Comic book writer and artist Alex Ross make an amazing TV appearance the other night where he talked about his artistic process, what drew him to the idea of drawing realistic versions of superheroes and explains why he doesn’t have an email. Of course this appearance was on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and was all about promoting his new book, MARVELOCITY: The Marvel Comics Art of Alex Ross (Pantheon, in Stores Now!). Designed by Chip Kidd, Photography […]
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! […]
Lila Shapiro, a Reporter/Blogger over at VULTURE Magazine’s online website, recently conducted an extensive interview with the Designer Chip Kidd about “The Stories Behind Haruki Murakami’s Most Iconic Book Covers”. This covers (excuse the pun!) the over-25 year history of Chip Kidd designing Book Covers for all of the “Haruki Murakami” First Editions published for the American Market(English Language versions). It’s pretty well done & lavishly illustrated with nice sharp photos of all the Murakami book covers that they talk […]
Salt Lake City Design Week Presented by Adobe: “Book Jackets I Have Known and Loved.” – A Lecture by Chip Kidd. Time & Location: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM) Adobe – Lehi Building 3900 Adobe Way Lehi, Utah 84043 Join AIGA SLC for the keynote speaker for Salt Lake Design Week, Chip Kidd, presented by Adobe. During this evening, Chip will be discussing “Book Jackets I Have Known and Loved.” Tickets: AIGA Members & […]
ABOUT MARVELOCITY Marvelocity by Alex Ross will be published on October 2, 2018 by Pantheon Books. Thirteen years after his Eisner Award-winning, nationally best-selling Mythology – here is the long-awaited Marvel Comics counterpart, a retrospective celebration of the other half of the comics galaxy that is currently ruling the world: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men, Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Fantastic Four. Ross brings the heroes of the Marvel universe into dynamic […]
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! ————————————————————————————————————
Just a quick shout out, we wanna thank the guys over at the BRUSHES OF DOOM website for doing a kick ass BOOK OF THE WEEK Review Video (see down below) all about the “ROUGH JUSTICE: The DC COMICS SKETCHES of ALEX ROSS” book edited by Chip Kidd. They covered it pretty damn well. No, seriously! It gives you a really good idea about what this book is about… a Focus on the amazing comic book artwork of Alex […]
This is just a quick teaser-announcement about a brand-new book on the Book Cover Design Work by Designer Chip Kidd. Later this year, in the fall, Rizzoli has plans to unleash Chip Kidd Book Two: Work 2007-2017, with introductions by Haruki Murakami, Neil Gaiman and Orhan Pamuk! You can see the front and back book cover designs up above and then for people unfamiliar with why this is “Book Two” here is an example of what the first book in […]
Here’s a quick post to share a nice video of a book review done by a YouTuber named chekherjoy for Rokudenashiko’s book, “What is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good For Nothing Artist and her Pussy ” (Koyama Press). The book was edited by Graham Kolbeins, translated by Anne Ishii and the book cover was designed by Chip Kidd.