GraphicDesign.com Adds Denise Bosler, Sheana Firth as Featured Writers

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) August 07, 2012

There are two new faces on the GraphicDesign.com writing team, Denise Bosler and Sheana Firth. Each brings a completely different perspective to the table, ensuring that readers of GraphicDesign.com will have a well-rounded perspective on the industry.

Bosler is a professor by trade and teaches Communication Design at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. She is published, having released “Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography for Print and Web Design.” The newest GraphicDesign.com featured writer focuses on print collateral, product packaging, and identity developments in both print and digital projects. She’s the brains behind MasteringType.com.

Also brand new to the GraphicDesign.com content family is Firth, who authored a recent feature article on the site examining the complications of working from home (Home Office Not Homework). Firth is the owner of Tennessee-based Breakaway Graphics, LLC and has over eight years of relevant design experience. According to a bio posted on GraphicDesign.com, “She is devoted to continuing to learn and adjust to the ever-changing field of design and provide innovative creative design solutions for her clients.”

In other content news from GraphicDesign.com, Christine Medley recently contributed a feature article about whether and how aspiring designers should build an online portfolio. At the end of the piece, readers were asked three questions, including “Which site do you use for your online portfolio?” The overwhelming favorite among GraphicDesign.com readers in that department was Wix, which received 26% of the vote.

The second most used site to build an online portfolio was Behance, which received 20%. Other nods went to included WordPress (11%), Hosted (10%), Tumblr (5%), Cargo Collective (5%), Squarespace (5%), and Carbonmade (2%).

Readers of Medley’s article were also asked whether they felt a graphic designer should build an online portfolio from the ground up using a program like Dreamweaver, as opposed to taking advantage of a packaged content management system like WordPress. Respondents overwhelmingly voted against graphic designers starting from scratch, as 68% responded “No,” while only 32% responded “Yes.”

Finally, the GraphicDesign.com community was split on whether readers had published more than one online portfolio. A total of 54% of respondents said they did not have multiple portfolios, while 46% said they did. No matter how many portfolios designers have created, or what programs they’ve used to do so, Medley stressed the importance of paying attention to content, functionality, and design.

GraphicDesign.com engages its community each week via feature articles that include poll questions. This week’s article, written by Firth, poses three questions at its conclusion and voting will remain open until August 12. Visit GraphicDesign.com today for more details.

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GraphicDesign.com Adds Denise Bosler, Sheana Firth as Featured Writers

63% of GraphicDesign.com Readers Would Consider an Adobe Creative Cloud Membership

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 15, 2012

A recent poll conducted on GraphicDesign.com revealed that 63% of readers, or nearly two-thirds, would consider purchasing an Adobe Creative Cloud membership. Purchasers of the plan pay between $ 49.99 and $ 74.99 per month in order to access Adobe’s suite of products instead of shelling out hundreds of dollars per title.

Not all GraphicDesign.com readers were sold, however. Among those who would not recommend an Adobe Creative Cloud membership was one reader who vented his frustrations: “Avoid this product. Its not even beta. The Adobe Application Manager fails to install some of the apps on any drive other than C: and the products won’t run if you are not on the internet or if Adobe’s license servers are unreachable.”

GraphicDesign.com visitors were split on the Creative Cloud’s pricing. Fifty-two percent of readers answered “Expensive” when asked, “What do you think about the Creative Cloud membership price of $ 49.99/month with the annual plan and $ 74.99/month with the month-to-month payment plan?” However, 41% said the product was fairly priced. Only 7% of respondents considered the monthly price tag inexpensive.

Also discussed recently on GraphicDesign.com was an interview with ElegantThemes.com founder and developer Nick Roach. ElegantThemes.com is one of the largest producers of WordPress themes in the world and emphasizes design simplicity over crowded functionality.

Readers of GraphicDesign.com weren’t sold on a theme’s design being more important than its functionality, however, as the votes were evenly split between the two options. Therefore, the debate between the “Design” and “Functionality” camps will continue to rage on.

GraphicDesign.com readers were also deadlocked on whether a subscription or a la carte pricing strategy was preferred for purchasing themes. ElegantThemes.com features a subscription-based model that allows users to access to all of the company’s nearly 100 themes in similar fashion to the Adobe Creative Cloud. The site sells to both end users and other developers.

Finally, a healthy 93% of GraphicDesign.com users said it was “Extremely Important” for a website’s or theme’s appearance to adapt when being viewed on a mobile device. To that end, ElegantThemes.com has rolled out “responsive” themes whose appearances adjust to a viewer’s screen size.

Roach gave his take on why “responsive” themes were central to his company’s development efforts: “The way we browse the internet is changing a lot. Smartphones and tablets are being introduced. Creating themes that change and adapt depending on the device is really important.”

GraphicDesign.com will continue to engage its users through weekly poll questions on hot topics in the design industry. This week, the conversation centers on the “unpaid wages epidemic” that is plaguing freelancers. Visit GraphicDesign.com to weigh in.

ABOUT GRAPHICDESIGN.COM

GraphicDesign.com is a product of Terran Marketing and a leading source of news and information devoted entirely to the graphic design industry. Employers, students, and freelancers come to GraphicDesign.com to read and discuss current news, information, and events in the graphic design industry.

CONTACT:

Julia Wild

Terran Marketing

892 East Steger Town Road, Suite #206

Rockwall, TX 75032

Phone: (540) 908-2195

E-Mail: julia (at) graphicdesign (dot) com

63% of GraphicDesign.com Readers Would Consider an Adobe Creative Cloud Membership