(1) Design was by Jonatha Ariadne Caspian and editing by James Crabtree , with a cover by Fred Fields and illustrations by Ann Dupuis .
(2) The design was published by Ann Dupuis and Jonatha Ariadne Caspian , with a cover by Fred Fields and illustrations by James Crabtree .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

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a). no;
b). yes;
a).