Early success in the children's magazine design with publishers such as Topps (Topps Magazine) and Lucsafilm (Star Wars Galaxy Collector) led to assignments in children’s nonfiction trade and school/library markets. They wanted access not only to my expertise with Children's nonfiction, but also my wealth of experience in consumer magazine design for clients like Sports Illustrated. These twin assets have now informed the lively, engaging design for hundreds books for kids and young adults for publishers such as Scholastic, Dorling Kindersley, Time Inc, and many more. SERVICES: • creative consultation • design (cover, interior) • editorial (writing, copyediting, proofreading, indexing) • composition (layout, photo research, pre-press production) • digital publishing (interactive fixed layout EPUB, ebooks, apps)

I got my start as an independent magazine designer. Covers, startups, and redesigns in the consumer and B2B sectors were followed by art direction of quarterly, custom content magazines for the Topps Company and Lucasfilm. At the same time, I began a long association with Sports Illustrated, producing special advertising inserts. Success with SI was followed by assignments from Fortune, Life, Money, Mutual Funds, Prevention, and Runner’s World. In more recent times, I returned to my roots and have been happily attracting and securing more magazine projects from clients like Asset International, Pace Law School, Rodale, and others. SERVICES: • creative consultation • design (covers, interiors, start-ups, redesigns, one-shots) • editorial (writing, copyediting, proofreading, indexing) • composition (layout, photo research, pre-press production) • digital publishing (interactive fixed layout EPUB, online magazines, apps) • all types of publications (consumer, B2B, custom content, newsletters, inserts)

As a textbook publishing colleague, I know you battle ironic truths every day: While students are steadily migrating to your amazing new digital platforms, many say they still prefer physical, printed books for serious studying. And yet, they are reading these books less each year. Macmillan Learning has turned to Carling Design time and again to bring my formidable experience as a magazine and children’s nonfiction trade book designer to bear on the problem. In recent years, I’ve designed many large, comprehensive, best-selling textbooks in the sciences and humanities for W.H. Freeman and numerous readers Bedford/St.Martin’s. My trademark is a blend of college textbook pedagogy and trade magazine journalism with use of stunning photographs, unexpected colors, subtle graphic touches, and overall, an uncluttered, accessible layout. SERVICES: • creative consultation • design (cover, interior) • editorial (writing, copyediting, proofreading, indexing) • composition (layout, photo research, pre-press production) • digital publishing (interactive fixed layout EPUB, ebooks, apps)