Learn how to turn your lifestyle or design idea into a book with Lia Ronnen, Executive Editor and Associate Publisher at Artisan Books. Tune in to hear Grace Bonney talk with Lia about her background in the art world, and how that led to work in packaging, publishing, and editing. Learn about Artisan's unique take fashion, lifestyle, and design books, and why they have worked with category killers like Domino and Lucky. How have blogs and magazines influenced the world of books and publishing? Find out how the death of bookstores has affected the marketing of visual books, and tune in to hear Lia explain how to pitch a book idea! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods.

"The toughest problem that we've had is the loss of the bookstore. That was our biggest marketing tool... For visual books- coffee table books, books that are objects- bookstores are important." [18:50]

"A book needs to be more in depth; it's not a blog. In order for it to have a longer life, it needs to have something specific to say." [23:50]

-- Lia Ronnen on After the Jump

This week on After the Jump, Grace Bonney is in the studio with Lorena Siminovich: graphic designer, illustrator, and founder of Petit Collage. Lorena began taking graphic design classes at her high school in Buenos Aires, and has constantly developed her style ever since. Hear about how moving to New York City changed her approach to graphics and illustrations, and what she has done to fuel her entrepreneurial spirit. From stamps to laser-cut mobiles, Lorena has designed it all! Tune in to hear about Lorena's interest in collage, and how small vacations can do wonders for productivity. This episode has been sponsored by Clarkson Potter Publishers.

"There's something very strong about my graphic design education. I have a total Swedish type of graphic design schooling. It's very clean, it's very minimal - so it has something to do with my design of logo types, clean aesthetics, and graphics. It's a graphic approach to illustration."

-- Lorena Siminovich on After the Jump

Amy Azzarito rejoins host Grace Bonney for the season finale of After the Jump! Tune into this episode to hear Grace and Amy talk about their top ten favorite design trends of 2012, and how they will evolve in the upcoming year! Hear about the resurgence of brick-and-mortar stores, and the myriad of pop-up shops in New York City. Tune in to hear discussions about some of the trends from this year that Grace and Amy hope to see fall out of favor. Later, Grace and Amy talk about the blog world in 2012, and how blogging has officially become a profession for many people. How have social media formats like Pinterest, tumblr, and Facebook changed the way that the online community shares information? Tune in to this episode of After the Jump to hear Grace and Amy's predictions for 2013! This program has been sponsored by 360 Cookware.

"Now, with Pinterest, tumblr, Facebook, etc. - People are making these conversations about their lives in visual ways. People used to 'talk' more..." [24:45] -- Grace Bonney on After the Jump