Testimonials
Howard and I worked together extensively when I was Director of Art and Design at Stewart, Tabori & Chang, publishers of top-quality illustrated books in New York, and I found him to be experienced and talented: a creative individual on whom I could rely to get any job done not only intelligently and efficiently but with good humor as well. I can wholeheartedly recommend him and his services to anyone looking for help with their book-design needs.
—Jim Wageman.
"Working with Howard has always been a great experience. My company, It's About Time, has continually used him for layout and design work on an extensive number of projects and he always gets the job done well and on time. The assignments are usually under a tight deadline and with the expertise of Howard, who does the work accurately, always helps the process go faster. From manuscripts to final printer ready files, Howard has done it all for us. Not only does he do his job well, he is also a nice guy and a fun person to work with. I would definitely recommend him to anyone."
—Matthew Buco
Project Manager and Editor IAT Interactive
Howard and I worked together on several long-term projects during my time as an editor at an educational publisher called "It's About Time". My managers consistently contacted Howard as their first choice for all of our layout and design needs and he never failed to do impeccable work under tight and ever-changing deadlines. He was always accessible, flexible and completely willing to help out in any way that he could. I often sought out his expertise throughout the years that we worked on various kinds of texts together and I always found him to be incredibly helpful both in his suggestions and his good nature. Howard made many high-stress projects run as smoothly and quickly as possible because of his willingness to go above and beyond when we asked him to help us meet very tight production dates. He always did so incredibly graciously and with a smile on his face. I highly recommend his services and hope to have the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
—Jillian McKiernan
Editor
Howard is the consummate book professional I go to. Howard has helped me to put together numerous children's educational projects including social study, science and math textbooks, study guides, and corollary materials. Many of these projects included high-page count books that demanded full attention to detail and consistency of design. Howard's eye for this is simply incredible—often finding things that our editors and quality control people missed. Howard is a master of QuarkXpress, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop and together we were able to exploit the power aspects of those software programs to provide 100% press-ready files. As a designer, Howard brought that same quality to his work. Great palettes, functional layouts, wonderful typography that helped children get into the material without getting overwhelmed. What can I add—I simply depend on Howard to help me meet my deadlines and make complex projects simple.
—Robert Schwalb
Production Studio Manager, It's About time
Sr. Editor, Crossings Book Club
I was privileged to have Howard Johnson as my designer and art editor on two books I produced for Reader’s Digest: Who’s Who in the Bible and Complete Guide to the Bible. Each of these nearly 500-page volumes was heavily illustrated and took three years to complete. During that time Mr. Johnson worked closely with me and my staff, for planning sessions, picture selection, and design review. He also accompanied me for presentations to my client, Rader’s Digest, where he was always polite and attentive to the client’s requests for any revision. Howard was always conscientious, imaginative, and brought a flair to the design that was highly appreciated by me and my client. It was always a pleasure to work with him; his humor and calmness under stress relieved me of any anxiety I might have had over these challenging and demanding assignments. Thanks to Mr. Johnson’s efforts, the two books were both critical and popular successes, each selling more than 500,000 copies. I can wholeheartedly and without reservation recommend him for any design project you may have for him. You could make no mistake in employing him.
—Joseph L. Gardner
President and Editor-in-Chief
Gardner Associates
Working with Howard on a series of teacher workbooks and student worksheets was a pleasure. My team was consistently impressed by Howard's layout and design decisions. Above all, it was exceptionally easy to work with Howard because he is a great communicator: he responded to emails quickly, asked the right questions to do the work right the first time, and turned around revisions almost immediately. As a result, we hit all projects before deadline with even-better-than-expected results! I highly recommend working with Howard.
—Aliza Aufrichtig,
Product Director at Flocabulary
—Jim Wageman.
"Working with Howard has always been a great experience. My company, It's About Time, has continually used him for layout and design work on an extensive number of projects and he always gets the job done well and on time. The assignments are usually under a tight deadline and with the expertise of Howard, who does the work accurately, always helps the process go faster. From manuscripts to final printer ready files, Howard has done it all for us. Not only does he do his job well, he is also a nice guy and a fun person to work with. I would definitely recommend him to anyone."
—Matthew Buco
Project Manager and Editor IAT Interactive
Howard and I worked together on several long-term projects during my time as an editor at an educational publisher called "It's About Time". My managers consistently contacted Howard as their first choice for all of our layout and design needs and he never failed to do impeccable work under tight and ever-changing deadlines. He was always accessible, flexible and completely willing to help out in any way that he could. I often sought out his expertise throughout the years that we worked on various kinds of texts together and I always found him to be incredibly helpful both in his suggestions and his good nature. Howard made many high-stress projects run as smoothly and quickly as possible because of his willingness to go above and beyond when we asked him to help us meet very tight production dates. He always did so incredibly graciously and with a smile on his face. I highly recommend his services and hope to have the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
—Jillian McKiernan
Editor
Howard is the consummate book professional I go to. Howard has helped me to put together numerous children's educational projects including social study, science and math textbooks, study guides, and corollary materials. Many of these projects included high-page count books that demanded full attention to detail and consistency of design. Howard's eye for this is simply incredible—often finding things that our editors and quality control people missed. Howard is a master of QuarkXpress, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop and together we were able to exploit the power aspects of those software programs to provide 100% press-ready files. As a designer, Howard brought that same quality to his work. Great palettes, functional layouts, wonderful typography that helped children get into the material without getting overwhelmed. What can I add—I simply depend on Howard to help me meet my deadlines and make complex projects simple.
—Robert Schwalb
Production Studio Manager, It's About time
Sr. Editor, Crossings Book Club
I was privileged to have Howard Johnson as my designer and art editor on two books I produced for Reader’s Digest: Who’s Who in the Bible and Complete Guide to the Bible. Each of these nearly 500-page volumes was heavily illustrated and took three years to complete. During that time Mr. Johnson worked closely with me and my staff, for planning sessions, picture selection, and design review. He also accompanied me for presentations to my client, Rader’s Digest, where he was always polite and attentive to the client’s requests for any revision. Howard was always conscientious, imaginative, and brought a flair to the design that was highly appreciated by me and my client. It was always a pleasure to work with him; his humor and calmness under stress relieved me of any anxiety I might have had over these challenging and demanding assignments. Thanks to Mr. Johnson’s efforts, the two books were both critical and popular successes, each selling more than 500,000 copies. I can wholeheartedly and without reservation recommend him for any design project you may have for him. You could make no mistake in employing him.
—Joseph L. Gardner
President and Editor-in-Chief
Gardner Associates
Working with Howard on a series of teacher workbooks and student worksheets was a pleasure. My team was consistently impressed by Howard's layout and design decisions. Above all, it was exceptionally easy to work with Howard because he is a great communicator: he responded to emails quickly, asked the right questions to do the work right the first time, and turned around revisions almost immediately. As a result, we hit all projects before deadline with even-better-than-expected results! I highly recommend working with Howard.
—Aliza Aufrichtig,
Product Director at Flocabulary