On October 2nd, 2020 at 6:00 PM Eastern Time, please join us for a virtual event online “Book Tour” at Crowdcast with award winning graphic designer Chip Kidd and comic author/ illustrator Patrick McDonnell to celebrate the release of the 70th anniversary edition of “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams). This event will also be live-streamed on The Strand’s Facebook Page. For more info just CLICK HERE! This virtual event is free to attend. […]
The Eisner Award–nominated tribute to Charles M. Schulz—newly repackaged for the 70th anniversary of Peanuts is due to hit book stores on September 1st, 2020. Charles M. Schulz believed that the key to cartooning was to take out the extraneous details and leave in only what’s necessary. For 50 years, he wrote and illustrated Peanuts, the single most popular and influential comic strip in the world. Renowned designer Chip Kidd was granted unprecedented access to the extraordinary archives of the […]
Here’s a quick shout out to Abrams ComicArts for their recent nomination into the 2016 EISNER AWARDS which will be held at the San Diego Comic-Con International! They were included in the “Best Publication Design” section for their new book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, designed by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear. The other publishers and publications in this category include: Beyond the Surface, designed by Nicolas André, Sam Arthur, Alex Spiro, and Camille […]
OK, here’s some unusual “Chip Kidd” News that we’re actually quite proud of. Hey, on your next visit to your friendly neighborhood grocery store please be sure to check out Little Debbie’s Snack Cakes because the back of that box should have a promotional campaign for THE PEANUTS MOVIE, which offers Chip Kidd’s latest book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams). Yes! WOW! This is like national coverage and it’s so cool!! Thank you Little Debbie ;) Oh yeah, […]
Martha Frankel is a Blogger/Reporter for WOODSTOCK WRITERS RADIO and she recently met up with Chip Kidd at the Miami Book Fair to discuss his new book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams). The interview is available online as a free podcast and we want to invite everyone to please check it out. She did an amazing job (Thanks Martha!). To hear the complete broadcast, please CLICK HERE!
Zach Smith, a Guest Contributor over at the NEWSARAMA Comic Book News Website, recently conducted an extensive interview with the Book Designer (and Author) Chip Kidd about his latest book, “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams). They get pretty deep about the creation of this book and the importance of Charles M. Schulz and the wonderful Peanuts characters that he drew for 50 years. Here’s a LINK to check it and please do because […]
The Always Super-Awesome BOING BOING website has a very fun podcast called RIYL (Recommend If You Like) and they recently talked with Chip Kidd about Graphic Design, Book Covers, His New “Art of Peanuts” Book, and the Future of Books in a Digital World.
OK, real quick, we want to thank Andrew Dansby over at the HOUSTON CHRONICLE Newspaper for writing such a wonderful book review for Chip Kidd’s latest book, “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts” (Published by Abrams). Now, we had a link to the article all ready to go but today we found out that it’s only available online for a short time and then they make you register on their website to view it later. So […]
Wow! We wanna thank the entire staff of the NEWSDAY Newspaper Syndicate for placing Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear’s new book, Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schultz and the Art of Peanuts (Abrams), on their 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. They made some very excellent suggestions this year and we’re just totally honored to be included. For the complete list please be sure to visit their website, here’s a LINK!
This is just a quick post to share the fun news that Chip Kidd’s latest book, “Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schultz and the Art of Peanuts” (Abrams), is NUMBER ONE at Amazon for books in the “Art of Comics and Manga” category!! Hey, we’re NOT trying to brag or anything like that, we’re just really honored to be listed! We are also very thankful for everyone who has enjoyed the book and given us such good reviews. So, THANKS EVERYBODY… you guys ROCK!