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Press Release: FLARE100 Wins CREATIVE TOOL OF THE YEAR

FEBRUARY 9, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Flare100 Creative Tool of the Year

FLARE100 ART PROJECTOR BY ARTOGRAPH
CREATIVE TOOL OF THE YEAR

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Artograph is pleased to announce the new Flare100 Art Projector won first place in the Creative Impulse 2016 awards for Creative Tool of the Year.

Artograph CEO Don Dow Accepting Creative Tool of the Year awardIn the award ceremony January 31, 2016 at CreativeWorld in Frankfurt, Germany, Artograph CEO Don Dow accepted the award for the innovative projector designed for the needs of artists and crafters.

A 100 lumen battery-operated art projector, the FLARE100 ART PROJECTOR is part of the successful LED digital art projector line pioneered by Artograph. Also in this projector line are the INSPIRE800 ART PROJECTOR, and the IMPRESSION1400 ART PROJECTOR. With three sizes, Artograph offers a digital art projector for every type of art and artist.

FLARE100™ Art Projector sets the artist free with a portable battery operated projector. The Flare100 projects a sharp image from four inches all the way to mural size.

INSPIRE800™ Art Projector brings enhanced brightness in a convenient size.

IMPRESSION1400™ Art Projector has full HD and 1400 lumens of brilliance, adding a new dimension of skew control.
Each projector includes 22 custom built-in grids, plus bonus geometric and border patterns, image control, and wireless connection from Windows and Android devices.

Artograph CEO Don Dow Accepting Creative Tool of the Year award

ABOUT ARTOGRAPH:

Artograph was founded in Minneapolis in 1947 by three entrepreneurs, Ed Hirschoff, John Engel, and Les Kouba, who wanted to start a company that produced time-saving devices. Les Kouba, a wildlife artist, suggested developing a projector to help him enlarge his wildlife photos onto a canvas. Thus, the first Artograph projector was born.

Many variations were created from that first projector, but it was in 1977 when a totally new design in projectors was created that hit the commercial and graphic artist markets like a bolt of lightning. The DB300 table-top projector was an instant success and became a key tool for artists and designers for over 20 years.

As technology and the age of the computer flourished, Artograph’s focus expanded from the commercial artist and designer to include the distinctive needs of the fine artist and the crafter. A number of new projectors were introduced and the term “Artograph it!” soon became synonymous with using an art projector to save time and increase productivity.

With the development of LED technology, Artograph’s commitment to ever-greener and more energy efficient products shines in product lines designed with the artist in mind.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact:

Marketing, Advertising, and Graphics support:
Deb H. Rule

763-550-3470

Sales and Retailer Ordering Information
John Davis, Sales Manager, Chief Operating Officer

763-550-3466

Press Release: LED LightTracer Light Box

APRIL 13, 2015
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Artograph Releases New, Improved LED LightTracer Light Box

Press Release in PDF: LED LightTracer Press Release-Artograph
LED LightTracer Sales and Info Flyer in PDF: LED LightTracer Flyer

The latest in a long line of quality products for the artist and crafter from Artograph…

Artograph is pleased to announce a new, improved edition of the popular LightTracer light box series, is now available.

The new LED LightTracer and LED LightTracer2 now shine with dazzlingly bright LEDs. With maintenance-free gradient illumination from 5000 to 14,000 lux across the slanted surface, these new LightTracers are the brightest light boxes available.

The LightTracers are entirely made in the USA, assembled in Artograph’s Delano, Minnesota factory, with parts made by other local Midwest companies. Not only is the quality higher than ever, but the products’ profile is ever more green and efficient. Even the cartons are locally made from 100% recycled materials.

The LightTracer light boxes are offered in two sizes:

LightTracer LED Light Box

LightTracerFeatures a 10 x 12 inch (254 x 305 mm) conveniently slanted lighted surface and handy recessed tool tray to keep pencils, chalk, embossing stylus, and other tracing tools at your fingertips. Now illuminated by maintenance-free, cool, bright LEDs with a sleek new design.

LightTracer 2 LED Light Box

LightTracer2For larger, more complex projects, take advantage of the Light Tracer® 2, with a generous 12 x 18 inch (305 x 457 mm) conveniently slanted acrylic tracing surface and handy recessed tool tray to keep pencils, chalk, embossing stylus, and other tracing tools at your fingertips. Now illuminated by maintenance-free, cool, bright LEDs with a sleek new design.

Artograph is proud to bring this latest tool in our long line of successful Products for the Creative Mind® to the arts and crafts markets. The LED LightTracer light boxes are a stellar addition to the Artograph tradition of quality, reliability, and ever-greener products for the arts.

More info at: http://www.artograph.com

LightTracer LogoLightTracer2

ABOUT ARTOGRAPH:

Artograph was founded in Minneapolis in 1947 by three entrepreneurs, Ed Hirschoff, John Engel, and Les Kouba, who wanted to start a company that produced time-saving devices. Les Kouba, a promising wildlife artist, suggested developing a projector to help him enlarge his wildlife photos onto a canvas. Thus, the first Artograph projector was born.

Many variations were created from that first projector, but it was in 1977 when a totally new design in projectors was created that hit the commercial and graphic artist markets like a bolt of lightning. The DB300 table-top projector was an instant success and became a key tool for artists and designers for over 20 years.

