Shown up above is one of Chip Kidd’s biggest fans. Her name is “Hope” and she is totally crazy about Graphic Design, Book Covers, Typography, and Chew Toys. She visits CHIPKIDD.COM every single day and said she always loves the amazing content. Well, except for one recent post we did on David Quamman’s new book, “SPILLOVER: Animal Infections and the Next Pandemic”. To see that online article just CLICK HERE!

She wrote to tell us that this blog posting caused her much stress and worry ( just look at the expression on her face ). She said it was NOT the design of the book cover. She thought it was well executed and she’s totally crazy about all the FONTS that were used. She also said that the photo of the raging crazy Baboon Monkey didn’t even bother her. No, her stress was caused by the actual book. As an “Animal” herself, she said she’s worried about the content of the book. Well, we wish to apologize for any discomfort she may be feeling right now. Hope, if you’re reading this right now, please know that you have nothing to be worried about. In fact, we will be sending you a free copy of this new book for to enjoy & you’ll see that everything is completely fine. So, please relax and also remember to keep an eye out on your mail box.

If you're a fan of the graphic novel, then this is your night! Chris Ware, author of Acme Novelty and Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth joins writer Charles Burns, creator of Black Hole, to discuss their latest work with esteemed author, editor and graphic designer Chip Kidd. Ware's new novel, Building Stories and Burn's new book, The Hive, will be talked about, but so will everything from the process of writing a graphic novel to the popularity of this genre- and if that wasn't enough, slides will be shown to illustrate the talk.

This book signing & lecture event takes place at STRAND BOOKS, which is in New York City, NY. The date is October 10th, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The event will be located in the Strand’s 2nd floor Art Department at 828 Broadway at 12th Street. Admission into the event requires the purchase of a copy of “Building Stories”, “The Hive”, or a $10 Strand Gift Card. All options admit one person. Please note that payment is required for all online event orders at the time of checkout. For more information, CLICK HERE!

Whoops, almost forgot to mention this important news!
If you are unable to attend this event you can still pre-order signed copies of both books. Just click the link up above for details.

The reason for this post is two-fold. First, it’s cover was designed by Chip Kidd. Second, this new book written by DAVID QUAMMEN, “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic”, is getting quite a bit of serious attention since it’s Oct 1st release and is quickly becoming a very important book in the world-wide Scientific community. We have included 2 videos down below: The first one is from the Author & the second one is the Official Book Trailer. The basic premise of the story is this:

The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia-but those reports miss the big truth that such phenomena are part of a single pattern. The bugs that transmit these diseases share one thing: they originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. David Quammen tracks this subject around the world. He recounts adventures in the field-netting bats in China, trapping monkeys in Bangladesh, stalking gorillas in the Congo-with the world's leading disease scientists. In Spillover Quammen takes the reader along on this astonishing quest to learn how, where from, and why these diseases emerge, and he asks the terrifying question: What might the next big one be?

If you happen to love Graphic Novels, Books, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, or Chip Kidd then please be sure to visit the FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA on October 9th for a Lecture Series & Book Signing. The main focus of the event will be 2 brand-new Graphic Novels published by Pantheon Book, “Building Stories” by Chris Ware and “The Hive” by Charles Burns. Admission to the event is FREE so there’s absolutely NO excuse NOT to go, ha! That date/time again is Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 7:30PM. For more info: Please CLICK HERE!

Here’s a fun video we discovered last night on YouTube. It’s one of those demos where they “open a new product they just bought”. This one features the opening of a brand-new BUILDING STORIES Graphic Novel Book Boxed Set by Chris Ware ( Published by Pantheon Books & on sale now! )

America’s Leading Newspaper, USA TODAY, announced today that they will be starting their 2012 Print Ad Competition on October 8th. One winner will receive $1 million in ad space in USA TODAY!! With over 1.8 million readers everyday. That's a lot of eyes on your canvas.

Agencies and clients are invited to submit their most engaging and creative print ads to be reviewed by some of the most respected names in advertising and publishing, including USA TODAY publisher Larry Kramer. Also, as a side-note, we should add that Chip Kidd ( Knopf / Pantheon ) will be on the panel of judges too. For more details and information please be sure to visit their site by clicking HERE!

Using Adobe Photoshop ( CS6 Version ), “Face Off” Champion Rayce Bird brings a monster alive from a sketch on a Wacom tablet at this year’s Photoshop World 2012 show.

LITQUAKE, San Francisco’s Literary Festival, is coming next week & it looks like they have another amazing line-up this year. The event runs from Oct 5th to the 13th but the main focus of this post is the fact that, on Oct 9th, they will have two very special speakers. Yes, Litquake welcomes the creative minds of Daniel Clowe and Dave Eggers, who between them have earned the titles of publisher, editor, journalist, cartoonist, philanthropist, educator, illustrator, author, screenwriter, and graphic novelist, as well as former resident of Chicago, The Windy City. On that night the two will discuss the vagaries of the creative process, their favorite comics, books, and movies, anything else that might come up, and which Chicago hot dog is better: Vienna Beef or Red Hot Chicago ( I vote for “Vienna”, ha ha ). For Tickets and other Info just CLICK HERE!

October 9th, 2012 - 8:00 PM

Z Space
450 Florida St.
San Francisco, CA

Ticket Price: $15

Sean T. Collins, a Rolling Stone Magazine Reporter, recently interviewed Jaime Hernandez, Chris Ware, Daniel Clowes, and Gilbert Hernandez. Yes, all four of them, in the same room, at the same time. It’s an amazing dialogue with a lot of insight & some surprising humor. In the article they talk about Graphic Novels, the Art of Comics, Artistic Influences, and what it’s like to make a living doing what they love: Drawing. To read the article just CLICK HERE!

If you truly LOVE Books then you have done this, admit it!!