Chip Kidd
Chip Kidd
CharlesKidd is an American graphic designer, best known for his innovative book covers. Based in New York city, Kidd has become one of the most famous book cover designers to date...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
CountryUnited States of America
falling-in-love ideas design
Never fall in love with an idea. They're whores...
long life-is long-life
Life is a life-long assignment that must be constantly analyzed, clarified, figured out, and responded to appropriately.
ifs can-do dies
If you intend to die, you can do anything.
book grateful viva
I still have a steady stream of book cover work. I'm grateful for it. Viva le book!
problem wells solutions
If you can properly define the problem, then you've already defined the solution as well.
book technology different
I often get asked, 'Is the book dead?' It hasn't happened yet. It's different than music. Music was always meant to be pure sound - it started out as pure sound and now it's pure sound again. But books started out as things. Words on paper began as words on paper. The paperback book is the best technology to deliver that information to you.
strong character thinking
I think the genre of comics sometimes overtakes the medium, and people assume that they are kind of frivolous. If you have a good, strong story teller, they can be as affecting as any character in literature. Period.
anticipation certainty doom
Antisappointment. Anticipation colliding head-on with the certainty of its own doom.
book thinking dull
I think too many comic book covers are way too busy, crammed with far too much information, both visual and verbal, that just becomes a dull noise.
technology ipads trust-me
I am all for the iPad, but trust me - smelling it will get you nowhere.
thinking ideas goal
Limits are possibilities. ... Formal restrictions, contrary to what you might think, free you up by allowing you to concentrate on purer ideas. ... You can be crippled by too many choices, especially if you don't know what your goals are.
humanity architect grey
Yes, Garnett Grey was an Architect. Were a psychoanalyst to approach him from behind, tap his shoulder, and say 'Humanity,' Garrett'd spin and respond, without hesitation, 'Solvable'.
cousin sorry believe
Hey, have you heard that one about the difference between me, Wit, and my loutish cousin, Hilarity? No? Okay, so I walk into a bar, you see, very unassuming, and order a martini. Then the bartender, Hilarity, hauls off and squirts me in the face with a seltzer bottle, ruining my n ice new camel hair suit, dousing my monocle and my watch fob, soaking my cravat. So, do I let him have what for, and blow my top? I do not. I simply say: Sorry, I believe I said 'very dry'.
books books-and-reading hardcover remember
What you must remember about hardcover books is that they are like tattoos. Once you get one, it's never really going to go away.