Wanted to let everyone know about the Chip Kidd event this Thursday at Domy. Place will be packed and I really looking forward to it. Also loving the postcard from my coworker Banks Noel.
More info below.
AIGA Houston Presents: Chip Kidd – “B____, I D___ K___ L___!”
PRE-REGISTER FOR BEST PRICING: http://www.aigahouston.org/kidd
http://www.goodisdead.com
Chip Kidd is a graphic designer and writer living in New York City and Stonington, Connecticut.
His first novel, The Cheese Monkeys, was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His first book, Batman Collected, was awarded the Design Distinction award from ID magazine. He is the co-author and designer of the two-time Eisner award-winning Batman Animated. He is the editor-at-large for Pantheon. He has also written about graphic design and popular culture for McSweeney’s, Vogue, The New York Times, The New York Observer, Entertainment Weekly, Details, 2WICE, The New York Post, ID, and Print.
His book jacket designs for Alfred A. Knopf (where he is associate art director) have helped spawn a revolution in the art of American book packaging. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Eye, Print, Entertainment Weekly, The New Republic, Time, Graphis, New York, and ID magazines, and he is a regular contributor of visual commentary to the Op-Ed page of The New York Times.
His designs have been described as “Monstrously ugly” (John Updike), “apparently obvious” (William Boyd), “Faithful flat-earth rendering” (Don DeLillo), “surprisingly elegant” (A. S. Mehta), “a distinguished parochial comic balding Episcopal priest” (Allan Gurganus), “Two colors plus a sash” (Martin Amis) and “not a piece of hype. My book was lucky.” (Robert Hughes).
Mr. Kidd is also the lead vocalist, percussionist, lyricist, and co-songwriter in artbreak, a new band described as “The New Pornographers meet The Cars” (Unbeige).
Date: May 7, 2009
Location: Domy Books 1709 Westheimer Houston, Tx 77098
Time: 6:30pm - social & book signing, 7:30pm - presentation
TO REGISTER, GO TO: http://www.aigahouston.org/kidd
Pre-registration pricing (closes at 5pm, May 6):
AIGA members - Professional Members: $10- Student Members: $5
Non-members- Professionals: $20- Students: $10
Pricing at the door:
AIGA members- Professional Members: $15- Student Members: $10
Non-members- Professionals: $30- Students: $20
**AIGA members-only door prize at the event**
