06 October, 2011
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New Personal Mobile App for Premium Members!

ArtWanted.com Introduces Personalized Mobile Apps

Some artists are paying hundreds if not thousands to get their own personal mobile app. We here at ArtWanted.com realize that most artists can't afford this, so we have gone ahead and created a New Mobile Web App for every Premium Member on our site! That's right - Every current and future Premium Member will now receive a new Mobile Web App as part of their Premium Membership upgrades!

More and more people are using their smart phones to do what they have been doing with their computers for years. Mobile traffic continues to climb and so it's critical that artists have a powerful mobile portfolio to show off their artwork/photos on the go. Every artist with ArtWanted.com receives a basic mobile website, but now Premium Members get a personalized web app just for them.

Here are a few of the features:

  • Contains all your ArtWanted.com artwork
  • Artwork is broken down into sub-galleries
  • Designed to work on all popular smart phones/devices
  • View your bio & self-portrait image
  • View your blog posts (including images)
  • View your contact information
  • Includes your Social Media links
  • Simple to use interface
  • Screen animation transitions like swipe/fade
  • Optimized for fast downloads and mobile screen size.
  • Only contains your own artwork, no links to any other portfolios
  • Works great with our new QR Code Integration
  • Always updated with your latest information/artwork

The new Mobile Artist App is a great way to show off your artwork on any mobile device.

IF YOU ARE A PREMIUM MEMBER, your Mobile App has already been created for you. Simply visit your main ArtWanted.com portfolio on your mobile device to be redirected to the mobile app. You can also type in ArtWanted.mobi/username to jump directly to your personal app.

IF YOU ARE NOT A PREMIUM MEMBER, you can still enjoy the mobile apps of your favorite artists. If you would like to get your own Mobile App, then you can sign-up for our Premium Membership, it's only $5/month.

We hope you all enjoy using this new mobile app. We invite you to check it out and let us know your feedback. Thanks!

PS - Read below to learn more about each screen on the mobile app.

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ArtWanted.com Staff 06 Oct 2011

Mobile App Screen Shots...

Main Gallery Page

This is the first screen anyone will see when they visit your mobile app.

This page will show the user a list of all your sub-galleries and a link to simply view all your artwork.

You will also notice the main navigation across the top of the screen, which is: Gallery, Bio, Blog & Contact. Tap any button to see that page.

Sub-Gallery Page

This is what the visitor will see once they click on a sub-gallery category from the main gallery page.

Small thumbnails of your images are displayed on this page. Clicking on any thumbnail will take you to the Image page. At the bottom of this page will be BACK/NEXT buttons to view additional images within this sub-gallery.

Tapping the HOME or BACK button will take you back to the main gallery page.

Image Page

This pages shows the artwork you have selected, which is fit to the entire width of the mobile screen.

Tapping the Artwork will advance you to the NEXT image in the portfolio.

Tap the IMAGE INFO button at the bottom of the screen to see a pop-up window with the details of the image and it's description.

Click the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons at the bottom to move through the artwork of the artist.

Bio Page

This pages shows the artist bio and self-portrait image, if they have one.

Blog Page

This screen shows all the blog posts that have been made by the aritst on their ArtWanted.com blog.

Each post will have a new section on the page and the supporting image shows above the post. Tap the PREVIOUS/NEXT button to advance the pages on the blog tab to read additional posts.

Contact Page

This page shows all of the contact information that the artist has elected to display to the public.

If the address is not hidden, then it will show up on this page.

If the phone number is not hidden, the phone number will be displayed and will instantly dial in most smart phones if you click the phone button.

Clicking the E-Mail button will allow the visitor to sent the artist an e-mail.

If the artist has linked their Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn accounts on our website, those buttons will show up on this page.

At the bottom of the page, we allow the user to sign-up for the ArtWatch e-mails of the artist. This means that each time new artwork is posted, the ArtWatch subscriber will be notified and be given a link to view the new artwork.

Multi-Device Support

The new Artist Mobile App is designed for all the latest smart phones and tablets.

That means it's going to look great on an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android phones, Blackberry or any other smart phone or tablet computer.

