GDUSA Reader Survey Reveals Strong Support for President Obama, a Belief That Old Age Begins as Early as Age 45 and Continued Growth in the Use of Stock Imagery Among Designers
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http://microstockinfos.blogspot.com/2011/08/gdusa-reader-survey-reveals-strong.htmliStockphoto is the favorite/go-to microstock agency
50% of designers who have a preference use iStock
Designers use a mix of rights managed and royalty free images
Rights managed – 32%
Royalty free – 93%
Designers spend more total dollars on royalty free images
Rights managed – 6%
Royalty free – 81%
About the same – 13%
Designers use multiple stock sites
Use only one – 11%
Use 2-3 – 47%
Use 4-9 – 31%
Use 10 or more – 11%
Top 5 categories of images used most often
People
Business/industry
Lifestyle
Abstracts/backgrounds/concepts
Food and Beverage
Publications doing the best job at extending print design to online platforms
Wired
Martha Stewart
New York Times
Oprah
National Geographic
Believe ageism begins to manifest itself in the design agency business
At age 55 and up – 26%
At age 50 – 34%
At age 45 – 30%
