Today was a great day for new books to arrive. Love the new book smell!
Fun Facts: Chip Kidd designed the jacket on the right and Archie Ferguson designed on the left.
The legendary Chip Kidd, “book designer, page turner, dog eared place holder, notes in the margins taker, ink sniffer”…
… and now TED speaker.
Borzois designed by Chip Kidd
Described as “the closest thing to a rock star” in graphic design today by USA Today, Chip Kidd is currently jacket designer, associate art director, and the head comic book geek at Knopf. Now added to his resume, speaker at TED2012’s Design Studio session. He also is also one of the nicest guy you will ever met.
Click on the image above for more borzois on our Pinterest board!
You won’t be able to get your hands on 1Q84 for one more week, but in the meantime, watch this video of Chip Kidd talking about what went in to designing the book’s gorgeous cover.
A recap from San Diego Comic-Con 2011
Designer Chip Kidd discusses the book jacket for Haruki Murakami’s forthcoming novel 1Q84.
Inspired by Allison Pearson’s new novel, I Think I Love You, the Knopf editors reveal their teen crushes.
(They’re a classy bunch. Did no one else crush on Devon Sawa?! Who was your teen crush?)
But when you work at Knopf, you can get Chip’s advice for free! (sometimes) (pending availability) (when cornered in an elevator)
Obviously.