Acknowledgments

I clearly remember the moment everything began. It was a hot day in November 2006 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. When my business partner and great friend, Fabiano Meneghetti, and I got back to work after lunch, we saw the door of our office broken in, and then I saw that we had been robbed—all of our laptops, monitors, and backup discs gone. It was terrible, but it was the beginning of a big change in my life.

As crazy as it might sound, if it weren’t for the burglars I probably wouldn’t have had the opportunity to write this book. And much more than that, I would not have had the chance to meet so many of the talented artists, designers, and people I now call friends. Among them are the amazing friends behind Abduzeedo who helped make this book possible. My thanks to: Fabiano Meneghetti, who was with me from day one; Paulo Gabriel, our first writer; Alexis Papageorgiou, our first international writer from Germany; Paulo Canabarro, a great friend; Gisele Muller, our senior editor and most disciplined contributor; Amanda Macedo, cousin, English teacher, and dharma bum; and François Hoang, a very talented graphic designer and great friend I met in Canada.

I also have to thank Rebecca Gulick for listening to my idea for this book and making it happen for me. Stephen Nathans-Kelly and Liz Welch did an amazing job editing my words. Thanks to Tracey Croom and Kim Scott for their production and layout expertise. And my hat is off to the rest of the Peachpit/New Riders crew for helping to bring this book into reality. I am grateful to have had such pros on my side.