Chris K Designs

Most of us get the whole Twitter idea. Some, still can’t grasp it. This week Bob Parsons, CEO of GoDaddy.com, put a video up on his blog explaining Twitter is possibly the most simple way. Check it out below. When you are done watching, head over to bobparsons.me for more videos and blog posts from Bob.

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Recently many newspapers have been closing their doors and ceasing all print media due to pure costs of print overhead. It simply costs too much to print and distribute physical editions these days. Aside from cost, there are some that claim the print media is a burden on the environment as well.

There was a rumor online that Wired Magazine is looking to cut the web content in lieu of keeping the print media alive after a large amount of layoffs. Not only is this counter intuitive, but it’s counter culture right now. While web content reigns supreme due to it’s cheap overhead cost, this publisher is going to keep their costly print edition going. This got me to thinking, what happens to a graphic designer or layout designer when print media is reduced or dies?

Most people will argue that a graphic designer can still work in a web-based world, and while this is somewhat true there are parts of print media that you cannot replicate digitally. Graphic designers always have one very important thing that web-designers do not…medium control.

You can write all the code you want and test your design or site in every browser, but nothing is going to guarantee that your viewer is on a computer that supports the site, that has enough screen real-estate, or that their screen is calibrated for color. Graphic Designers in magazine, news paper, or other print mediums are typically given specific dimensions into which their design is effectively placed to create an emotion or feeling. Web Designers can never feel this sort of control for the success of their work. So what happens to all of these designers? Here are the questions I pose to you, my designer readers and friends:

• Are we all to just fold and start working digital only?
• Is the print media even salvageable in this economic downturn?
• With ’sustainability’ being such a buzz word, is print doomed for being too wasteful?
• Do you still subscribe to a print edition of anything?

Let me know what you think in the comments. I’m very curious to see what discussions arise.