Bright Ideas Introduces SelectArt, a New "A La Carte" Clip Art Subscription Service.CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 1997--Bright Ideas(R), the monthly original clip art and font subscription service for graphic designers, is introducing a new low-cost option that enables subscribers to purchase only the clip art they want from the service's monthly collection of over 100 original images, backgrounds, fonts and 3D models. The new option, called Bright Ideas SelectArt(TM), gives subscribers a monthly copy of Bright Ideas magazine, a 40-page publication that includes printed reproductions of all of the month's art work as well as how-to discussions on computer design techniques, examples of Bright Ideas images in action, reviews of the latest desktop publishing products and miscellaneous tips. Subscribers can then purchase any of the images or fonts individually on disk or via e-mail. The cost is $36, $59 or $99 for a three-, six-, or 12-month subscription, plus $10 per image or $15 per font. Subscribers who order a background, texture or 3D model will receive the complete monthly collection, including clip art images and fonts, for $39.95. This is a cost-effective package for users who order only a few items every month. Heavier users can upgrade to a full-service Bright Ideas membership costing $49.95 per month and a one-time $39.95 membership fee. The service is available to both PC and Macintosh users. All images, fonts and other items are original designs created exclusively for Bright Ideas by in-house and contract artists. Shipments include seasonal art tailored to holidays, special occasions, weather and major sporting events. Each month's selection includes: -0- -- 80 exclusive images combining a wide variety of styles and subjects in EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. , TIFF and PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. formats, with professional treatments ranging from airbrush airbrush Pneumatic device for developing a fine, small-diameter spray of paint, protective coating, or liquid colour (see aerosol). The airbrush can be a pencil-shaped atomizer used for various highly detailed activities such as shading drawings and retouching , cross hatch and line art to pen and ink executed or done with a pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch s>. See also: Pen , pointillism pointillism (pwăn`təlĭz'əm): see postimpressionism. pointillism In painting, the practice of applying small strokes or dots of contrasting colour to a surface so that from a distance they blend together. , woodcut woodcut Design printed from a plank of wood incised parallel to the vertical axis of the wood's grain. One of the oldest methods of making prints, it was used in China to decorate textiles from the 5th century. , silhouettes, stipple stip·ple tr.v. stip·pled, stip·pling, stip·ples 1. To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes. 2. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes. 3. and watercolor. Each image is delivered in black and white or gray scale; most images are also provided in color. -- Eight exclusive fonts, each provided in both TrueType and Postscript Type 1 formats. Each font is fully scalable and contains a full 255 characters, kerned and created with professionally optimized Bezier curves. -- Ten exclusive tabloid-size backgrounds and textures in both high and low resolutions. Selections include liquids, tiles, textures, nature, building materials, fractals, artistic and more. -- Five exclusive 3D models, each in both rendered and wire-frame format, that can be manipulated and viewed from any angle with 3D software or used as clip art in your regular programs. Each wire-frame file is saved in DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format format and can be imported into most 3D imaging programs. Each rendered 3D model is in TIFF format. -0- The service is designed for desktop publishers, print houses, advertising agencies, corporate graphics departments and other professional artists. For more information, contact 800/433-0171, or visit the Bright Ideas Web site at www.dtp-ideas.com . CONTACT: S & S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Amy Fitzenrider, 847/291-1616 ext. 258 fitzenridera@hitekpr.com |
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