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 […]
Time & Location: Saturday, October 13th (2:00 to 5pm) Chicago Comics 3244 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 528-1983 Chicago Comics welcomes Alex Ross (Marvels, Kingdom Come, Astro City) on Saturday October 13th for a rare appearance and signing. From 2:00 – 5:00 pm he’ll be signing your favorite book, Limit 1, so choose wisely!* Chicago Comics will be the only comic shop in the midwest hosting an event for MARVELOCITY, this cannot be missed! *BONUS: Every purchase of MARVELOCITY at Chicago […]
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 & […]
An Official Barnes & Noble Bookstore Author Event! Time & Location: Friday October 5th, 2018 (Starts at 7:00 PM) Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street New York, NY 10003 212-253-0810 Alex Ross Art, Pantheon Books, and Barnes & Noble will host a talk and signing with the legendary Alex Ross and Chip Kidd. This is a free event, but if you’d like a signature, you must purchase a MARVELOCITY copy from Barnes & Noble. Fans who plan on buying the […]
Time & Location: New York Comic Con (NYC, NY) Saturday, October 6th, 2018 Alex Ross and Chip Kidd will participate in a MARVELOCITY (Pantheon – October 2, 2018) Lecture & Panel Discussion, followed by a signing with Alex Ross. During this must-see panel, Ross will chat about the new book, his artistic process, comic art, and much much more. Each ticket includes a signed copy of MARVELOCITY, a limited-edition print of Origins: Black Panther, and the signing of one additional personal item. Please note that fans […]
Time & Location: Friday, October 12th, 2018 (8:00pm to 10pm PDT) Strut 470 Castro Street San Francisco, California 94114 If you are a fan of Gengoroh Tagame, you will not want to miss this night! Join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate the release of Volume 2 of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon – September 18th, 2018) by Gengoroh Tagame! Essentially the Tom of Finland of Japan, here Tagame wildly switches his highly erotic gears mid-career with […]
YES! YES! YES! The Crew over at KAPOW COMIC BOOK SHOW did an amazing Book Review for Chip Kidd & Dave Taylor’s, “Batman: Death by Design” (DC Comics). So, Please Check It Out! ————————————————————————————————————
A special THANK YOU goes out to John L. Walters, editor of EYE Magazine (London) for writing such an amazing & well-detailed Book Review for the book, Chip Kidd: Book Two. Work: 2007-2017. Included in his article is a ton of great photos of the book’s contents which are totally appreciated. To read the complete BOOK REVIEW please CLICK HERE! EYE is the world’s most beautiful and collectible graphic design journal, published quarterly for professional designers, students and anyone interested in […]
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 […]