Chip Kidd

Here Richard McGuire Multi-talented artist Richard McGuire has written children’s books and experimental comics, has written and directed feature films, has designed and manufactured a line of toys, and is the bass player of the no-wave band Liquid Liquid. Originally published in 1989, his landmark strip Here is the story of a corner of a room and the events that happened in that space while moving forward and backward in time. His new book is the long-awaited fulfillment of his revolutionary comic vision. Sugar Skull Charles Burns The nightmarish trilogy that began in X'ed Out and continued in The Hive reaches its stunning, heartbreaking end, as Doug must deal with the lie he's been telling himself since the beginning. Best known for his masterwork, Black Hole—a multiple Harvey, Eisner, and Ignatz Award winner—Charles Burns has illustrated covers for Time, The New Yorker, and The Believer, and contributed to MTV’s Liquid Television series based on his character Dog-Boy. Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design Chip Kidd “The closest thing to a rock star in graphic design” (USA Today), Chip Kidd has transformed the art of American book packaging with his inventive book cover designs for Alfred A. Knopf, wHere he has worked since 1986. He is the author of several books, including The Cheese Monkeys, The Learners, and the bestselling children’s book Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click Here

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During the last twenty-six years, Chip Kidd has designed over 1,000 iconic, award-winning book covers that have revolutionized and inspired jacket design. He is the author of The Cheese Monkeys, The Learners, the graphic novel Batman: Death by Design, GO: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design and many other books about comics and design. Hailed by USA Today as “the closest thing to a rock star” in graphic design, you can find him online at Chipkidd.com. Failing Better Chip Kidd will recount examples from his career of over a quarter-century where he failed utterly and used those circumstances as an opportunity to do something better than he did in the first place. After the usual process of drinking and crying, of course. For more information, visit innovatevirginia.com.

Kidd has a new book releasing on October 8: Go: A Kidd's Guide to Graphic Design. In this introduction to graphic design, an award-winning graphic designer details the ways in which a designer communicates his or her ideas to the world. The book is written and designed just for those curious kids, not to mention their savvy parents, who want to learn the secret of how to make things dynamic and interesting.

Photo credit: John Madere

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Building Stories Chris Ware Chris Ware’s graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth won the Guardian First Book Award, the first time a graphic novel has won a major United Kingdom literary award. Author of the award-winning series The ACME Novelty Library, Ware has exhibited his work internationally, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial. Building Stories is a window into the lives of the residents of a Chicago apartment building. The Hive Charles Burns Best known for his masterwork, Black Hole—a multiple Harvey, Eisner, and Ignatz Award winner—Charles Burns has illustrated covers for Time, The New Yorker, and The Believer, and contributed to MTV’s Liquid Television series based on his character Dog-Boy. The Hive is part two of his planned nightmarish trilogy that began with X’d Out. Batman: Death by Design Chip Kidd An award-winning art director at Alfred A. Knopf and editor-at-large for Pantheon, Chip Kidd is the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year The Cheese Monkeys, and his nonfiction books include Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, Batman Collected, Bat-Manga, and now his first comic book, Batman: Death by Design. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

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Chip Kidd esittelee teosta Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan.

Graphic novel editor and designer Chip Kidd will make appearances in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City to promote Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan. The book compiles Jiro Kuwata's 1960s manga re-interpretation of DC Comics' costumed detective hero, and also looks at Batman's presence in Japan when the live-action television series was released. (lampbane)… (lisätietoja)

Neil Gaiman keskustelee teoksesta Sandman.; Chip Kidd keskustelee teoksesta Sandman.

The New York Times best-selling author, Neil Gaiman, discusses Sandman, the acclaimed comic book series widely considered to be one of the most original and artistically ambitious series of the modern age. Sandman is a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven. Gaiman is the author of children’s and adult titles including, The Graveyard Book, American Gods, Coraline, Neverwhere and Stardust. He also co-wrote the screenplay for Beowulf with Roger Avary. Chip Kidd is an author, graphic designer and editor. He is the author of the forthcoming Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan. (lampbane)… (lisätietoja)