Imagine Media

What Imagine Media does

Imagine Media, s.r.o. is a privately held Czech creative studio and book publisher headquartered in Ústí nad Labem, founded in 2009 by Jiří Svoboda and David Surý (with co-founder Martin Surý until July 2021). The firm operates with a core team of two to three professionals and delivers a full-service creative stack — corporate identity and logo design, graphic design with pre-press preparation, photography and video production, and WordPress-based web and e-shop builds — to a base of regional B2B clients across publishing, automotive, manufacturing, media, beverage, education and municipal sectors. Its publishing arm produces illustrated coffee-table books focused exclusively on the České středohoří and Krušné hory regions, with eight titles released between 2014 and 2023 and direct-to-consumer sales through the zazracnestredohori.cz e-shop plus 1,000 CZK canvas photo prints.

The business model is a hybrid of project-based professional services (CI, annual reports, banners, video, web) and one-time consumer product sales (books and prints), with distribution limited to the Czech Republic via own e-commerce, personal pickup at the Ústí office, and Czech Post. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, with portfolio marketing through imaginemedia.cz and a presence on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Technology is conventional for the category — Adobe-style pre-press workflows, WordPress CMS, photography/videography equipment, and an emerging use of augmented reality in print (notably the 2024 Jan Žižka film book produced with Bohemica Books). No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary software platforms, patents, or external funding are evidenced in the input data.

Name

Imagine Media

Legal name

Imagine Media, s.r.o.

Website

https://imaginemedia.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Imagine Media is a two-to-three-person Czech creative studio and regional book publisher in Ústí nad Labem, delivering graphic design, photography, video, WordPress web and pre-press services to local B2B clients while publishing illustrated books about the České středohoří and Krušné hory regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143), Graphic Design Services (541430), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Graphic Design & Visual Content Production (BPAFAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cover Design, Illustration & Book Interior Design Services (MPAJAJAH), Packaging & Brand Identity Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAN), Author Website, Storefront & Direct-to-Reader Commerce (D2C Sales) (MPAJAJAE), Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Book publishing
• Pre-press preparation
• Corporate identity design
• Photography videography

Headquarters

HQ city

Usti Nad Labem

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Creative Graphic Design Services: Complete graphic design services including logos, corporate identity, annual reports, banners, beer labels, event concepts, and other marketing materials for business clients.
2. Photography and Videography Services: Photo reports, portraits, video reports, clips, interviews, and time-lapse videos for clients.
3. Book Publishing: Publishing their own books about České středohoří and Krušné hory regions, plus facilitating third-party book projects.
4. Book Sales: Direct sales of their published books through their own e-shop (zazracnestredohori.cz) and personal pickup in Ústí nad Labem.
5. Photo Print Sales: Sale of photo canvas prints (60x40 cm on wooden frames) featuring landscape photography from their published books.
6. Website Development: Web presentations and e-shops built in WordPress content management system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Imagine Media is a creative graphic design studio and book publishing house delivering corporate identity design, graphic design with pre-press preparation, photography, videography, and WordPress-based website/e-shop development services for business clients. Alongside agency services, the company self-publishes a portfolio of illustrated regional books and produces photo canvas prints under its own e-commerce brands, with complementary client book production projects.

Product overview

Imagine Media is a creative graphic design studio and book publishing house based in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. The company operates two distinct but complementary lines of business: (1) Creative services including Corporate Identity/logo design, graphic design with illustrations and pre-press preparation, photo/video/web production with WordPress-based e-shops, and advertising materials such as online banners; and (2) Regional book publishing focused on České středohoří and Krušné hory. Their published book portfolio includes eight regional titles covering the geography, nature, history, and culture of these Czech mountain regions, plus client book projects and audiobook production. The company was founded in autumn 2009 and has over 20 years of combined experience in computer graphics, pre-press, printing, and marketing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zázračné středohoří: Book publishing brand focused on České středohoří region, operates zazracnestredohori.cz e-shop and tajemstvistredohori.cz website

