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What is the Pro Designer?

The Pro Designer is a state of the art blog providing a wealth of practical information aimed at modern professional graphic designers, web designers, and web developers.

The Pro Designer is continuously updated with exceptional content consisting of the noteworthy tips, tutorials, and valuable resources that will help the modern design professional take their business to the next level.

Readers will find a wealth of text and tools to speed their workflow and perfect their processes. The content will be constantly augmented by the addition of Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator tutorials, as well as galleries of gorgeous websites and jaw dropping designs intended to imbue everyone from the budding designer to the stalwart veteran with an artist’s undying inspiration.

Why write about both graphic design AND web development?

Time is racing forward and the Internet has changed the rules of graphic design. The role of the modern design professional is nothing like it was a decade back, and the same can be said for web developers. Today’s web designers and web developers must be able to wear a dozen different hats, sometimes in unison, and often sharing headgear.

Web designers must be able to handle standards-compliant websites, design a user interface to present to clients, as well as pick up a bit of server-side code to sharpen an ever growing skill set. Today’s web developers must not only possess the skills needed to navigate the architecture of a modern website, they must also keep their eye on design.

It isn’t just the providers who’ve changed.

Today’s clients expect one stop shopping. Those designers who can do it all, or at least have a basic understanding of the full breadth of services available, are those designers who will see their studios rise to the top of the online heap.

Who crafts the written content at The Pro Designer?

The founder, primary architect, and lead writer of The Pro Designer is me, Adam. I am a graphic designer who works primarily with branding, typography, pre-press, and marketing. My work environments include: Windows Vista, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver, and Firefox.

My passion lies in the creation of sweeping, beautiful, squeaky clean designs that maximize value for each of my clients. The Pro Designer features fantastic guest posts from expert authors canvasing the field of web design and development.

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