Print‘s Spring 2016 issue takes a dive into the largest design capital of the world: New York City and Designer Chip Kidd is featured on the cover! This issue takes an exclusive look into the lives of design celebrities - from James Victore to Timothy Goodman, Jessica Walsh to Stefan Sagmeister. And then ask yourself: what makes a designer a celebrity? And is there a difference between “celebrity” and “fame?” All of this PLUS the winners of the Typography & Lettering Awards, the History of Helvetica and a Sneak Peek at Seymour Chwast’s Next Exhibit.

Oh yeah, and did we mention Chip Kidd is on the cover? Ha! Hey, this is a huge honor and we’re really proud of this, it’s very fun and so cool to be on a national magazine! Down below are some “behind the scene” events from the photo shoot. You can see Debbie Millman doing a bit of art directing and the official photographer for the project was Brent Taylor of CMS Photo.

For a more in-depth look at the “behind the scenes” shenanigans please CLICK HERE!

To order this issue online, in both printed paper and digital download format, please CLICK HERE!

FEATURES:

• The Hollywood Issue: New York: Print presents a photo essay celebrating 56 of New York City’s most influential, classic and cutting-edge creatives working today.
• A New York State of Design: How did the Big Apple become the world’s premier design hub-and does it still hold the title?
• Self-Image: Six New York firms reflect on their identities-proving that the process of creating and maintaining a branded look is anything but identical
• The Unexpected Cartographer: Discover distortion and opinion in the mind-bending, massive maps of Paula Scher

Very Quickly, we just wanted to thank Terri Schlichenmeyer for her very excellent review of Chip Kidd’s new book, JUDGE THIS (TED Books). It appeared in the recent “November 2015” Issue of COLUMBUS CEO Magazine and we could not be more happy about it! Down below is an image of the cover and you should pick-up a copy on your next visit to your favorite bookstore or newsstand.

The article is also online and you can read it right HERE!

Here is the latest issue of DEFENDER Magazine from the CBLDF non-profit organization. For friends that don’t know that stand for “Comic Book Legal Defense Fund” and they help defend censorship of comics. As a side-note: Chip Kidd is on the Board of Directors.

In this issue: Back to school with comics! Learn how to add comics to the classroom with articles about ways comics teach different types of learners and resources for educators. Superstar creator Raina Telgemeier (Smile,Drama, Sisters) responds to attempts to censor her work in a feature interview. Plus the latest news and analysis on censorship battles raging across the USA! Features a cover by SideScrollers creator Matthew Loux!

You can always view this magazine for FREE either here at CHIPKIDD.COM (posted down below) or, just click here & bookmark, CBLDF.

CBLDF Defender is a free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, and the second issue is now available! You can find it at comic book stores across the nation and, as always, you can get it for FREE right here at ChipKidd.Com!

This latest issue, Number Two, features a wonderful cover illustration by Michael Cho.

Each issue of the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND 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 issue: Cartoonists under fire around the world! The Fight for Summer Reading — who’s banning books and how you can fight back! Ten women who changed free expression in comics! Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson speaks out on free speech, creativity, and Image Comics. All this, along with reports on the latest censorship battles raging across the United States!

Let’s take a look at the latest attacks on free speech and how CBLDF is working to fight censorship!

Over at the always insightful TIME Magazine website (Yes, in today’s digital world TIME still exists!) a reporter named Sarah Begley ran a short interview with Knopf Book designer Chip Kidd about a few of his favorite book covers of all time and asked him, “to judge them”. Of course this question was meant to be tied into Chip’s latest book titled, “Judge This (TED Books)” that just came out and was published by Simon & Schuster as a part of their TED TALK Book Series.

As kind of a joke for this post I made a parody graphic of one of the famous covers that Chip talks about in the TIME interview, Detective Comics #27, which we all know as the very first appearance of the Batman!

To see other book covers he chose and to read Sarah Begley’s article on Chip Kidd, please CLICK HERE!

The COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND is proud to announce that CBLDF Defender, a new free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, is now available! You can find it at comic book stores across the nation, on comiXology, and you can always get it 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! Neil Gaiman kicks off the first issue with an in-depth interview on his battles with censorship. We’re also taking you to the front lines, with news and analysis on the latest censorship battles raging in schools and libraries across the USA. Take a look at international cartoonist rights issues and the free speech fallout from the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Plus, a lively history of Bill Gaines, the U.S government, and the birth of the Comics Code!

Let’s take a look at the attack on reading and how CBLDF is working to fight censorship!

Download the PDF here. Interested parties may also subscribe directly, by mail, here.

CBLDF Defender is made possible with the support of The Gaiman Foundation and CBLDF’s Corporate Members — ABRAMS, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BOOM! Studios, comiXology, DCBS, Diamond Comic Distributors, Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, Graphitti Designs, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Half Price Books, Random House, ReedPop, TFAW.com, Scholastic, SPX, and Valiant — and members like you. Thank you!