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State Newspaper Selects 18th Street Design for New Media Projects

18th Street Design (www.18street.com) announced today that the State Newspaper, South Carolina's largest newspaper, has selected 18th Street Design to design two new media projects to showcase local bands and editorials from Otis Taylor.

"We're thrilled The State has chosen our firm to design online multimedia solutions for their music projects.", stated Jay Wingard, President of 18th Street Design. "These projects allow us to demonstrate the capabilities of rich media while keeping a focus on music - one of our firm's passions."

18th Street Design will design two web sites for The State Newspaper, Columbia Tunes (http://www.columbiatunes.com) and Rockin' With Otis (http://www.rockinwithotis.com), each with unique rich media technologies. The sites are designed for a target market of 16 to 35 year olds. "We wanted a high end final product for our subscribers and that is why we chose to sign with 18th Street Design. These new musical online services will help us further reach our readers in a multimedia format. We are thrilled to be working with Jay Wingard and his team at 18th Street Design", said Steve Burlison, Creative Manager for the State Newspaper.

ColumbiaTunes and Rockin With Otis will be available in late summer of 2004.

About 18th Street Design, LLC 18th Street Design (www.18street.com) is a privately held, award winning new media development company located in the historic Vista in Columbia, SC. Owned by Jay C. Wingard, 18th Street offers creative web development, new media services and music composition. Founded in 1995, 18th Street provides intelligent new media solutions for small and enterprise businesses.

About The State Newspaper N.G. Gonzales and his two brothers, Ambrose E. and William E., first published The State newspaper on Feb. 18, 1891, as a voice in opposition to the political "bosses" whom they perceived as dishonest and incompetent. The name - The State - embodied the brothers' desire to create a record of events not only in the capital of Columbia, but across all of South Carolina. For more than 100 years, The State has maintained these principles and promises to become South Carolina's largest newspaper, with circulation in nearly all of The State's 46 counties. Its original mission of being the driving force in the everyday life of South Carolinians and serving as a leader for social, political, economic and environmental change remains at the forefront of the newspaper's practices today.


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