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Design Domination
Hosted by Colleen Gratzer · arts · EN
About this Podcast:
The podcast for accessibility, design and creative business, Design Domination helps graphic designers and web designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace.Design Domination is hosted by veteran designer, creative business owner, accessibility specialist, educator and speaker Colleen Gratzer, who shares her real-world experience and insights into accessibility, design and creative business.Enhance your design skills with accessibility and become more business savvy, so you get more respect and command higher rates.Website: https://creative-boost.comMusic: https://www.bensound.com
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What is Design Domination about?
The podcast for accessibility, design and creative business, Design Domination helps graphic designers and web designers gain confidence, clarity and a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace. Design Domination is hosted by veteran designer, creative business owner, accessibility specialist, educator and speaker Colleen Gratzer, who shares her real-world experience and insights into accessibility, design and creative business.
Who hosts Design Domination?
Design Domination is hosted by Colleen Gratzer. The show has published 203 episodes to date.
What has Design Domination covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Why an Accessible InDesign Template Isn't Enough for PDF Accessibility" (8 July 2026, 8 minutes), "Can You Create Accessible PDFs in Affinity?" (15 April 2026, 12 minutes), and "Adobe InDesign's AI Alt-Text Generator: What Designers Need to Know" (11 March 2026, 8 minutes).
How often does Design Domination publish?
Design Domination publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 9 minutes across 203 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Design Domination?
Booking probability for Design Domination is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Design Domination requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Design Domination's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Design Domination?
The strongest fits for Design Domination are Design Services. Design Domination has an arts audience.
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Colleen Gratzer hosts Design Domination, an arts podcast with 203 episodes published.
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Episode #202
Can You Create Accessible PDFs in Affinity?
Apr 15, 202612 min#202 Are accessible PDFs possible in Affinity? If you're a designer using Affinity tools, find out what's possible, what's not and how Affinity compares to Adobe InDesign for PDF accessibility. Learn the key limitations...
Mar 11, 20268 minAdobe InDesign now includes an AI Alt-text generator. The new InDesign AI Alt-text generator automatically creates image descriptions for accessibility. But should designers trust it? Here's what to know before using...
Feb 18, 20267 min#200 When WCAG standards change, are graphic and web designers suddenly liable? Could past work be noncompliant? Learn how to protect yourself.
Feb 4, 20269 min#199 Wondering how to show accessibility work in your portfolio, especially if you didn't design the project? Find out how to present your accessible design, PDF remediation, website audits and collaborative work...
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Jan 21, 202611 min#198 Struggling to price accessibility work? Get proven strategies for charging for audits, remediation and accessible design so that your projects are profitable.
Episode #197
How to Check If a PDF Is Accessible
Dec 10, 202510 min#197 Are you unsure that your PDFs are truly accessible? Find out 5 methods to check if a PDF is accessible, so you can stop guessing and be confident your PDFs are actually accessible. You'll also find out two mistakes...
Episode #196
Do Logos Need to Be Accessible?
Oct 23, 20257 min#196 Do logos need to be accessible and meet the WCAG accessibility requirements? The answer will surprise you! Find out how to make your logo designs more accessible and reach a wider audience and how that helps your...
Episode #195
Adding Metadata for Document Accessibility
Aug 20, 20256 min#195 Something very easy to do for document accessibility is to add a few bits of metadata. Find out why metadata is important for accessibility, what metadata to add and how to add metadata to a document.
Episode #194
10 Surprising Facts About Me
Jul 9, 202515 min#194 Find out 10 surprising facts about me—my education, other jobs I've had, a famous relative, a paralyzing fear, the type of design work I refuse to do and more.
Episode #193
Ultimate Guide to Creating a Transcript
May 7, 20258 min#193 People spend several hours a day consuming video content. If your audio and video content isn't accompanied by a transcript, it will be much less accessible to everyone, not just certain users. Find out how to...
Episode #192
5 Tips for Creating Accessible PDFs Efficiently
Apr 23, 202512 min#192 If you're new to creating accessible PDFs from InDesign, Word, PowerPoint or if you don't have an efficient process, then you may face certain challenges. Get 5 tips for creating accessible PDFs efficiently.
Episode #191
2025 State of Website Accessibility
Apr 9, 202511 min191 Find out what these website accessibility insights from the 2025 WebAIM Million report, using the WAVE automated checker, mean for you as a web designer or developer today.
Episode #190
7 Reasons to Add Captions to Videos
Mar 26, 20257 min#190 You might think that video captions are only for accessibility and for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Here are 7 reasons to add captions to videos that may surprise you.
Episode #189
UserWay Class-action Lawsuit
Mar 12, 202512 min#189 Another website accessibility overlay company has been sued. This time it involves UserWay and a class-action lawsuit. Find out what this means for you as a website designer or developer.
Design Domination
Does Accessibility Apply to Print Design?
Feb 26, 202510 minS188Graphic designers often ask if accessibility laws and guidelines apply to print design, not just websites, document and other digital content. The answer might surprise you.
Episode #187
How to Create an Accessibility Statement
Feb 12, 20257 min#187 An accessibility statement is an important but sometimes overlooked part of a website. Find out why a website should have an accessibility statement, what it should include and how to create an accessibility...
Jan 29, 20259 min186: The June 2025 deadline for the European Accessibility Act is fast approaching. Find out what you need to know and how it may affect the websites you build, even if you're outside of the E.U.
Jan 15, 202511 min185: What you need to know about the FTC complaint against accessiBe and what it means for web designers and developers.
Episode #184
Accessible Design Critique: Food Packaging
Oct 2, 20246 min#184 Find out from this accessible design critique how accessibility can affect food package design in the marketplace.
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