Books

• Coming in Fall 2009, 100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers, written with Steve Gordon, Jr. of RDQLUS Design.
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  "Design Secrets: Furniture", by Laurel Saville, profiles 50 pieces of modern furniture, using designer interviews, sketchbooks and production drawings to shed light on everything from initial inspirations to production challenges, failed prototypes and unique manufacturing techniques. "Metropolis" magazine called the book a "fascinating, frank and instructive tell-all" and "ID" magazine said it was "full of brilliance."

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  "Outdoor Stonework" "abounds with inspirational pictures of cool walls, patios, walkways, pools, and other outside spaces delineated by stone structures," according to the Library Journal. Eighteen projects are profiled, providing professional insights from landscape contractors, gardeners, and dry stone wallers who provide design and installation ideas, information, and advice that homeowners or other professionals can use in their own landscapes.

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  "100 Habits of Successful Publication Designers" includes the wisdom and experience of almost forty designers. Get tips, tricks, advice, ideas, and kicks in the design butt from editors, designers, and illustrators both well-known - like Pentagram partner, Luke Hayman, New York Times magazine creative director Arem Duplessis, and design historian, educator, and author, Steve Heller - as well as rabble rousers and newcomers. Lavishly illustrated with examples of magazines, books, and illustrations.