By Steve Bass
Cover | Table of Contents | Index | Sample Excerpt | Colophon
Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. Emily Quill was the production editor and proofreader for PC Annoyances. Leanne Soylemez was the copyeditor. David Futato did the typesetting and page makeup, with assistance from Bryan Carden. Sarah Sherman, Claire Cloutier, and Melanie Wang provided quality control. Derek Di Matteo and Linda Mui provided production assistance. Julie Hawks wrote the index.
Edie Freedman designed the cover of this book using Photoshop 6 and QuarkXPress 4.1. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's Myriad Condensed font.
David Futato designed and implemented the interior layout using InDesign 2.0.2. The text and heading fonts are Linotype Birka and Adobe Myriad Condensed; the sidebar font is Adobe Syntax; and the code font is TheSans Mono Condensed from LucasFont. The illustrations and screenshots that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano amd Jessamyn Read using Macromedia Freehand MX and Adobe Photoshop 7. The cartoon illustrations are from ClipArt.com; they were vectorized and recolored by Robert Romano and Edie Freedman.
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