“Fashion Icon”, Ha Ha! Recently, over at the Always Amazing ROWING BLAZERS Website, they did a profile story on Chip Kidd. Yeah, they even did an extensive interview which you can READ HERE.
The basic premise of the article is a short history of Chip’s Life & Career. Plus, there’s a ton of really nice photos so please be sure to check it out!
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Chip Kidd was a recent guest on Lisa Birnbach’s Five Things With Lisa Birnbach Podcast. These two have a history together considering that they both collaborated on a book back in 2010 titled, TRUE PREP (Published by Random House).
This was a sort of a sequel of Birnbach’s ultra-classic book, “The Official Preppy Handbook” that was published in the 1980’s. So, I guess you can say their book was really a more updated modern version of the classic book.
Here are some examples of TRUE PREP. The first photo is the Hardcover Edition & the second one is the Paperback Version.
OK, now back to the Podcast Interview information, ha! Lisa & Chip got together at her Studio to record a “5 THINGS” episode that had a special theme, “FIVE THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE BETTER”.
Down below is the original post of that interview. Please be sure to share it with all your Friends & Family! Oh yeah, also ENJOY!
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In the world of comic book artists, Alex Ross is a superhero. He’s been called the Norman Rockwell of comics and has put his imprint on Superman, Spiderman, Aquaman and Captain America.
Ross wields his superpower in his paintbrush and he allowed “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Anthony Mason into his secret lair to discuss his love of Comic Book Characters, his Artwork Process, and his new book, Marvelocity (Pantheon).
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Here’s a fun thing to share. Chip Kidd was recently interviewed by the USA Today Reporter, Susannah Hutcheson, and everything went really well. HA!
Okay, all kidding aside, she asked some really good questions.
Here’s a Link to check it out, Just CLICK HERE!
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Here’s an older interview with CHIP KIDD that was featured on the VICE Magazine Website around the time of the publication of his “BAT-MANGA! THE SECRET HISTORY OF BATMAN IN JAPAN” Book that was released in 2008 featuring the 1960’s manga artwork of Jiro Kuwata.
In the interview, Chip Kidd covers some issues with Graphic Design & his total obsession with BATMAN!
To read the entire article, just CLICK HERE!
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The COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (CBLDF) PODCAST recently spoke with the Cartoonist, Robert Sikorak, about his latest book, “The Unquotable Trump”, from Drawn & Quarterly. They discuss his career, his thoughts on activism, the variety of places he’s been published, and the wide world of literature and comics he has managed to mush together, re-contextualizing both in the process.
Topics include: Hostess Twinkies, X-ray specs, Picasso, and RAW!
For More Information About CBLDF, Just CLICK HERE!
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The Art Director and Graphic Designer Chip Kidd recently sat down with the reporters over at the BLACK HOOK Japanese Culture Blog to discuss some of his current design work. Since the website comes from Japan their main focus was what is it like to work the Japanese Author, Haruki Murakami (The Strange Library & Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years of Pilgrimage) and Manga Artist, Gengoroh Tagame (The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame).
They also discuss Chip Kidd’s “Batman Book” on the Art of Jiro Kuwata titled, Bat-Manga: The Secret History of Batman in Japan. Plus, Chip also gets an opportunity to mention some future book projects in the works.
Black Hook did an amazing job with this interview and YOU can read it right now by clicking HERE!
The Dumb Questions For Smart Designers website finally got ahold of Chip Kidd and, like their name says, they asked him some really stupid questions.
Ha Ha, actually it was a lot of fun and most of the questions were kind of clever. You can read that INTERVIEW right here!
It’s official! The TOKYO TOY GUY 2 Movie, Special Edition, will be screened in Abu Dhabi on Oct 28th! For the people unfamiliar with this line of movies it’s a very serious series of documentary films covering the joy of collecting Vintage Batman Toys with an emphasis on the toys made in the country of Japan in the 1960’s.
TOKYO TOY GUY 2 features an in-depth interview about Chip Kidd’s visit to Nakano Broadway where Chip Kidd and the Director, Yuji Ueda, got to see an amazing collection of some extremely-rare and very cool Batman Toys!
Time: October 28, 2016 at 8:00pm
Venue: Cine Club and Workshop Tent inside Du Arena in Yas Island
Here’s a nice Teaser Trailer to check out and if you would like to RENT the movie it’s now available online, just CLICK HERE!
Also, for further updates please be sure to visit the Official TOKYO TOY GUY 2 Facebook Page!
Tokyo Toy Guy2 / 東京 Tokyo Toy Guy2 from Tokyo Toy Films on Vimeo.
On October 18th, 2016 James Gleick (Author) and Maria Popova appeared at the 92nd Street Y to discuss his new book, TIME TRAVEL: A HISTORY
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The book was published recently by Pantheon and the cover (shown up above) was designed by Peter Mendelsund.
Here is a video of the event and their discussion was really great! So, please be sure to check it out:
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!
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:
At San Diego Comic Con, THE TWEEKS spoke with Editorial Director, Betsy Gomez from the COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND about why people try to ban books and had her show us some of their resources available to help those who find their reading rights are being taken away. So, Please be sure to check out the video down below!
Also, For More Information Be Sure to Visit the CBLDF Today!
In a recent interview with Marc Maron of the WTF Podcast, Cartoonist and writer Daniel Clowes (Eight Ball, Ghost World, Patience, David Boring, Like A Velvet Glove, The Death-Ray, etc…) brings the world of underground comics into Marc’s garage.
They talk about the great comic artists who paved the way, the difficulty in translating some graphic novels to film, and the similarities between creating comics and performing stand-up.
They also discuss Clowes’ brand-new, just released, Graphic Novel Book, PATIENCE.
