Imagekind is a commercial website that prints and sells images created by participating artists on-demand. It also includes a social networking and marketing site for artists and their customers. It was founded in
Seattle, Washington in 2006 by Adrian Hanauer, a Seattle, Washington co-owner of the Seattle Sounders professional soccer team, and Kelly Smith, a software & digital media specialist who formed Curious Office as an incubator of online companies. It is now owned by
CafePress.
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Imagekind is an online art website where artists working in 2-
dimensional art forms may upload digital files of their work. The work is then displayed on the website in "galleries" where customers may buy
print-on-demand inkjet prints (
giclée) of the work. After an order is submitted, the company custom prints the uploaded image. Artists set and keep their own
markup from the sales of their artwork.
Images are printed on large variety of
substrates (including canvas and paper) using Epson large format Ultra-Chrome inkjet printers. Currently, Imagekind has over 3 million images for sale and also offers framing services for purchased prints. Framing and matting is provided by Northwest Framing in
Portland, Oregon
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The website encourages
social interaction through its associated blog. Aside from member art, the website also offers a large selection of posters and prints with licensed images by artists ranging from
Michelangelo to
Dalí to
Mapplethorpe.
Imagekind formed a partnership with EBSQ, an online art association of self-representing artists
EBSQ: Art Meets Blog
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As of 2025, the imagekind website is non-functional.
References
non-functional website:
https://www.imagekind.com/
External links
Imagekind Homepage
Self-publishing online stores