The launch of a new online resource for the creative professional

March 2000
For immediate
release
Contact:Keith Williams
March 2000
For immediate release

Contact:
Keith Williams
European editor
Visual Arts Trends
euroeditor@visualartstrends.com

New York, London - Visual Arts Trends, the international quarterly state of the industry" report for the creative professional, announces the launch of VisualArtsTrends.com, a new resource designed to provide graphic designers, advertising art directors, photographers and illustrators with an online source of trend-related information.

In addition to being able to preview the contents of the current issue, VisualArtsTrends.com offers a variety of auxiliary value-added services to its visitors. Perhaps the most significant addition to the site is its extensive editorial area, which includes excerpts from past reports, as well as a collection of site-exclusive articles on topics ranging from color to typography and legal and ethical issues facing commercial artists. Additional services include a free biweekly e-mail supplement to the quarterly trends reports, Visual Arts Trends eS, which reviews and analyzes current industry trends from a problem/solution stand point. Further, the site features the latest trend-setting industry news, provides an opportunity to win an annual subscription to the report by filling out a trend-related survey, or to get a free subscription by participating in the VisualArtsTrends.com Referral Rewards program. Visit the site for more details on these services and offers.

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About Visual Arts Trends
With offices in New York and London, Visual Arts Trends is an international quarterly state of the industry" report for the creative professional. Focusing on graphic design, advertising art direction, photography and illustration, each report offers a brief, business-oriented, definitive and timely overview of industry developments that affect aesthetics, pricing, salaries, working conditions and client relations. Visual Arts Trends combines unique proprietary research with material gathered by monitoring hundreds of publications, companies, membership organizations, online sources, and other relevant sources of information. The reports review and analyze professional trends by business category and by specialization. In addition, each report profiles hot" client industries interviews with senior executives of leading companies and organizations. An annual subscription retails for US$29.99 and includes four reports available for download as PDF files. Visual Arts Trends is a trademark of and is published by Colonial Communications Corp.