As we were a print shop we had to basically handle every file that was thrown at us, you could see the transition happening from the client side. Co-workers who had worked in Quark for eons were starting to be forced to use ID as submitted files started coming in that format. I last worked doing straight graphics in 2007 and the change was already starting. All that's left is really the dinosaurs of the industry using it. The education system is always pinched for funds, what are you going to buy licenses for, Quark or CS which has an app like Quark along with 4 or 5 other teachable apps? Once Quark started losing that battle it was all over. My guess is that the change really occurred when Adobe introduced Creative Suite.
Many of the short keys were similar and the learning curve smaller compared to Quark. ID was just natural to use, especially if you had learned AI. Once you started using Photoshop and Illustrator Quark quite obviously was a square peg, round hole in that trio. When I was going through school from 99-01 they were still teaching Quark, but even then I started using ID 1.5 seeing it's potential right away. As 2004 was almost a decade ago I'd have a tenancy to believe ID has eroded that substantially. It stated that Quark was 8 times more popular than InDesign. It may take a bit more study, but if your'e worth hiring, it's doubtful that knowing Indesign over QuarkXpress (or vice versa) would prevent you being hired.Īccording to the Wikipedia article, the last reliable report on marketshare for the 2 products was in 2004. If you know one well you can transition to the other. If I were looking for employment, I wouldn't let the mention of QuarkXpress or Indesign sway me away from a position. They may have a standard ad they place for a position which includes QuarkXpress because it was needed 15 years ago even if it's not needed today.
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While my office has little or no interaction with anyone using QuarkXpress today, QuarkXpress is still very valid for many positions.Īlso, realize most help wanted ads are placed by the Human Resources department who know nothing of the software or requirements. Many use Indesign because it's bundled with Photoshop, Illustrator, etc and it just makes sense to stick with Adobe rather than pay the additional $1k US for a separate layout application. And there are some places which simply don't like Indesign. This may be primarily to support older files or because workflows are dedicated to QuarkXpress features. QuarkXpress is very much still in use for large production houses where they've been using it for 15+ years.Įssentially if a business, or designer, started before the development of Adobe Indesign (Circa 1999) then they may still prefer QuarkXpress. When I do see a QuarkXpress file, I simply use the Q2ID plug in and convert it to Indesign. I haven't seen a QuarkXpress file in 8-10 years.
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