Project Research: Chip Kidd

Chip Kidd (1964) is an American modern era graphic designer, author and editor. His most well-known work is as a book cover graphic designer. He not only wrote some comic books for DC Comics but also created their covers, showing his respect for the comics. (Famous Graphic Designers, 2012)

Kidd at a June 2012 book signing at

Midtown Comics in Manhattan

"Chip Kidd is “the closest thing to a rock star” in the world of graphic design" (USA Today)
Having designed jackets for Alfred A. Knopf since 1986, he currently holds the position of Associate Art Director. Over the span of two decades, he has undoubtedly altered people's perceptions of book jackets, elevating them from a simple protective covering to an artistic piece that helps promote the book. He anticipated how the iconic T. rex image would be utilized for movie advertising while designing it for Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, which is a noteworthy example. (Anon,  Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau, 2023)

Jurassic park first edition cover by Chip Kidd

References:

Famous Graphic Designers. (2012). Chip Kidd | Biography, Designs and Facts. [online] Available at:https://www.famousgraphicdesigners.org/chip-kidd.

USA TODAY. (2019). USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com. [online] Available at: https://eu.usatoday.com/.

Anon, (n.d.). Chip Kidd - Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau. [online] Available at: https://www.prhspeakers.com/speaker/chip-kidd.

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