RedBubble - The World is Your Art Gallery, Start-Up Your Creative Genius

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- RedBubble, which is at the
forefront of the open art movement -- art made accessible to creators and
purchasers by the web, will be presenting its global rollout at AlwaysOn &
STVP Summit at Stanford, CA [July 22 -- 24, 2008].
Aspiring artists, designers, writers, and photographers can take their
inspiration to the world -- and be rewarded for their work -- through an
Australian web start-up that is attracting worldwide attention and strong
growth.
RedBubble is an online art gallery and creative community where artists
can upload and sell their art to a global audience of buyers. Almost as
importantly, RedBubble also enables artists to receive comments and feedback
on their work.
RedBubble started out in Australia, but now attracts users from around the
world. More than 120,000 items have been sold through the site to buyers in 71
countries over the past year.
RedBubble provides a platform for artists to monetize their work. An
artist from a t-shirt designer to an illustrator can sell his or her design to
a customer who can have it printed on a t-shirt, framed, etc. using
RedBubble's global production and distribution network. The artist determines
the price for their work beyond the base price charged by RedBubble to print,
frame or reproduce the artwork.
"We help people realize their creative potential by taking care of the
business that also helps reward their efforts," said RedBubble CEO and founder
Martin Hosking.
"RedBubble brings together the best of the web 2.0 world -- content and
community -- while also delivering a strong business model."
Hosking said RedBubble is to the creative arts what YouTube is to online
video -- with an important difference.
"RedBubble puts the monetary value of the content in the hands of its
creators. They set their price, and for a base fee we turn it into a product
that can be delivered to the buyer who is inspired by the work, whether it is
a framed piece of art, a design on a t-shirt, or a piece of writing."
"Artists create and display their work on RedBubble to a global audience.
We provide a way for them to sell their work, produce it and distribute the
finished product to the buyer," Hosking said.
Hosking is using his magic touch that brought his last company success
story LookSmart to market, to make RedBubble the next big thing for creatives
around the globe.
RedBubble is presenting at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford as part
of the BSI USA program [http://www.bsiamericas.com] at 9am Fisher Hall on July
24, 2008.
http://www.redbubble.com

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