Online - July 12, 2005

Picture This

Custom Canvases Artwork

You couldn’t resist, could you? You just had to e-mail all 241 pictures from your Australian vacation to your entire address book.

Hate to break it to you, but most people hit delete after beautifulbeachscene2.jpg.

Need a better way to capture your audience’s attention? Make a bigger deal of your pics with Custom Canvases, an online design studio that’ll turn your favorite photos into works of art. Just upload an image, select a canvas size, and pick out a color scheme. The rest is taken care of by the in-house creative team, who’ll convert your shot into a personalized, Warhol-esque wall-hanging.

The designers have immortalized everything from pets to skylines in punchy colors like magenta, citrus green, and turquoise. They can also divide a picture into multiple canvases for a larger, more modern look far more enticing than that tiny jpeg on your computer monitor.

Because, as they say, it’s always best to look at the big picture.

Available online at customcanvases.com.

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