Timothy Edward Downs

About the Author

RON WHITE is the former executive editor of PC Computing magazine, where he developed the popular How It Works illustration to explain the new technologies that were emerging in computing at a prodigious rate. He is also the author of the best-selling How Digital Photography Works, and books on software, MP3, and digital cameras. His writing and photography have appeared in some of the leading magazines in the nation. He can be reached at ron@ronwhite.com.

TIMOTHY EDWARD DOWNS is the national award-winning illustrator of How Computers Work and How Digital Photography Works. Tim has been involved in all facets of graphic design in his illustrious career. From illustrator to creative director, Tim has led teams of artists and designers in advertising agencies, marketing communications firms, and consumer magazines to better tell their stories through illustration, photography, typography, and design. “Our job doesn’t start when the writer hits Save. In order to effectively communicate the tone or the concept of the piece, we need to know and understand the story from the original brainstorm all the way through final execution,” reminds Tim. Examples of Tim’s design, illustration, and photographic work can be seen at https://www.timothyedwarddowns.com.

Timothy Edward Downs

Illustrator Timothy Edward Downs is an award-winning magazine designer, a photographer, and the illustrator of the best-seller How Computers Work. He has directed and designed several national consumer business, technology, and lifestyle magazines, always infusing a sense of “How it Works” into every project. By tapping his vast computer system and process knowledge, Tim has developed the richly illustrative style that is unique to the How It Works series. In How Digital Photography Works, Tim has further blurred the lines between informational illustration and photography.

Ron White

Ron White, former Executive Editor and Columnist of PC Computing, developed the "How it Works" series to explain technology. White has written for dozens of computer magazines and authored several books over 20 years. He is a fellow in criticism of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and his work has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award. Tim Downs, Creative Director for Infoworld Media Group, is an Award winning Techno-ceptual Illustrator focused on disseminating information for easy digestion. By drawing from his vast computer and informational design knowledge, Tim has developed the richly illustrated style that is unique to How Computers Work.

Ron White

Ron White is a senior editor at PC Computing where he writes the CD-Ron and Net Kahuna columns. Founder of one of the earliest PC user groups, he has been writing about computers for 15 years, and is the author of two other books, How Software Works and How Anyone Can Fix and Rev Up PCs. The second edition of How Computers Work won an award for best non-fiction computer book from the Computer Press Association. Timothy Downs is a long-time artist with Ziff Davis Publications. He currently illustrates for PCComputing and has been illustratior for the popular How It Works stories there. He is the original artist for the first edition of How Computers Work.