Oh hell yeah, we’re really happy to report that David Rakoff’s new book, “LOVE, DISHONOR, MARRY, DIE, CHERISH, PERISH: A NOVEL” (Doubleday), is still getting a ton of well-deserved attention. Like, just a few days ago, over at the NEW YORKER Magazine Website, the book received a very excellent and (we have to confess) EXTREMELY VERY well-written Book Review by Alexandra Schwartz.

Their main focus in that article talks a lot about the special writing style used by Rakoff. The book is written in a very unique prose and it’s really great that they discuss that issue with such clarity. It’s very cool, stop what you’re doing and check it out right now, just CLICK HERE!

This is just a quick post to share this fun image I came across the other day. It’s a promotional poster created by MELTDOWN COMICS (Los Angeles, CA) for when they had Chip Kidd as a special guest. Of course, this was for the BAT-MANGA: THE SECRET HISTORY OF BATMAN IN JAPAN (Pantheon) Book Tour a few years ago. The ultra-cool thing was that this poster was super HUGE! Man, I totally love this image.

“You have no idea what a bestseller looks like, until it’s a bestseller.”

Here’s some really great news! Over at the PAPERHOUSES Website they posted an article with Chip Kidd on their “Friday Reading List”. What this means is that they not only do a wonderful feature on someone, but they do an extensive interview as well. They talk about Graphic Design, Designing Book Covers, The Future of e-Books, and even Chip Kidd’s Current Reading List. It’s all very well done with a bunch of great photos. So, please be sure to check it out and if you’re active in Social Media, then please share this post on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Thanks!

Oh yeah, here’s THE LINK!

Debbie Millman is the president of the design division at Sterling Brands. She is also President Emeritus of AIGA, a contributing editor to Print Magazine, and chair of the School of Visual Arts' master's program in Branding. In 2005, she began hosting the podcast show, DESIGN MATTERS.

In a recent “Design Matters” broadcast, Debbie interviewed the World-Class Designer Hartmut Esslinger. He is the founder of frog design, inc., a leading global innovation firm, and one of the most respected designers and business consultants in the world. Esslinger sparked a design revolution when he founded frog design in his native Germany around the guiding principle “form follows emotion.” His work has defined the modern consumer aesthetic with such revolutionary products as the Apple Macintosh computer, Sony’s Trinitron television, Lufthansa’s brand and fleet image, Disney’s Cruise Lines and Consumer Electronics, and Louis Vuitton’s brand aesthetic. His designs are in the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum in New York. He is also Founding Professor of the Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Karlsruhe, Germany and Professor for Convergent Design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. Also, His most recent book (link down below) is titled, “Design Forward: Creative Strategies for Sustainable Change.”

To hear MORE TALKS with innovative thinkers and designers just click here, DESIGN MATTERS.

Here is their discussion down below, enjoy:

OK, This post is really showing my age, but if you know what the object in this image is then YOU ROCK! Hey, Please Support Your Local library.

I can’t believe I didn’t know this, but yesterday was “Book Lovers Day”. So, to celebrate, over at the TED TALKS website they did a post about “6 talks to watch for Book Lovers Day”. Basically, they re-posted six popular videos that showcase the love of books… both their creating and reading of them. Chip Kidd’s speech was the first one on the list. The cool thing is that their post has really gone viral. Actually, all the other talks are extremely excellent and we wanted to share them with you so please visit their site and check them out.

Just CLICK HERE!

Here’s a quick post to share this example of some cool graphic design created by Chip Kidd. He recently redesigned the PANTHEON GRAPHIC NOVELS Logo for a trade show banner they needed for the recent 2013 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) and we have to admit that it looks pretty damn good!

I don’t know why but I have become sort of addicted to these info graphic charts that help you find a book to read, ha! I mean, my reading list is usually pretty HUGE and I never really need this info. But every now and then I use one to mix things up. Adding some diversity to your reading habit is good thing. Give it a try…. and Good Luck!

(CBR) DC Comics provided the website, Comic Book Resources, with an exclusive first look at Phil Noto’s variant cover for BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE #1, which hits store shelves on September 4th, 2013. The revival of the original 1996 limited series features stories from a cornucopia of creators bringing their unique take on the Dark Knight. The debut issue of the new miniseries features work from Chip Kidd, Neal Adams, Joe Quinones, Maris Wicks, John Arcudi, Howard Mackie, Sean Murphy, Michael Cho and Chris Samnee.

The first issue was solicited with a black and white variant cover by Marc Silvestri, but DC has shifted Slivestri’s cover to be the main image, while Noto’s image will serve as the variant.

Check out Phil Noto’s take on Batman up above!

At this year’s 2013 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) Chris Ware was honored with four (Yes 4!) Eisner Awards for his brand-new Graphic Novel, BUILDING STORIES (Published by Pantheon). Here’s a photo of one of them, Congrats Chris… you honestly deserve this credit, great job!!