Right now, on the main page of this website, we feature full-screen videos as a background display. It’s a fun way to share information & we change it around so please be sure to visit often. But anyway! We wanted to mention the BUSINESS OUTLAWS PODCAST because this is the featured-video at the moment. If you haven’t seen it please be sure to check it out! Here is the BUSINESS OUTLAWS Podcast in audio-form where you can just listen (Up […]
On Thursday, June 20th, at 6:30 PM in New York City, the Designer Chip Kidd will be a Special LIVE Guest on the “PERSON PLACE THING” Podcast! This is a LIVE EVENT (Starts 6:30 PM, but get there early!) where the Host of the Podcast, Randy Cohen, will interview Chip Kidd about his life, career, and the State of Graphic Design today. They will also be discussing a lot about the “Influences of Punk Rock on Graphics”. WHERE: MAD Museum […]
“Fashion Icon”, Ha Ha! Recently, over at the Always Amazing ROWING BLAZERS Website, they did a profile story on Chip Kidd. Yeah, they even did an extensive interview which you can READ HERE. The basic premise of the article is a short history of Chip’s Life & Career. Plus, there’s a ton of really nice photos so please be sure to check it out! ————————————————————————————————————
Last October, the Designer Chip Kidd was interviewed by COLENSO BBDO which is one of the leading Creative Agencies in Auckland, New Zealand. Here’s what he had to say: The legendary Graphic Designer @chipkidd sat down with us at @semiglobal to explain why he favours analog over digital#design #graphicdesign #LoveThis pic.twitter.com/Q7PTmtDYUe — Colenso BBDO (@ColensoBBDO) October 17, 2018 Here’s what the legendary designer @chipkidd had to say about our Love & Trust card – “See the […]
In this very well put together YouTube Video by Designer MEAD McCLEAN he discusses the Book Cover Dust Jacket and Interior Page Design of the Hardcover version of Haruki Murakami’s “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage”. Mostly, this talk focuses on the use of the central “hand image” and its integration with elements of the story. Plus, it shows off some of the unique qualities of the book’s design, great job Mead & thank you! […]
Here is a VIDEO of the lecture given by Chip Kidd at the INSIGHTS DESIGN LECTURE SERIES. This was filmed at The Walker Art Center on 3/28/2009. The Walker Art Center is a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences. Focusing on the visual, performing, and media arts of our time, the Walker takes a global, multidisciplinary, and diverse approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection, and preservation of art. Walker […]
We want to thank everyone over at the POPMATTERS website, especially J. M. Suarez, for doing such a wonderful job on their Book Review for “CHIP KIDD: BOOK TWO”. It was very well thought out, very clear & precise, plus…. We think they liked it, ha! Thanks J.M. Everybody please check it out, here’s a LINK! ————————————————————————————————————
You remember Comic Sans. You know, that irreverent, off-kilter font that came pre-programmed on 90’s versions of Microsoft Word? In fact, you probably have very strong feelings about that font. Here’s the story behind the most polarizing font ever made.
This year Chip Kidd is teaming-up again with Penn State University to support their Breast Cancer Research Program that they call PINK ZONE. As a way to raise funds for this wonderful organization Chip has agreed to design a book cover for the lucky person who wins the contest over at the CHARITY BUZZ website. Just click the link to add your bid, or you can DONATE any amount directly to PINK ZONE by clicking here… Thanks!
Pantone, the reference for professional color standards in the design world, has declared a fresh, “zesty yellow-hue” of “Greenery” the Color of the Year for 2017. Pantone 15-0343 is described as a “life-affirming” shade of green foliage, grass and green apples that evokes the first days of spring and the pursuit of personal passions and vitality. “Greenery bursts forth in 2017 to provide us with the hope we collectively yearn for amid a complex social and political landscape,” said […]