Sara Bader is an editor, writer, and researcher. She is the author of Strange Red Cow: and Other Curious Classified Ads from the Past, a look at U.S. history though classified advertisements printed over the last three hundred years. Strange Red Cow was featured in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribute, among other newspapers and magazines. Bader is the founder and editor of the website Quotenik.com, a growing library of verified quotations. The online archive is a practical resource for journalists, authors, speechwriters, playwrights, etc. She edits and acquires visual culture books for Princeton Architectural Press.

The Designer Says is a compendium of quotations from more than one hundred of history's leading practitioners. Paired on page spreads like guests at a dinner party, a designer from the nineteenth century might sit next to one working today or two contemporary designers may strike up a conversation. This portable collection makes the perfect gift for designers, students, and anyone curious about the ideas and personalities that have shaped the art of visual communication.