Thoughts on Interaction Design

I spent a quick weekend in Austin, finishing up all the imagery for the book and trying to get some ducks in a row. After taking over Justin's living room, we took about 800 pictures. These will get whittled down to about 25, and then the content for the book can be called "done".

We made a decision to explore printers in India, too; since this entire book is one big learning experience, we decided to see what sort of quality we can get from offshore product development.

This thing should go to the printer in the next two or three weeks …

One of the last items left - the cover! Here are some comps ..

We are waiting on some quotes from India; then, it's off to press ....

The thing is almost done; 99.9%, and counting. I got the final prepress proof from Paul, and I'm going over it with painstaking detail one last time before we go to press on Monday! We've identified a strong printer in Austin that had a great price, and a good reputation; if we actually get the text out on Monday, then I should have books in my hand on March 16th.

Here's a snip from inside the book; paul nailed the "swiss-classic merged with a modern filter" that I was hoping for:

And here's a view of the back cover:

So close ..

I paid for printing today; that kind of makes it "real".

I also enrolled in Amazon's Advantage program, and opened the site up to pre-ordering. We've decided on a cheaper price on our site than on Amazon, as they take 55% (eek!) of the profits.

So we're in the home-stretch; I should have books in my hand by March 25th. Exciting, but kind of scary at the same time.