Here’s a quick post to share a “Chip Kidd” Meme we recently came across. It’s meant to be an inspiration to Graphic Design Students, check it out!!
Oh yeah, we’re not sure who the Artist was who illustrated it but the “portrait” is pretty damn good, ha!
The Comic Book legal Defense Fund is now offering these exclusive PAPER GIRLS items, these pins come as a set, or as part of a package featuring PAPER GIRLS Volume 1, signed by artist Cliff Chiang! Your purchase goes towards funding the fight against comic book censorship. For more information, or to make a purchase, just CLICK HERE!
The images on these enamel pins are based on the best-selling series by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang, this pin set features the mascots of the American Newspaper Delivery Guild!
The world’s top authors and critics join host Pamela Paul and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week’s top books. They share what they’re reading and what’s going on in the literary world.
In this episode:
Adam Kirsch discusses Volker Ullrich’s new biography of Hitler; Billy Collins talks about his latest collection of poems; and iO Tillett Wright on his new memoir, “Darling Days.”
This week, THE HISTORY OF BATMAN Podcast interviewed graphic designer and Batman writer Chip Kidd from New York Comic Con!
Londyn and his co-host, Mason Booker, talk with Chip about his journey into becoming a modern book jacket designer, his life-long fandom of BATMAN, and how he became part of the Dark Knight’s celebrated history with his book, “Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan” (Pantheon Books), exploring the lost art of the Batman Manga during the 1960s.
Listen in to this riveting interview as they talk all about Batman and the importance of the character’s visual evolution and design over the last 77 years.
Hear it all right here: Chip Kidd Interviewed by The History of the Batman with Londyn! Presented by Meltdown Comics!
If you live anywhere near Toronto then you need to attend an event there on November 20th titled, “DESIGN NEW YORK“.
It will be hosted by the Advertising and Design Club of Canada (ADCC). The main speaker and guest curator will be Paula Scher of Pentagram, and it will display work from six of New York’s most celebrated design studios – each of which will receive its own poster design treatment by Underline (The poster for Chip Kidd is featured down below). Also, just to clarify, Chip will not be at the event. Basically, they’re just speaking about him.
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
6:00 to 9:30pm
Berkeley Church
315 Queen Street East
Toronto, Canada
ADCC Members – $10
Non-Members – $20
Three studios they will be discussing have been announced so far: the Office of Paul Sahre, Chip Kidd, and Sagmeister & Walsh.
To buy tickets, and for more Information, just CLICK HERE!
Here’s a quick post to share some amazing artwork done very recently by the amazing comic book artist, Bill Sienkiewicz. Designer Chip Kidd commissioned this special cover on a blank “variant cover” copy of BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE. The art was inspired by Frank Miller’s Graphic Novel,”The Dark Knight Returns” and it features Batman with his trusty sidekick, Carrie Kelley Robin!
OK, this is pretty cool! BROOKS BROTHERS is now offering a Special “Limited Edition” Copy of TRUE PREP by Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd! You can purchase the book from their official website. For more info, just CLICK HERE!
Oh yeah, just in case you have never heard of this book check out the sales copy:
From Lisa Birnbach, the author of The Official Preppy Handbook, and designer Chip Kidd, comes a whole new take on the prep world. True Prep is a contemporary look at how the old guard of natural-fiber-loving, dog-worshiping, G&T-soaked preppies adapt to the new order of things. Birnbach considers the preppy attitude towards money, schools, wardrobe, work, decorating, scandal, and food and drink. She also looks at weekends, entertaining, sports, weddings, etiquette, the Internet and electronic gadgetry, political correctness, reality TV, and . . . polar fleece. And last but not least: a do-it-yourself eulogy. With more than 200 original illustrations and photographs, True Prep promises to be a whole new, old sensation. Random House Publishing, printed in the USA.
