This collection
comes with 5 DVDs packed with many different categories of images and in many
different formats.
Using the Art Explosion 800,000
Portfolio Browser which is included in the package
you can search for images by browsing, keywords or any other combination of
filters.
You will probably find the photo library of the greatest use.
With over 120,000 photos, 15,000 high-resolution images, and 1000 photo clip
art images with drop shadows, you should be able to find something for
virtually any occasion. There are also over 12,000 backgrounds and 72,000
detailed illustrations available.
Did I mention fonts, too? Yes, Art Explosion 800,000
includes 1800 different types
of fonts including premium quality book fonts and novelty typefaces to choose
from.
In addition, you receive DrawPlus 5, a drawing and
illustration program that makes it easy to customize any vector clip art in
the Art Explosion 800,000
collection. With this tool you can create marketing materials, logos, web
animations and much more.
The folks an Avanquest have gone the extra mile to make sure
that you receive the highest quality images possible. Over 350,000 of these
images are exclusive to Art Explosion 800,000, meaning you won't find them
anywhere else.
To learn more about Art Explosion 800,000, please visit
their web site by clicking here.
Art Explosion 800,000 Premium Quality Images
