Originally posted by Chuck
Would you believe... I'm still on Quark v3.31? No web features here.
In regards to Nemesis' post, I think it's a shame to think that you can only feel like a real designer if you're working on InDesign. I don't mean anything personal, but just like a doctor can perform an excellent tracheotomy with only a ball point pen, I think designer's need not pin their identities or abilities on which tools they're using.
Anyway, that's my opinion. I'm not trying to offend anyone, just thinking out loud.
Chuck
http://www.madebydesign.net
Not that, but rather different thing, Chuck.
I can make a five star website using MSWord 5.0 alone, or textedit, or Dreamweaver; Make a 700 pages spread book using Wordstar, or similar ... but I can also do it using InDesign.
I do not care, everything is fine to me. But I am just soundly observing benefits of modern, real world tools available there. InDesign is one of them, Dreamweaver too. Mac OS X as well ... and that makes me exciting!
Adobe, Macromedia, Apple, they give a damn! They listen to us, and they care about us and our needs!
But not Quark. I hate no QuarkXPress -- I hate Quark's business practice and the way they are treating us, designers, customers. They think we are idiots, that they should skim us all for a piece of outdated software forever. If it wasn't for Adobe, QuarkXPress would never change. And that's a shame and that's what I hate the most!
And yes, InDesign makes me fly again. It makes me observing new ways to deliver good design, same as Apple makes me happy by delivering extraordinary computers of both excellent usability, and of excellent product design.
And, of course, I'm not trying to offend anyone, just thinking out loud.