Carole Kismaric, an acclaimed editor, packager and book designer, died of pancreatic cancer at her home in New York City November 19. She was 60. Kismaric began her publishing career in 1970, joining Time-Life Books as a picture researcher. She eventually helped to develop the Time-Life Photography Series. She joined Aperture in 1970 and is credited with transforming the design and appeal of Aperture's picture books. Indeed, Kismaric's work at Aperture is credited with changing the way that all photography books are designed. Working with the Aperture designers, Kismaric moved the house away from the traditional one picture in the center of the page format to bolder and more inventive layouts that included text. She produced more than 50 books for Aperture on a wide variety of topics and edited Aperture magazine. After leaving Aperture in 1986, she cofounded Lookout, an exhibition and publishing company, with Marvin Heiferman. Among the books she edited and designed are Diane Arbus: MagazineWork, The Eloquent Light by Ansel Adams and Telex Iran by Gilles Peress.