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Book Event Video – EXERCISE OF POWER by Former Secretary of Defense, Robert M. Gates

In his newest book, Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World (Knopf), former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates provides a candid, sweeping examination of power in all its manifestations, and how it has been exercised, effectively or poorly, by American presidents in the post-Cold War world. Since the end of the Cold War, the global perception of the United States has progressively morphed from dominant international leader to disorganized entity, […]

Jim Carrey ‘s New Book, “Memoirs and Misinformation”, Appears on The Graham Norton Show

Jim Carrey was on the Graham Norton Show (BBC America) where he talked about his new book, “Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel”. Now, the cool thing, is that they show the cover of the book on screen really big & Jim shares a very interesting story about the image used for the cover. As a side note, this book & it’s cover were designed by Chip Kidd. ( The book is being published by Knopf, a Division of Penguin Random […]

Author Lawrence Wright on ‘eerie parallels’ Between the Pandemic and his New Novel, “The End of October”

Amid a global pandemic comes a novel about a global pandemic. Lawrence Wright wrote “The End of October” before the new coronavirus was discovered in China, but some of its chapters feel ripped from today’s headlines. In the video down below, Wright joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss returning to fiction after years in journalism and what inspired his prescient story. Little Side Note: This book was published by Knopf (In Stores Now!), & Chip Kidd designed the Cover! This is […]

“Jurassic Your World” Interviews Graphic Designer Chip Kidd About Creation of the Jurassic Park Movie Logo

Neemz (Nima Nakhshab) a.k.a. “The Movie Poster Guy” on Tumbler recently interviewed Chip Kidd on his Instagram Page titled, “Jurassic Your World“. The main focus of that page is “Jurassic Park” movie fandom so the topic quickly goes to Chip Kidd’s involvement with the creation of the Jurassic Park Logo. They also discuss the other Book Covers he has designed & other Graphic Design Commissions. Overall, a really great interview! To hear/see it just click down below:

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: ————————————————————————————————————

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: ————————————————————————————————————

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! ————————————————————————————————————

CHRIS WARE Joins The VIRTUAL MEMORIES Podcast To Talk About RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon)

With the publication of RUSTY BROWN (Pantheon), Chris Ware joins the Virtual Memories Show Podcast to talk about how he and his art changed over the 18 (on-and-off) years since he began the project. We talk about the nature of memory, the experience of time, and the purpose of empathy (or empathy as the purpose of human life). We get into art and its role in organizing consciousness, the give-and-take of self-doubt, his impact on comics and other cartoonists, the […]

Business Outlaws Podcast Interviews Designer Chip Kidd

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 […]

MasterClass: Author Neil Gaiman Teaches The Art of Storytelling

Okay, you know how brilliant the Author/Writer Neil Gaiman is, right? Well, he has a MasterClass online where he can teach you about “The Art of Storytelling”. It’s very extensive (19 Lessons) & he breaks almost everything down in terms anyone can understand. Plus, it’s just a delight to hear him speak, ha! If you wanna check it out then just CLICK HERE! ————————————————————————————————————