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.