Because it's a web app, your fans won't need to download the app and it will always be up to date with the latest updates you make to your portfolio.

Check out the ArtWanted.com Mobile App on your own portfolio or your favorite ArtWanted.com artists today!

Marco Govea 07 Oct 2011

Hello and thank you for the app!!!!!!!! I have a question.... how do you download it on to ur phone

AW REPLY: One of the great things about this new app, is that it doesn't need to be downloaded from any app store or from your computer. You simply visit your portfolio URL (www.ArtWanted.com/username) on a mobile phone, and you will be taken directly to the mobile app, nothing to download.

Sharon Gonzalez 07 Oct 2011

This is Very Very Awesome. Love it! Perfect on my iPhone. Thank you Very much!!!!

Ricky Corbett 07 Oct 2011

This so super awesome! Thank you so much to the ArtWanted staff. The new mobile app is amazing. It looks great and is easy to use. I'm proud to be a member of this great community and I tip my hat off to the AW staff. Kudos to you all and thank you again!


ArtWanted.com Staff 08 Oct 2011

Thanks for the positive feedback on the app so far, glad to hear you like it. Keep the comments coming and feel free to add any suggestions for future updates to the app.

Susan Del Conte 11 Oct 2011

Hello,

I can't seem to get the app on my iphone. I have gone to my portfolio on my iphone as instructed but the app does not appear. Also the top headings only say Gallery and Contact. There is no heading for my bio. ect. Please advise.


ArtWanted.com Staff 11 Oct 2011

Susan, to pull up your mobile app, simply visit: www.ArtWanted.mobi/susandelconte on your iPhone and it will pull up the app. There is nothing to download or install, it just works through your Safari Web Browser.

As for the blog and bio, it just looks like you havn't added that information to your ArtWanted.com profile yet. As soon as you create your first blog post, or type in a bio (from your edit contact info page), you will see these additional buttons on your ArtWanted.com portfolio and your mobile app.

Let us know if you have any other questions, thanks.

Susan Del Conte 11 Oct 2011

Thanks, I'll try that. I was searching through google. I will try Safari.

Matthew Dougherty 12 Oct 2011

Very cool and I like the professional styling.... I try to blog update on my iPhone but I do not know where to submit new posts for my blog.


ArtWanted.com Staff 12 Oct 2011

Glad you like it Matthew. Right now, the blog is just read only and you can't add new blog posts. You will need to add new blog entries on the normal ArtWanted.com website. In the future, we plan to add additional features such as updating your blog from your phone.

Adrian Bayreuther 26 Oct 2011

It works without any problems on my Android smartphone. By the way: I utilize QR codes for more than 1 year already - I place them underneath the pictures at exhibitions - to redirect the visitor to more information. Augmented reality at its finest :-)


ArtWanted.com Staff 27 Oct 2011

Good to hear Adrian. You are an artist ahead of your time. :-)

Michelle Lee Willsmore 19 Nov 2011

Hi.....the apps look great. Can artwork be purchased from the app?


ArtWanted.com Staff 20 Nov 2011

At this time, purchases can not be made from the app. However, this is coming in the next release/update to the app.

marlene burns 28 Nov 2011

i hope that people who are not premium members realize that it is very easy to generate a QR code that will allow a smartphone to go directly to your page on AW. just google "qr generator", following the simple instructions and you have created your own unique code.....post it on your business cards or posters or mailings or whatever.....


ArtWanted.com Staff 28 Nov 2011

QR Codes are provided to all members of ArtWanted.com, not just premium members. We provide QR Codes that link directly to your portfolio or to each individual image in your portfolio. Learn More at: http://www.artwanted.com/mb/topic.cfm?Topic=527232

marlene burns 29 Nov 2011

make up or mind or change your title and content of this thread! lol

Charles Mühle 10 Jan 2012

The mobile app is very well done.

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ArtWanted.com Staff 13 Jan 2012

Thanks Charles, glad you like it.

Diana Hume 08 Feb 2015

My customers can't get to my store from the mobile app. Nor can I send them a link for them to get directly to my store on their phone. How can I bypass the mobile site?? Or alternately how can they access my store via the mobile site?

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