My name is Kostas (Gus) Fantaousakis. I am 31 years old and I live in Greece. I am a CorelDraw - Photoshop - Flash designer.       What you are reading is not a resume, it is mainly a description of my goals as a person and as an artist.        Yes, I consider myself to be an artist, not just a computer artist. I believe myself to be a synthesizer who explores all avenues open to him, absorbing what is useful and discarding that which isn't. No matter how complicated software programs get, I never forget that the height of cultivation lies to simplicity. Art, computer generated or not, is a lifelong odyssey towards self-perfection.

I first started as a comic book penciler and inker. My first software program was Corel Draw 6. I was lucky because the Corel Draw suite had everything I needed to get started. Soon my goals got bigger. I was not just a comic book artist, I was a desktop publisher. 

Computer artists sometimes develop en "elitist" attitude that they are better than the rest of the traditional arts community. They forget that art cannot be perceived until we have come to a full understanding of our potential and ourselves. That cannot be done unless you respect tradition and learn from it. Tradition serves as a guide, a resource that provides new insights into future creations - not a straitjacket preventing change or growth. I learned  more by reading 3 traditional design books than by reading a hundred software manuals and tutorials.

About this site

Founded by me in 2000, Graphicspower.com is a web-site company whose main goal is to provide solutions for every designer. While we focus on the desktop publishing revolution we aim to be at the heart of the next publishing revolution, Internet Publishing that enables visually rich, personalized content to be available to anyone, anytime, anywhere. The Internet is changing how people work and communicate - and our site is leading the way by providing resources that help web and graphics designers stay ahead in a competitive world. This is the new millennium and what will influence it the most is powerful Internet technology that makes it easier than ever to publish to the Web.

Web and graphics designers struggle to create, publish and deliver visually rich content for various types of media. The greatest obstacle in that struggle is one: the lack of information. This lack of information is often the main obstacle in the delivery of compelling content. We aim to help designers by delivering information and solutions that make their work easier, more efficient, and more cost effective. 

 This site has been designed for members of the media and serves as a convenient, one-stop shop for information about various products, people, and events. Since this site is updated on a regular basis, you may wish to bookmark this page for convenient repeat visits. We add at least one page every day.

As part of the site's commitment to increase its presence on the Internet we will provide free online resources tailored to the graphics community and the small business community, respectively. Visit our download department to find:
1. Shareware and freeware programs and tools.
2. Free photoshop plug-ins and actions.
3. Free javascripts.
4. Textures and tiles.
5. Photopaint image lists.
6. Free clipart
7. An online gallery.

Our online tutorials will soon cover every aspect of graphic design, imaging, dynamic media, and authoring tools.

Our articles will cover products that respond to evolving consumer needs. These articles and tutorials are designed to help Web and graphic designers, professional publishers, document-intensive organizations, business users, and consumers. 
Regardless of industry or level of expertise, the reason for browsing this site remains the same: to help yourself create and deliver high quality content that conveys a consistent, distinctive image across the Web and printed media.

We need your help in our struggle to provide the highest level of service to you. We need your feedback. We cannot test this site on every available browser and operating system so let us know if you experience any problem while browsing our site. 

With regards

Kostas Fantaousakis