Chip Kidd



Chip Kidd

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born January 01, 1964
gender male
place of birth Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
website http://www.goodisdead.com/learners/
genre Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

about this author

Chip Kidd is an American author, editor and graphic designer, best known for his innovative book covers.
Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up in a Philadelphia suburb, strongly influenced by American popular culture. While a design student at Penn State, an art instructor once gave the assignment to design a book cover for Museums and Women by John Updike, who is also a Shillington native. The teacher panned Kidd's work in front of the class, suggesting that book design would not be a good career choice for him. However, Kidd later received professional assignments to design covers for Memories of the Ford Administration and other books by Updike.
Kidd is currently associate art director at Knopf, an imprint of Random House. He fir...more

books by Chip Kidd

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avg rating: 3.76 | 1121 ratings | 16 distinct works
The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in... The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters (Paperback)
by Chip Kidd
avg rating 3.68 — 698 ratings — published 2001
5 editions
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Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 198... Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006 (Chip Kidd)
by Chip Kidd
avg rating 4.44 — 112 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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The Learners: A Novel The Learners: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Chip Kidd
avg rating 3.36 — 102 ratings — published 2008
6 editions
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Batman Animated Batman Animated (Paperback)
by Paul Dini, Chip Kidd
avg rating 4.33 — 39 ratings — published 1999
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Jack Cole and Plastic Man: For... Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits (Paperback)
by Art Spiegelman, Chip Kidd
avg rating 3.90 — 39 ratings — published 2001
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Peanuts: The Art of Charles M.... Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz (Paperback)
by Charles M. Schulz
avg rating 4.48 — 48 ratings — published 2003
2 editions
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Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 D Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 D (Hardcover)
by Les Daniels
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2001
2 editions
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Batman Collected Batman Collected (Paperback)
by Chip Kidd
avg rating 4.00 — 4 ratings — published 2001
3 editions
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Batman Masterpiece Edition: Th... Batman Masterpiece Edition: The Caped Crusader's Golden Age (Hardcover)
by Les Daniels, Chip Kidd
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2000
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Graphic Design: America Two Graphic Design: America Two (Hardcover)
by D.K. Holland, Jessica Helfand, Chip Kidd
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1997
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