LiquidBlox Launches Development Partnership with Getty Images

    ESPOO, FINLAND, May 05, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Finnish SaaS startup LiquidBlox announces that they are entering a development partnership with Getty Images, the world leader in visual communication with an aim to provide a better way to create highly visual web content. The Partnership at this stage is purely a development partnership to integrate iStock by Getty Images content to LiquidBlox platform.

One of the world's leading stock content marketplaces iStock by Getty Images provides images for LiquidBlox templates. LiquidBlox is a platform for creating digital magazines and catalogues with users in over 60 countries. LiquidBlox's block based workflow enables HTML5 web content creation in a visual non-technical way. First set of ready-made block templates have been released and company is working to release dozens more during this spring.

"We are thrilled to work with Getty Images on the visual content side of LiquidBlox. This way we can focus purely on product development," says LiquidBlox CEO Jani Hiltunen.

"Getty Images is always interested in new opportunities to make the world a more visual place. Development partnerships with potentially scalable products using our API-integrations are a great way to work towards this goal," adds Timo Patiala, Manager for the Nordic Region at Getty Images.

Block templates are simply stacked on top of each other to create varying layouts with any desired block combination. Block templates let anyone to become a web designer. After creating visual layout user replaces the dummy content with their own to personalize the page.

Next step with Getty Images is to assess technological compatibility to enable iStock content usage directly in LiquidBlox editor. "Using stock images in publications in addition to a company's own brand content is a basic need for our users. We want to enable easy access to stock content with a seamless integration," says Jani Hiltunen.

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