About Us
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The Alternative Pick, Altpick*com and the Altpick Awards In 1991 The Alternative Pick was founded to provide creative professionals with a vehicle to find the freshest illustrators, photographers and designers in the commercial art industry. This ambitious task was started with a mission to present only the best, brightest and most exciting artists in the industry through the creatively inspirational Altpick Pick sourcebook. Fast forward 17 years, Maria Ragusa-Burfield, founder and owner, continues to provide buyers of art the most tantalizing work in the commercial art world. True to the original vision of staying cutting edge, Ragusa-Burfield has continued to push the envelope through the Altpick*com website, the Altpick Awards and now The Alternative Pick Deck. altpick.com - The Ultimate Source for Creative Talent The award winning altpick.com was created to answer the need to find illustrators, photographers, graphic, web and interactive designers and animators. The site allows artists to directly access their portion of the site to update images and information at any time and as often as they would like. Visitors to the site can keep track of their favorites using my*altpick and are notified by e mail any time an image is updated. Keywording makes it easy to find specific talent. This is an invaluable resource for editors, art directors, designers and buyers. Artist listings are free and a full membership is only $99 annually. Altpick Awards Now in our seventh year, The Altpick Awards 'Call for Entries' is open to designers, creative directors, art directors, photographers, illustrators and new media artists to submit their best advertising campaigns, book covers, posters, photography, illustrations and moving image projects. The Altpick Awards submissions are part of a popular and jury voting process. The judges for the jury vote consists of a team of industry professionals from advertising agencies, publishing houses, magazines, design firms and record labels. The categories include: - Design - Ad Campaigns/Packaging/3D- New Media - Animation/Shorts/Commercials - Mobile Device Image - Images that were created by using mobile device. - Illustration - Single and Series - Photography - Single and Series The process is easy! First register and upload your entries here: http://awards.altpick.com Check out last year's winners: here. The Alternative Pick Deck The first edition of The Alternative Pick book was published in 1992. It was created out of the need for art directors, art buyers, photo editors and all those in the advertising, editorial and music industries who hire creative talent to locate the most contemporary designers, illustrators and photographers for assignments. In an ever-changing industry, the method and means to find talent has changed. To answer the creative's need to find talent quickly and easily, The Alternative Pick book has now evolved in to The Alternative Pick Deck. Always on the cutting edge, this latest creative promotions piece sets The Alternative Pick apart and creates an innovative format for locating talent. Each 5 1/2 x 4 card is printed on both sides and packaged in a beautiful flip top box. The 2008 edition will feature a Photography Deck and an Illustration/Design Deck. The Decks are distributed to creatives nationwide. Altpick Awards Site Design NeverWithout: Naoya Wada and Mickey Cohen - http://altpick.com/naoyawada Who runs this stuff anyway?
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