Products and services

• Loga a CI (Corporate Identity Design) Complete corporate identity design services for business clients, covering company logos, graphic manuals, and branded promotional items.
• Grafické návrhy a sazba (Graphic Design and Typesetting) Creative graphic design, drawings, illustrations, vectorization, pre-press preparation, typesetting, and language proofreading services for business and institutional clients.
• Foto, Video a Web (Photography, Videography and Web) Photo reportages and portraits, videoreportages, clips, interviews, and WordPress-based website and e-shop development services for clients.
• Knižní vydavatelství (Regional Book Publishing) Publishing of self-authored illustrated books focused on the České středohoří and Krušné hory regions, plus realization of client book projects from concept through pre-press.
• Tajemství českého středohoří First comprehensive coffee-table book documenting the nature, history, and hidden gems of the České středohoří region; sold to readers via own e-shops.
• Zázračné české středohoří Second regional publication focused on remarkable trees, rocks, cultural monuments, and natural wonders of České středohoří; sold via own e-shops.
• Východní Krušné hory Illustrated book covering natural and historical attractions of the eastern Krušné hory mountains, with subtitle 'Krásy dvou světů' (Beauties of Two Worlds).
• Poutník českým středohořím Collection of essays about the curiosities and beauty of České středohoří with rich visual accompaniment, sold via own e-shops.
• Krásné acháty z Krásného Lesa Book documenting the remarkable mineralogical locality in the easternmost part of Krušné hory, featuring red carnelian agates, sold via own e-shops.
• Chutě a vůně českého středohoří Exploration of the České středohoří landscape through all senses, covering mushrooms, edible plants, minerals, forgotten places, and natural wonders, sold via own e-shops.
• Klenotnice přírody českého středohoří Documentation of natural treasures and biodiversity in České středohoří, covering diverse habitats, plants, and wildlife, sold via own e-shops.
• Jan Žižka – kniha o filmu Petra Jákla Comprehensive book project about Petr Jákl's film Jan Žižka, featuring augmented reality content, produced over two years in collaboration with Bohemica Books and completed in 2024.
• Malý průvodce po hrobech velkých (5. díl) Fifth volume in the encyclopedia series documenting final resting places of notable Czech personalities, with hand-drawn portraits by Jiří Svoboda, published by AOS Publishing in 2024.
• Foto plátna (Photo Canvas Prints) 60x40 cm photo canvas prints on wooden frames featuring landscape photography from the published České středohoří and Krušné hory books, priced at 1,000 CZK each.
• E-shop zazracnestredohori.cz Online bookstore selling Imagine Media's published regional books, photo canvas prints on wooden frames, and related merchandise for České středohoří and Krušné hory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multi-format banner production completed within 3 days per campaign for automotive clients

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Bohemica BookscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Jan Žižka film book project (Petr Jákl). Imagine Media provided complete book realization including concept finalization, project supervision, supplementary illustrations, texts, interview editing and creation, photo captions, translations, and comprehensive language correction. Two-year project involving multiple creative contributors.
• AOS PublishingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Malý průvodce po hrobech velkých' (5-volume collection) project. Jiří Svoboda created hand-drawn portrait illustrations for famous Czech personalities included in the encyclopedia-style books.
• Auto HorejsekmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration for banner advertising of Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen and Škoda brands. Production of multi-format online banners (10+ dimensions) per campaign, completed within 3 days with approval from importers without revisions.
• Economia ( vydavatelský dům)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration including event concept development (Elektromobilita event) and other projects.
• Magna AutomotivemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction of time-lapse video documenting 1.5-year construction of new Magna facility in Teplice.
• Karel Wolf (Kolem světa travel festival)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerComplete graphic campaign execution for the 'Kolem světa' (Around the World) travel festival.
• Mart EslemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on travel show 'Na palubě' (On Board). David Surý films and edits the weekly show featuring interesting people and unusual life stories. Show airs on stream.cz.
• Český rozhlas Sever (ČRO Sever)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on billboard pre-press preparation including concept and illustration, and audiobook cover design.
• Ústecká komunitní nadaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual report typesetting and printing coordination.
• Presidential CruisesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient for graphic design services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Shutterfly: Photo printing and personalized product platform competing with Imagine Media's photo canvas print sales (1,000 CZK prints). Operates broadly in photo printing for consumers but on a much larger scale than Imagine Media's regional landscape prints.
• Squarespace: Website builder and e-commerce platform overlapping with Imagine Media's WordPress-based web presentation and e-shop services. Both serve small businesses needing an online presence, though Squarespace offers a self-service alternative to Imagine Media's custom design service.
• Adobe Creative Cloud: Provider of the design tools (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere) that underpin Imagine Media's graphic design and pre-press workflow. Operates broadly in the same creative production space as an enabling infrastructure layer rather than a direct service competitor.
• Canva: Global design platform enabling self-service graphic design for logos, banners, and marketing materials. Operates broadly in the same graphic design space as Imagine Media, but serves a much wider portfolio of use cases and offers self-service rather than custom agency services.

Emerging players

• Blurb: Online self-publishing platform offering book creation, printing, and e-commerce tools for photo books and trade publications. Directly comparable to Imagine Media's photo book publishing workflow and their own zazracnestredohori.cz storefront model.
• Lulu.com: Global self-publishing platform that competes with the publishing-arm of Imagine Media for Czech authors seeking book production services. Overlaps on self-publishing infrastructure, print-on-demand, and author storefront capabilities (cf. Imagine Media's zazracnestredohori.cz).

Others

• Economia: Major Czech publishing group and Imagine Media client (event concept for Elektromobilita). Comparable as a large Czech media/publishing player that also requires design and pre-press services, though operating at much larger scale than Imagine Media.
• Český rozhlas Sever: Regional Czech public radio station and existing Imagine Media client (billboard pre-press, audiobook cover design). Comparable as a regional Czech media entity using similar publishing/design services, though not a direct competitor — listed to illustrate overlap with regional media ecosystem.

Direct peers

• AOS Publishing: Czech publisher of encyclopedia-style collections (Malý průvodce po hrobech velkých). AOS partners with Imagine Media for pre-press preparation and illustration, making them a directly comparable Czech book publisher with similar design/pre-press collaboration model.
• Bohemica Books: Czech publishing house collaborating with Imagine Media on book projects (Jan Žižka film book). Both operate in Czech regional publishing with book design, illustration, and pre-press capabilities — making them directly comparable creative publishers in the Czech market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/imaginemedia_cz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/imaginemediacz
• Facebookfacebook.com/imaginemediacz
• Instagraminstagram.com/imaginemediacz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imagine-media-cz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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