FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (of interest to editors covering: Books/Publishing, Photography/Digital Imaging, Calif. Arts/Business) Neotrope Press Announces Publication of 'Fractopia' Art Book by Christopher Simmons REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 28, 2009 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Neotrope(R) Press announced today the publication of the limited edition of "Fractopia" (ISBN: 978-0-9710555-0-6, hardcover), by digital artist Christopher Laird Simmons. The book collects the best of Simmons' abstract images created by combining fractal imagery with photographic effects, textures and hand-applied layers. This special edition includes a video DVD with slide show of all images found in the book. *(PHOTO 72dpi: www.Send2Press.com/mediaboom/09-0528-Fractopia_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: Fractopia cover.) Simmons' "Fractopia" series images have been featured in such venues as the "Bytes of Art" gallery shows that were hosted throughout San Francisco in 1997; the Cosmic Cafe online art gallery in 1996-7; and the first image in the series was used as the full color cover for the 1997 California State University Long Beach (CSULB) Science and Technology course catalog. "I'm very proud to finally see these images in book form," said Simmons. "The DVD also provides a more accurate look at how I envisioned the colors, which look very different on a computer monitor than on the printed page. Some of the blues, metallic colors, and reds are far more 'electric' in video form." Christopher Simmons is an award-winning graphic designer, photographer, musician, and digital imaging professional. He has created original images for national magazine covers, product packaging, and managed diverse brand identity projects for more than 25 years. His first computer-based artwork was done for the Adventure International game "Stone of Sisyphus" in 1983. Simmons is also a respected marketing guru and technologist, who has been interviewed by publications as diverse as Entrepreneur, PC World, Chicago Post-Tribune, and TrendWatch; and is one of the experts quoted in the book "Career and Corporate Cool" by Rachel C. Weingarten. He is the CEO of Neotrope(R), and is a member of PRSA, and ASCAP. "I created these images in a creative rush during the mid nineties," added Simmons, "and Photoshop was my palette for these visions. I tried to take the chaos theory behind fractal imagery then combine that with deep colors and organic sensibilities to create something unique." FRACTOPIA, the limited edition, ISBN-13: 978-0-9710555-0-6, is published in hardcover with slip cover; full color throughout, with video DVD. Size is approximately 9x11.5 inches. Price is $39.95 plus shipping. More information: www.NeotropePress.com or www.FractopiaBook.com. Neotrope(R) is a trademark and service mark, registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of the respective parties. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story, Copr. 2009. NEWS SOURCE: Neotrope Press # # # // RELEASE END // MEDIA ONLY CONTACT(S): [ contact info below not for publication online or in print ] Christopher Simmons Neotrope Press support @ neotrope.com +1-310-373-4856 (media only!) //Notes to editors: * Print-ready images may be requested from the above media contact. ......... Plain Text Copy, and Story Permalink: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/2009-05-0528-004.txt Release PDF: http://www.Send2Press.com/mediadrome/news_2009-05-0528-004.pdf Get our full-text news via RSS: http://www.Send2Press.com/RSS2/rss.xml RSS feeds by news topic: http://feeds.send2press.com/idx_RSS.shtml Add our news to your blog or website automatically: http://feeds.send2press.com/ ......... Text provided by news source (and/or the source's authorized agency), who is solely responsible for accuracy and legality of content transmitted. ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). For news aggregation sites, blogs, and bureaus, you must retain Send2Press as the original wire service source. You may capture and self-host images linked to in above release, but do NOT stream from our server. ......... The original version of this release was issued on behalf of the above organization (the "news source"), by Send2Press(R) Newswire, a service of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com/ ......... MAY 2009 Press Release / PRT = / B-HSE US=CA / pre = / ytv = / agency = / keywords =