Veer wins Webby Award

Type City tops the shortlist for international web honor

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May 12, 2008, Calgary – Veer, a provider of visual elements and design-related products has garnered international recognition in the 12th annual Webby Awards. Created by Veer’s in house creative team, Type City is a fantasy world made entirely of type. The site won in the category of Best Use of Typography.

“We’re honored to be recognized among such excellent company,” says Sheldon Popiel, Veer’s Global Creative Director, “Type City is shows what can be created with type as the main character rather than the supporting cast.”

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet including websites, interactive advertising, online film and video and the mobile web. This year’s competition received a record 9,500 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 US states. Webby Award winners will be honored at the 12th Annual Webby Awards Gala on June 10th in New York City.

About Veer

Veer sources and delivers visual elements with imagination and style to help creatives diverge from the norm and generate fresh solutions. Veer’s discerning, design-driven selection of photography, illustration and type are used daily in advertising, print and web design, corporate communications and publishing. With the addition of the community-based Veer Marketplace, Veer became the first company to offer rights-managed, premium royalty-free, and low-priced royalty-free photography on one web site. Veer is recognized for its community activity, including The Skinny blog and Veer Ideas networking web site. Veer serves its global customer base through its contact centers and award-winning web site localized for North America, the UK, Germany and the rest of the world at www.veer.com.

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