Boston, MA (March 9, 2004) — For the first time ever, the much-anticipated annual AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries is available to anyone for free as an interactive online database. In the past it was available in print form to AIGA members and Aquent clients only. The 2004 edition has just been published and is publicly available online at www.designsalaries.com.

This definitive survey—created in partnership between Aquent and AIGA, and in cooperation with Communication Arts magazine—stands as the industry standard for tracking the salaries of design, advertising, and marketing professionals. The survey draws from more than 3,500 design professionals as well as others allied to the profession, covering 22 professional categories across nine regions in the United States.

For design professionals as well as for anyone who hires, manages, or works with creative professionals, the survey information is widely valued as both a benchmark and a compensation gauge.

2004 marks the fifth year that Aquent and AIGA have partnered to create the survey of design salaries in the United States. And 2004 marks the first time it has been offered free to anyone online.

About Aquent
Aquent (aquent.com) is a global professional services firm that delivers staffing, consulting, and outsourcing solutions for Marketing, Communications, and Creative Services. Through a network of more than eighty offices worldwide, Aquent provides services in the areas of print and Web design and production, advertising and media, marketing, public relations, and marcom office support. In its eighteen-year history, Aquent has made over 400,000 matches of contract and full-time professionals with client companies worldwide. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts