2005 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market (Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market)

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Summary: a "must have" for artists: The 2005 AGDM
Review: An invaluable book if you either want to begin or increase your publishing opportunities, "Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market" is the # 1 book to find the markets that fit your talents. The listings are divided into categories; "Greeting Cards, Gifts & Products", "Magazines", "Posters & Prints" and "Book Publishers", and each listing gives the contact person, the type of art they use, the terms they give per illustration, etc., and a web site is usually included, so that you can check if your art is suitable for their product.
There are also many other diverse categories, like "Galleries", "Syndicates & Cartoon Features", "Advertising", and much more, and most categories are interspersed with "Insider Reports" by people who have attained expertise in their field.

The articles in the first two sections of the book will be useful no matter what kind of art you do, and the 2005 issue contains many tips well worth remembering, like information on copyrights, great advice on promotional mailings from postcards to portfolios, and some marvelous interviews with several illustrators, The New Yorker's cartoon editor Bob Mankoff, comic book creator David Mack, and "Success Stories" by Donya Dickerson.

Thanks to editor Mary Cox, for coming up with fresh ideas and improved, updated and expanded listings with every new issue; this is a book I buy every year, and it has always rewarded me well, with new venues for my work, and fresh horizons to conquer.


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Summary: Essential directory for artists
Review: Artist's Market provides listings of companies, by category, that might buy reproduction rights to art or art. Categories include greeting card companies, magazines, poster companies, advertising firms, book publishers and galleries. Each section has a short introductory article on how to present work to that particular market. In each section companies in that category are listed along with a short description on what the company publishes (ie pen and ink black and white) so you can read through and target companies that might publish your art.

Interspersed in the directory are short articles on practical businessy subjects that can help in publishing art and success stories of people who made it using Artist's Market to find outlets for their art. The articles are a draw for me because I like to look at other people's art and the articles on copyright etc are always nice.

The draw back to a single source for art info is that the companies might be swamped with submissions. Then again however you find out about a way to license your art someone else could find out that same way.

Artist's Market is a worthwhile investment for someone trying to publish art on their own. Publishing is tough business. Good luck.

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Summary: A great book
Review: As a professional humorous illustrator/cartoonist, I think that the Artist's Market is one of the best books geared toward helping commercial artists find markets for their work. It has listings of greeting card companies, magazines, poster companies, advertising firms, book publishers and galleries. The listings are up-to-date and there is a short description on what the company publishes and how much they pay for purchased artwork. All in all it is a great book and very helpful.

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Summary: Nothing else like it
Review: True, this is a must-have if you are trying to market your art. It just keeps getting better! And so easy to use.