POPULAR PERIPHERALS
What desktop hardware and peripherals do designers most often buy or specify? Other than the workstation itself, the top three product categories are: Color Printers/Proofers, Digital Cameras and Desktop Color Scanners. Other important products noted by respondents: CD and DVD Players/Recorders, Memory/ Storage Devices, Large Format Printers, Color Copiers and Designer Furniture.
Over what types of equipment
do you have purchasing influence?
(Top 10) |
| computers/workstations |
| color printers/proofers |
| digital cameras |
| desktop color scanners |
| cd and dvd players/recorders |
| memory/storage devices |
| designer furniture |
| large format printers |
| color copiers |
| telecommunications |
SOFTWARE SELECTIONS
As for the categories of software that designers use most frequently in their work, three stand out: Page Layout/Desktop Publishing, Photo Editing/Photo Retouching and Draw/Paint/ Illustration. Other high-flyers in the software arena include Type/Fonts, Web Design/Development, Preflighting/Proofing, Color Proofing/Management and newcomers to the survey, Digital Asset Management and Timekeeping/Billing applications.
Over what types of software do you have purchasing influence?
(Top 10) |
| page layout/desktop publishing |
| photo editing/photo retouching |
| draw/paint/illustration |
| type/fonts |
| pdf/workflow |
| web design/development |
| color proofing/management |
| preflighting/proofing |
| digital asset management |
| multimedia |
