Jim Krause has worked as a designer in the Pacific Northwest since the 1980s. He has produced award-winning work for clients large and small, including Microsoft, McDonald's, Kodak, Cingular Wireless, Washington Apples, Bell Helicopter, Levi Strauss, Paccar/Kenworth, Northern Trust and Seattle Public Schools. He is also the author and designer of the Index series available from HOW Design Books: Idea Index (2000), Layout Index (2001), Color Index (2002), Creative Sparks (2003), Design Basics Index (2004), Photo Idea Index (2005), Type Idea Index (2006), Color Index 2 (2007), Photo Idea Index: Places (2008). Together, his books have sold over 230,000 copies.