It’s always a complete honor to have your book reviewed and we always try to give a shout-out to those who do. This one is for Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor’s BATMAN: DEATH BY DESIGN, published by DC Comics. This book review was just recently posted by Marco Sciarra over at the RED CAPES website in Italy where they cover Comics, Movies, TV Series, Video Games and much much more.
So, please be sure to check it out by clicking HERE and, as always, please share this review on your favorite social media page (Like Facebook or Twitter). Oh yeah, as a side-note, this review is in Italian but you can very easily use Google Translate. Thanks Marco!
Let’s listen to the New Yorker Magazine Podcast Interview with J. D. McClatchy as he joins Paul Muldoon to read and discuss James Merrill’s “164 East 72nd Street,” and his own poem “Cağaloğlu.”
Enjoy!
OK, Here’s a quick shout-out to Thomas James over at the ILLUSTRATION AGE website for doing a recent story about the online classes being taught by Designer Chip Kidd. He is teaching an online “how to” class over at the SKILLSHARE website titled, THINK LIKE A DESIGNER: MAKING AN ART POSTER. Enrollment is available anytime and the classes just started so please go check it out sometime. Also…
Thanks James!
Here’s a nice item we found in our archives of an interview with Designer Chip Kidd that was done for the NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CULTURE Podcast awhile back. It’s a really great conversation about the importance of Art School, Chip’s obsession with the now-infamous Milgram Experiment and, also, his use of an Andres Serrano photo for a brand-new Bible book cover!
They also get pretty serious talking about Chip Kidd’s 2nd novel, The Learners: The Book After The Cheese Monkeys… Enjoy:
CBLDF DEFENDER is a free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech! You can find it on sale at comic book stores across the nation, on comiXology, and for free at CHIPKIDD.com. It is also always available (for free!) at CBLDF.org! Each issue of CBLDF DEFENDER will bring engaging creator interviews, detailed analysis of current censorship news, and in-depth features that tell the story of the people fighting for the freedom to read!
In this new issue we get a behind the scenes look at Marvel’s hit reincarnation of Black Panther with artist Brian Stelfreeze, who shares his thoughts on working with author Ta-Nehisi Coates, the history of Black cartooning, and the state of free expression! Plus a preview of Banned Books Week, a look at cartoonists who lived in fear of obscenity charges, and all the latest news from CBLDF.
Click the PDF File down below to read the full issue for free… right now!
Banned Books Week begins next Sunday, September 25th, and YOU can now show your support for free speech with some super high-quality apparel! Yes, the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND is currently offering “I Read Banned Comics” t-shirts and Comics Code Authority pins (shown up above) and patches!
They are also offering kits and bundles that include the 2016 edition of the CBLDF Banned Books Week Handbook, “I Read Banned Comics” stickers, buttons, and a Lady Justice “Celebrate Banned Books Week” print illustrated by Mike Allred (Madman, Silver Surfer). All ya gotta do is just follow the links provided or…
Support CBLDF while spreading the word about banned books and free expression by donating here
Chip Kidd is world-famous for designing some of the most innovative book covers of our time. How do his ideas come to life?
This inspirational 35-minute class takes you on a journey through Chip’s process for designing an art poster, a real project he took on for the Brooklyn Book Festival in Fall 2016. As he explores his assignment, research strategy, and even graphic ideas, you’ll see how the best graphic designers — Chip amongst them — are creative and conceptual problem-solvers.
You’ll learn how to:
Plus, each lesson is filled with lesser-known examples of Chip Kidd’s poster work, as well as comparisons to his popular work in book cover design.
Whether you’re creating your own poster, curious about the principles of good design, or just want to see a master at work, this class will help you “think like a designer,” hone your visual instincts, and harness the power of graphic design!
Want to dive deeper? Be sure to check out Chip Kidd’s first Skillshare class, Introduction to Book Cover Design: Making Stories Visual
Oh yeah, here is the “Introduction Video” for the class:
Comic Books and Graphic Novels have a very long history. So… why does all the writing in comic books look alike? Vox’s Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper.
