{"bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Alan Swann has spent his working life in art and design. His unique blend of experience as a commercial designer and teacher equips him well as the author of invaluable guides on graphic design and layout."}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2011-10-11T05:19:56.580855"}, "latest_revision": 3, "name": "Alan Swann", "key": "/authors/OL387785A", "personal_name": "Alan Swann", "birth_date": "1946", "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "revision": 3}