2012 Presenters
Chip Kidd
Chip Kidd is an author, editor, and graphic designer best known for his book jacket designs. Kidd is the author of The Cheese Monkeys, The Learners, and the graphic novel Batman: Death by Design. He has won several prizes for his designs, including the National Design Award for Communications, as well at the Use of Photography in Design Award from the International Center of Photography. Since 1986, Kidd has worked for Alfred A. Knopf, where he is the current associate art director. He lives in Manhattan.
Links:
Huffington Post Interview with Chip Kidd on Batman: Death By Design
Chip Kidd TED Talk on Book Design
Chip Kidd Discusses Designing Haruki Murakami's 1Q84
