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7 unusual facts about Chip Kidd


13 Flames Empire

In 2006, Robin Thompson dressed as the 13 Flames Empire character Zombie Jesus and wandered around the convention floor saying “If you love zombies and you love Jesus, then you have to love Zombie Jesus.” Later at the Eisner Awards ceremony, Chip Kidd stated that this was his favorite quote that he had overheard at the convention.

Gengoroh Tagame

The book will collect short works spanning 15 years of Tagame's career, including a new story commissioned especially for the book by book designer Chip Kidd.

Icarus at the Edge of Time

Icarus at the Edge of Time is a 2008 novella by physicist Brian Greene, illustrated by Chip Kidd with images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Lisa Birnbach

In 2010, she wrote True Prep: It’s a Whole New Old World with Chip Kidd.

National Poetry Month

In the past, posters have been designed by noted graphic designers such as Chip Kidd and Milton Glaser.

Ode to Kirihito

The first Vertical Inc. edition of Ode to Kirihito is notable for having an unusual cover design by Chip Kidd which features a slider that, when moved to the left, reveals Kirihito's face after he has contracted Monmow's disease (Vertical has since republished Ode to Kirihito in two separate volumes with no slider).

Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette

In 2008, the painting was used by graphic designer Chip Kidd on the first edition cover for When You Are Engulfed in Flames, a collection of essays written by David Sedaris.



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