HONG KONG, CHINA – Media OutReach – January 29, 2018 –
Pixlr creator and founder Ola Sevandersson has joined Inmagine Group to
spearhead ongoing enhancements to the powerful Pixlr image editing suite.
Inmagine acquired Pixlr, one of
the world’s most widely used cloud and mobile photo editors, last year. In his
new role as Pixlr’s CEO, Mr. Sevandersson will lead the development and
introduction of new features and functions to support the growing Pixlr
community. He will be based in Sweden.
Mr. Sevandersson began creating
Pixlr in 2007, personally writing and refining the software’s code while also
working full-time as the development manager of a web community in Sweden. He
released the first version of his online image editor in 2008. Its soaring
global popularity saw the company acquired by Autodesk Inc. in 2011. As part of
Inmagine Group, Pixlr now offers a suite of cloud-based image tools and
utilities, including Pixlr Editor, Pixlr Express, Pixlr iOS/Android App and
Pixlr-O-Matic.
“Ola’s Pixlr expertise is unrivalled
and we are thrilled that he is bringing all of his experience and knowledge to
Inmagine Group,” said Stephanie Sitt, CEO of Inmagine Group. “The Inmagine
ecosystem empowers millions of creatives across the world with seamless access
to free and affordable content and the best free image editing tools. With
Ola’s support, we will be rolling out new design tools and content to encourage
and delight the expanding Pixlr community.”
Mr. Sevandersson added, “My dream
was always to make Pixlr an easy-to-use tool that would inspire photo
enthusiasts and satisfy all their photo editing needs. I’m delighted that
Inmagine is investing in Pixlr to make it even more relevant and engaging, and accessible
to more people around the world.”
Inmagine Group is creating a
holistic creative ecosystem that makes great design accessible to all. Pixlr
joins a stable of market-leading creative companies including 123RF, the world’s largest royalty-free
digital stock agency; design marketplace TheHungryJPEG.com; and the
Story & Heart video licensing platform, among others.
ABOUT PIXLR
Pixlr was started in Sweden in
August 2008 and offers a suite of cloud-based image editing tools and utilities
(web and mobile) such as Pixlr Editor, Pixlr-O-Matic and Pixlr Express. Pixlr’s
tools are built to enable non-professionals and professionals alike to create
and edit images, and share them online via social networking services or utilize
them in various creative works.
ABOUT INMAGINE GROUP
Inmagine Group has over 350 staff
in 40 offices around the globe. It was founded in 2000 as Inmagine.com and,
despite being fully bootstrapped, has quickly expanded its reach with sites
like 123RF.com, Pixlr.com, TheHungryJPEG.com, Craftbundles.com, StockUnlimited.com,
Designs.net, Story & Heart and Vectr. Inmagine Group has one of the world’s
largest content libraries across the creative ecosystem and draws over 40
million visitors a month to its various online properties.
