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Chip Kidd is the Monet, Picasso, and Warhol of book design. I say this not from a position of authority—my design history knowledge is marginal—but of amazement. With great stylistic breadth meted out over thousands of covers, proof of quality and quantity, Kidd interprets the unnamable heart of every book he designs for into a perfect illustrative adornment. The collection itself is printed masterfully, with glossy full-color renderings of nearly everything he's designed in the last twenty years. True to a man with no singular style, the order of covers presented is done by loose themes and authors. Alongside short histories of each project by Kidd often the authors themselves write their own thoughts. Think of any of your favorite contemporary novels, and chances are Kidd designed it. Well, maybe not any, but you know. This collection's a bit pricey, though entirely worth it. (I had the good fortune and good friendship to receive this as a present.) After reading it, or, rather, digesting all the artistic brilliance on display, you'll never look at a book cover the same way again. Incidentally, I also recommend his excellent bildungsroman/style manifesto The Cheese Monkeys if you're looking for a brainy beach read.

2022-10-24 07:58