Company: Art.com - Raleigh, NC
Company Description: Art.com is the world’s leading online art marketplace. A trusted art resource, Art.com leverages technology to provide consumers the largest selection of posters, prints, photographs, original works, pre-framed art selections and high-quality custom framing services. Art.com is dedicated to fulfilling every customer wall art need, while providing an excellent shopping experience.
Nomination Category: Corporate Web Sites
Nomination Sub Category: E-commerce

Nomination Title: Art.com's E-commerce web site

   1. When was this web site first published?

1997

   2. Briefly describe this nomination’s communications objectives and how it met those objectives. Include here the URL of the nominated web site. (up to 100 words):

http://www.Art.com is the world’s leading online art marketplace.  A trusted
art resource, Art.com leverages technology to provide consumers the largest
selection of posters, prints, photographs, original works, pre-framed art selections and high-quality custom framing services.  Art.com is dedicated to fulfilling every customer wall art need, while providing an excellent shopping experience. During 2004, Art.com introduced the Original Art and Photography program and Photos to Art. Now, just months after its launch, Art.com’s Original Collection is home to
millions of dollars worth of original art and is helping thousands of artists market their original artwork online. And now with Photos to Art, Art.com makes it easy for
others to become artists too. Customers simply upload their photos and -- with a
little help from user-friendly online tools, and their own imaginations -- they can
create their own masterpieces. In 2004, Art.com also introduced ArtPad -- an
interactive, creative and entertaining experience for its customers – as well as
launched wood mounting and laminating services and thousands of new art prints,
posters, photographs and moulding options to its product offering. Winner of the
2004 Stevie award for best E-Commerce website, Art.com continues to become
an even better source for its customers by offering a unique and exciting user
experience with both the selection and purchasing process. Art.com’s design-it-
yourself online framing service, the MyGallery service where customers can store
and share their personal selections from Art.com’s collection, and its sort and
selection features continue to enable customers to more quickly and easily
navigate though an incredible selection of posters, prints, photos and custom
framing.

   3. List the appropriate creative and production credits for this nomination: Advertising Agency/City: Client: Art Director: Cinematographer: Creative Director: Designer: Director: Illustrator/City: Music Producer/City: Photographer/City: Printer/City: Producer: Production Company/City: Programmer: Writer: Web Development Firm/City: