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First Ever Web Design Survey Results
rainhill writes "In April 2007, A List Apart and An Event Apart conducted a survey of people who make websites. Close to 33,000 web professionals answered the survey's 37 questions, providing the first data ever collected on the business of web design and development (PDF) as practiced in the US and worldwide. Among the findings: over 70% of people in this field earn less than $60K per year. There is little gender bias in salary. And over 70% of Web workers post to a blog; this number shows very little dropoff with age."
I don't think you understand what "web design" is. A web designer doesn't go near a sql server.
I never thought I'd say this, but R T F A. I know the post didn't link to the article itself, but I think we're all intelligent enough to go up a level or two in the URL to see the article itself.
Immediately below the download button you see:
"Findings From the Web Design Survey (1.6 MB PDF)"
I don't think 1.6 MB is too huge for us nerdy Slash-dotters with our high speed connections, especially when we've been warned. And I don't think any reader here can justify clicking the link without first knowing what file type it is.
Additional details about the PDF choice:
"Note: This PDF has been tagged for accessibility, however the graphics representing the complex charts do not yet have equivalents. An updated document will be available soon."
Anyway, they have the raw data available as well in multiple formats (with sizes indicated) so you can avoid charts if you want.
Sheesh.
It's "PLOAF," not "P-LOAF." Ask about it.
In my day, we used characters for charts:
Option 1: @@@@@
Option 2: @@@@@@@@@@@@
Option 3: @@
That's beautiful, and don't ask me to draw you a pie chart, because I will.