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ONLY WHAT’S NECESSARY 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: CHARLES M. SCHULZ AND THE ART OF PEANUTS By Chip Kidd

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 […]

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New Chip Kidd Book, THE #PEANUTS POSTER COLLECTION, Coming Out in August 2020!

In time for the 70th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved comic strip Peanuts comes this deluxe poster book, with 20 pull-out posters Celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts with this appealing, first-ever poster collection. From Charlie Brown to Woodstock, the gang’s all here in 20 ready-to-frame, removable art prints of the beloved comic strip—all photographed by Geoff Spear from the archives of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, California. This book was curated by Chip Kidd. […]

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JUDGE THIS (TED Books) by Chip Kidd Gets Italian Translation!

JUDGE THIS, a TED-Series Book originally published by Simon & Schuster, has now been translated into another foreign language. This time, it’s being done in ITALIAN & was created by Rizzoli. The new title for the book is “Così è se vi sembra: Perché la prima impressione è quella che conta”. If you would like a copy it’s listed now on Amazon as a Kindle Edition. Here’s a LINK! ————————————————————————————————————

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Video – Chip Kidd Book Signing in Washington DC: SHAZAM! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal

On March 10th, 2019 the Author Chip Kidd had a Book Signing Event at the POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE in Washington, DC. He was there to promote one of his books titled, “Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal!”. Here, is a Video Transcript of the event, Please enjoy/share: ————————————————————————————————————

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Video – MUTTS Comic Strip, The Art of Nothing with Patrick McDonnell and Chip Kidd

On November 6th, 2019 at the Society of Illustrators (SOI) Building in New York City, cartoonist/artist Patrick McDonnell and designer/writer Chip Kidd had a very in-depth conversation about Patrick’s career and his latest book “The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of MUTTS & the Art of Patrick McDonnell.” Here, is a video transcript of the event, please enjoy/share: ————————————————————————————————————

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DESIGN MATTERS Podcast: Fresh Interview with Chris Ware & Chip Kidd

In this recent episode of the DESIGN MATTERS Podcast the Host, Debbie Millman, talks to Designer Chip Kidd and his good friend, the Graphic Novelist Chris Ware. They discuss their friendship, their working relationship, the state of Graphic novels & then Chris goes into depth about his new book, RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon 2019). Check it out! ————————————————————————————————————

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COMIC BOOK NEWS Book Review: RUSTY BROWN by Chris Ware

Over on YouTube there’s a guy named Dan Shahin who has a show called COMIC BOOK NEWS. He covers a lot of different aspects of the comic book world. In this video here, he does a Book Review on RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon 2019) by Chris Ware. Check it out! ————————————————————————————————————

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NOV. 6 – Designer CHIP KIDD to Host “The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of #MUTTS and the Art of Patrick McDonnell” at the Society of Illustrators, NYC.

Join cartoonist/artist Patrick McDonnell and designer/writer Chip Kidd for an in-depth conversation about Patrick’s career and his latest book “The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of MUTTS & the Art of Patrick McDonnell.” The event will be at the Society of Illustrators (SOI) on Wednesday, November 6th and starts at 6:30 pm (runs until 8:00 pm or so). Society of Illustrators is located at 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY, 10065. Tickets:$15   Non-Members$10   Members$7      Seniors/Students (Undergrad with […]

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NPR Interviews CHRIS WARE About His New Book, RUSTY BROWN!

This post sort of has 2 parts to it that are both associated with Chris Ware. One, if you visit the Official NPR website you can read an article by Etelka Lehoczky. It’s basically an interview in a nice easy to read transcript-style. Here’s a LINK to the NPR Website if you’d like to read the article! Then, TWO, here’s a recent NPR A1 Podcast interview with Chris Ware where he talks about his new book, RUSTY BROWN (2019, Pantheon). […]

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ON SALE NOW! Typography 34: The Annual of the Type Directors Club!

Over at the Official TYPE DIRECTORS CLUB Website they have a few books on sale for a limited time. This is the chance to get some you might need at a great price. Here’s an excellent example: Typography 34: The Annual of the Type Directors Club Sale Price: $30.00 (Regular: $65.00) This beautiful 360-page book, designed by Chip Kidd, features full-color images of innovative type design in a wide range of categories including books, magazines, corporate identities, logos, stationery, annual […]

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