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Free kids fonts (Page 4. Silicon Valley is desperate for talented designers - Apr. 6. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In the Silicon Valley hierarchy, coders have always ruled the roost, but right now there's a different skill set on the industry's most-wanted list: designers. From giants like Facebook and Google to barely hatched startups, everyone is fighting over a small pool of artists skilled at bringing websites and apps to life. Johnnie Manzari, a prominent user interface designer for more than a decade, says he gets weekly phone calls from people asking him to recommend good designers. "There's a huge demand for finding talent," he says. "Just like with engineering, one of the reasons it's been so difficult is there just aren't many people that are that good. Several of the industry's power players have been on design-focused shopping sprees. In June, Facebook scooped up Dutch software design company Sofa.

Two months later, Facebook bought Push Pop Press, a digital publishing company founded by former Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) interface designer Mike Matas. In the Mix.

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