As technology and the age of the computer flourished, Artograph’s focus expanded from the commercial artist and designer to include the distinctive needs of the fine artist and the crafter. A number of new projectors were introduced and the term “Artograph it!” soon became synonymous with using an art projector to save time and increase productivity.

With the development of LED technology, Artograph’s commitment to ever-greener and more energy efficient products shines in product lines designed with the artist in mind.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact:

Marketing, Advertising, and Graphics support:
Deb H. Rule

763-550-3470

Sales and Retailer Ordering Information
John Davis, Sales Manager, Chief Operating Officer

763-550-3466

Press Release: LED 1000 HD Digital Art Projector

DECEMBER 5, 2014
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Artograph Releases LED 1000 HD Digital Art Projector

Press Release in PDF: LED 1000 Press Release-Artograph
LED 1000 Sales and Info Flyer in PDF: LED 1000 Flyer

From the Renaissance greats to the premier fine artists of today…

The legacy of the projector as a tool for master artists reaches a new pinnacle with the LED 1000™ HD Digital Art Projector™ from Artograph.

From da Vinci to Vermeer to the Artograph DB300, now to the new LED 1000, the projector is long-recognized as a vital tool in the palette of discerning commercial and fine artists.

Artograph is pleased to announce this top-of-the-line high definition projector, custom configured for the needs of artists and crafters, is now available.

With 1000 lumens of maintenance-free LED projection, the LED 1000 HD Digital Art Projector brings greater power and brilliance, giving artists freedom to increase their productivity and artistic reach.

Twenty custom built-in GRIDS bring superior capability for layout, composition, and scaling, ready at the touch of a button on the remote. KEYSTONE adjustment gives flexible perspective control on any surface at any angle. GRAYSCALE and CONTRAST controls create unsurpassed tonal evaluation. COLOR TEMP/HUE adjustments give the artist vivid images in all lighting conditions.

Artograph is proud to bring this latest tool in our long line of successful Products for the Creative Mind® to the professional art market. The LED 1000™ HD Digital Art Projector™ is a stellar addition to the Artograph tradition of quality, reliability, and ever-greener products for the arts.

More info and specs at: http://www.artograph.com/led1000/

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FOR QUILTING, SEWING, AND OTHER FABRIC ARTS:

A classic art form meets 21st century technology…

For the 21st Century quilting and fabric artist, the projector is as essential a tool in the sewing box as a pincushion was in our grandmothers’ time.

Artograph is pleased to announce the LED 1000™ HD Digital Art Projector™, a state-of-the-art tool which embraces a classic fabric art form.

In quilting and other fabric arts, layout and design spring from the creativity of the designer. Now the quilter can develop a design on paper or in a computer and project the design in full scale onto pattern paper. Built-in GRIDS, and other features, aid the artist in layout, scaling, and composition.

Using the COLOR, CONTRAST, and GRAYSCALE features, a quilt designer can project a photograph and develop it into a vibrant fabric design.

ABOUT ARTOGRAPH:

Artograph was founded in Minneapolis in 1947 by three entrepreneurs, Ed Hirschoff, John Engel, and Les Kouba, who wanted to start a company that produced time-saving devices. Les Kouba, a promising wildlife artist, suggested developing a projector to help him enlarge his wildlife photos onto a canvas. Thus, the first Artograph projector was born.

Many variations were created from that first projector, but it was in 1977 when a totally new design in projectors was created that hit the commercial and graphic artist markets like a bolt of lightning. The DB300 table-top projector was an instant success and became a key tool for artists and designers for over 20 years.

As technology and the age of the computer flourished, Artograph’s focus expanded from the commercial artist and designer to include the distinctive needs of the fine artist and the crafter. A number of new projectors were introduced and the term “Artograph it!” soon became synonymous with using an art projector to save time and increase productivity.

With the development of LED technology, Artograph’s commitment to ever-greener and more energy efficient products shines in product lines designed with the artist in mind.

ABOUT HISTORY OF ART PROJECTORS:

In the fourth century BC, Aristotle wrote about projection phenomenon, having observed the crescent-shaped images of the sun during a partial eclipse that formed on the forest ground. This fascination continued throughout the ages, until some curious inventor soon turned this magic into devices such as the Camera Obscura and the Camera Lucida. It was the artist who embraced the unique benefits of the projector which allowed them to maximize their talents.

Leonardo da Vinci left a number of his papers intact which still exist. The largest collection of these is called the Codex Atlanticus, and it covers a wide variety of subjects – including the principles of the Camera Obscura. One of the most talented artists of the 1600s, Jan Vermeer, is credited with using a Camera Obscura to help him produce his masterpieces. David Hockney, a world-famous artist in his own right, published a book in 2001, Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters, in which he argued that Vermeer (and other artists, including Diego Velázquez) used a combination of optical aids to create their photorealistic effects. Hockney worked with physicist and optics expert Charles Falco to show the different devices and methods artists used before the invention of photography in the nineteenth century.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact:

Marketing, Advertising, and Graphics support:
Deb H. Rule

763-550-3470

Sales and Retailer Ordering Information
John Davis, Sales Manager, Chief Operating Officer

763-550-3466

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