What is Workbook? For nearly three decades the Workbook has been a leader in the graphic arts industry. Fiercely committed to acting in the best interests of those who make it successful, the Workbook has earned a reputation as the most trusted and valuable resource for facilitating creativity. The company provides art directors, graphic designers, corporate art departments and publishers with resources for their creative needs for assignment as well as industry contact information.

Workbook is made up of four families: 1) Workbook Assignment, both print and online vehicles for commercial photographers and artists to promote their assignment business through the annual Workbook sourcebooks and Portfolios Online 2) Workbook Art for Spaces, a printed and online catalog of work from fine artists available for purchase or commission; 3) Workbook Phonebook, a stringently verified online database of contact information for over 35,000 companies and 57,000 individuals in the advertising, design and corporate graphic arts world; and 4) Workbook Mailing Lists, a resource to reach targeted audiences with a customizable database.

Workbook Products

Workbook Assignment

Workbook/Photography: Annual sourcebook of advertising photographers

Workbook/Illustration: Annual sourcebook of advertising illustrators, designers and letterers

Workbook Portfolios Online: Resource for art buyers to view expanded work from photographers, illustrators and designers www.workbook.com/assignment

Workbook Framed Art for Spaces

Framed Art for Spaces: Annual catalog distributed to architects, corporate art buyers, commercial interior designers and decorators who purchase and commission site specific artwork

www.workbook.com/fineart: Online version of all Framed Art for Spaces catalogs

Workbook Phonebook

Online directory of verified listings of photographers, illustrators, advertising agencies, designers and suppliers to the graphic arts community, plus buyers of art for spaces www.workbook.com/phonebook

Phonebook Basic Service: General contact information for agencies, studios, and corporations, plus complete information for artists' reps, creative talent and suppliers

Phonebook Plus Subscriptions: General information plus contact information those who hire at agencies, design firms, corporations, magazine and book publishers, plus contact names for buyers of art for spaces

Phonebook Pro Subscriptions: All the Plus subscription features plus titles for creative contacts, e-mails, hiring habits, billings and unlimited downloads for Workbook Mailing Lists

Workbook Mailing Lists

Workbook Lists: Up-to-date mailing lists to reach advertising agencies, design studios, photographers, illustrators, graphic art support services, in-house corporate art departments and more www.workbook.com/mailing-lists

Key Facts

Founded: 1977

Wholly-owned subsidiary of Scott, Butler, Scott, Inc., a privately held company

Headquarters: Los Angeles (additional sales offices in Chicago, New York)

Estimated Market Size: $6 billion dollars are spent annually on commercial photography and illustration including both assignment and stock

Key Executives

CEO - Alexis Scott

Managing Editor - Susan Haller

Director, Advertising Sales - Suzanne Semnacher

Director, Information Technology - Jim Hudak

Director, Print Production - Paul Semnacher

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