After an agonizingly long delay, it appears my book is in stock and shipping from Amazon. It was on the shelf at my local Barnes and Noble last week. Those of you who were kind enough to pre-order Communicating Design should be getting it within the week.

Several people have posted "I can't wait" messages to their blogs. Thanks to everyone for the links!

Peachpit, the company that owns Communicating Design's publisher New Riders, is planning a refresh of their various web properties. According to editor-in-chief Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, my book will be at her side during the process.

Nancy represents one of the book's target audiences. While it's doubtful that Nancy herself will do any of the design work, she is a major stakeholder in the project. Communicating Design can help stakeholders like Nancy know what to expect from the documents supplied by their design teams, as well as what to ask for. The book discusses collaboration strategies for each deliverable. Each chapter also identifies risks during deliverable creation and sharing, which can help stakeholders like Nancy anticipate her concerns before discussing a document with her design team.