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 copyeditor for Hardware Hacking Projects for Geeks. Mary Anne Weeks Mayo was the proofreader. David Futato and Melanie Wang did the typesetting and page makeup, with assistance from Bryan Carden. Marlowe Shaeffer and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Mary Agner and Mary Brady provided production assistance. Julie Hawks wrote the index.
Edie Freedman designed the cover of this book using Photoshop 6 and QuarkXPress 4.1. The cover image is an original photograph by Edie Freedman. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's Formata Condensed font.
Melanie Wang designed the interior layout using InDesign CS, based on a series design by David Futato. The text and heading fonts are Linotype Birka and Adobe Formata Condensed, and the code font is TheSans Mono Condensed from LucasFont. The illustrations and screenshots that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia Freehand MX and Adobe Photoshop 7.
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