Customer Reviews

1999 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market (Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market, 1999)

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If you're an artist, illustrator, cartoonist, just starting out or a seasoned pro, this is one that belongs in your book collection on a yearly basis.
The 2002 edition starts out with an intro from the editor (thank you Mary Cox for this invaluable book) and a "Keynote Address" from speaker/consultant Ilise Benun on self-promotion.

The 2nd section continues with "Business & Marketing Seminars", tips and guides that are very informative. Lance J. Klass, president of Porterfield's Fine Art Licensing (one of the best in the field) writes "Ten Secrets to Success in Art Licensing", and anything Mr. Klass writes is worth reading, reading again, and memorizing !

The terrific Jim Hunt, cartoonist extraordinaire, writes "From the Front Lines...Practical Advice from Freelancers to Freelancers", and interviews 3 successful illustrators...I like the answers to Jim's question: "Besides having a really "cool boss", how has working for yourself changed your approach towards getting up and going to work each day ?".
Of these and the 8 other articles, there will be at least half that you'll find fit in to your line of work, and you're sure to learn, and be motivated by them.

3rd section: "The Markets". Listings on the many places you can market your work, and this needs to be updated yearly, as you'll find new entries, and very important, many new contact people on the listings from previous years (each listing is marked with an icon if it's new or has a change of address/contact person).
The listings run the gamut from greeting cards to record labels, and there are 4 "Insider Reports" included.
Many of the listings have web sites, which I always check, to see if the style represented is one I'd fit into.

4th section: Artist's reps, web sites, glossary and indexes.
It's a great book...it will help keep you in touch with what's out there, make you realize that there are a lot of opportunities to tap into, and if you're ever feeling "stuck", open it's pages, and send some post cards, slides, etc. to one or more of its market entries...it will get you moving, and you never know, you just might get a positive response.

This is a must for any artist or illustrator who wants to get his work seen by a wider audience. The listings are great and have details such as who to contact and what their terms are. Also, many companies have a web site so you can see if your work would "Fit in" their catalog. What I most like about this book are the articles. "Do's and Don'ts of Art Licensing" is invaluable...read this before signing a contract.. please ! My favorite, however, are the "Success Stories". One of them, by Jim Hunt, a terrific cartoonist, tells how to use your e-mail & web site for maximum no-cost marketing. I tried it. It works. Thank you Jim ! You won't regret getting this book...it's a good investment.

I found this book to be an excellent help to those wanting to make a living with their art. It has lots of "how to" information , interviews and tips from sucessful artists. Being a visual artist myself, I would like to see more information under the gallery section. The information in this book gets outdated fast, so buy the latest edition.

The ads in this book say the companies are looking for new artists. But the response you get from each company is the same, "we're not looking for any new artists, we're just going to continue to promote the artists we already represent". So if you're a new artist trying to get something started look elswhere! This book is a complete waste of time! Also a lot of the companies listed are out of business or their phone numbers are no longer in service. I think all the 5 star reviews are from people that haven't actually tried to put the book into use. They're just impressed by the number of listings & quickly typed up a 5 star review.

I've never seen a book so thourogh. I've seen many books on publishing artwork, but none (that I can recall) have addressses tips and interviews with artists in one package! And there are so many company addresses to look through (card companies, animation, art gallaries, syndicates, etc.). This will definetely keep the artist busy.

Artist's & Graphics Designer's Market 2000 is amazingly serious. As the art editor of a magazine, I constantly encourage illustrators to take advantage of this resource. The highlights of its contents include: Websites for Artists, a Special Markets Index, the current needs of Book and Magazine Publishers, as well as realistic advice and numerous samples of published artwork. Artist's & Graphics Designer's Market is a worthwhile tutorial for the inspired and the creative to get serious. With so much competition, you have to be serious.

I am a cartoonist and I found this book very usefull to me. It gave lists and descriptions of various magazines, and greeting card places where artwork, cartoons etc. could be submitted. This is one of the most important tools for any type of freelancing artist.

This book has an enormous amount of information that is extremely helpful for getting a start, or pumping up, ones art career. There are thousands of places to submit art work, and advice for the beginner and professional alike. The writing style is very down to earth with lots of information on how to approach an art department and when. If you only want to show your art in galleries and demand huge prices then you wont need this book. I know someone who contacted the editor directly (Mary Cox) and she was completely open and helpful to him. Just because one person makes a complaint about one of the contacts in the book is not enough reason to have that resource removed! (As in anonymous fr Oakland, CA reviewed) With us right-brained creative types, this book can be a very big help! I recommend it highly! This book offers comprehensive, timely and relevant information about the process of marketing art

Simply the finest book ever done to help new and established artists to find sources of where and how to sell their artwork. Much thanks to Mary Cox and her staff for their super job!

Don't waste your money. As an art-rep I think this book is depressing and does not give a complete view of the choices that artists have. I found many mistypes and I believe that their sources are not a good spread of the market. My advice is to get it from the library and explore your options on the web. Just like anything start at the bottom, be nice, willing to learn, and stick to it. It is possible to make it.
-KTB