Chip Kidd: Book One
Its not coming out until October, but Chip Kidd: Book One : Work: 1986-2006 will be released this fall. The book is a collection of all his book covers, designs and various sketches over the years.For those that don't know, Chip Kidd designed the Lunar Park cover - among a bunch of other things you would recognize.
From inside the front cover:
Described as "the closest thing to a rock star" in graphic design today (USA Today), Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their inventive marriage of type and found images, have influenced an entire generation of design practitioners in many fields.
Chip Kidd: Book One collects all of his book covers and designs for the first time, as well as hundreds of developmental sketches and concepts-annotated by Kidd and by many of the best-selling authors he's worked with over the years. The result is an important contribution to the design canon today as well as a visually dazzling (and often hilarious) insider's look at the design and publishing process.The book also showcases Kidd's work with comics and graphic novels, including his collaborations with leading artists and writers in the field. Featured are projects for DC Comics, including Batman and Superman, as well as Kidd's award-winning exploration of the art of Charles M. Schulz.
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[1] On Jun-13-2005, Taylor wrote:Can someone who has read Lunar Park answer this..what is Lunar Park? What is the connection of the moon on the cover to the story?
Chip Kidd is fantastic, no doubt, but
it looks like a bad science fiction cover...If you were passing it on the shelf and you were not familar with Bret Easton Ellis's work, you would walk right past it.
[2] On Jun-13-2005, Kyle wrote:
What other books has he designed?
[3] On Jun-13-2005, Taylor wrote:
He's done over 1,500 book jackets.
As you may know, he did the HARDBACK version of Glamorama with the shotgun blast effect on the cover, with the celebrity's faces in the holes. He also came up with the idea of having the chapters count backward, like the ticking of a bomb.
He designed the Jurassic Park logo for Michael Crition, some Anne Rice covers, The Abomination, some David Sedaris covers,the Joe E.book American Rhapsody(the book is crap, but it is eye catching),Marc Shaffer bio of Marquis De Sade, Cormac Mccarthy's trilogy of books,Batman the Animated Series artbook and a recent example of what he is capable of is Mythology:The Art Of Alex Ross, and many comic book logos and graphic novels.
He is considered one of the best logo and book designers working today...
[4] On Jun-15-2005, wrote:
The link doesn't work
-> Amazon error page
[5] On Jun-15-2005, Bret Schlyer wrote:
Works fine from here. Anybody else having problems?
[6] On Jun-15-2005, Peter the Freshman wrote:
I'm having problems... also, that link hasn't worked for me either. :-)
[7] On Jun-16-2005, Kyle wrote:
Link works fine for me.
[8] On Jun-26-2005, mitch wrote:
Wow this is a slow two weeks for Ellis fans! Does anyone agree? When is Ellis going to do interviews for his book Lunar Park? When is marketing going to happen?
[9] On Jun-26-2005, wrote:
agreed