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DART and The Westphal College Welcome Chip Kidd
Start Date: 5/31/2012Start Time: 5:30 PM
End Date: 5/31/2012
Event Description
Awarding winning book designer to lecture and work with Graphic Design program

Whoever said ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover’ has never met Chip Kidd. Kidd, one of the world’s most renowned book cover designers, will be a guest of Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and DART (Drexel Art Organization) on Thursday, May 31. Kidd is an award-winning graphic designer and author who specializes in book cover design with more than 1500 titles created for authors including David Sedaris, Bret Easton Ellis, Cormac McCarthy and John Updike. Most notably, Kidd’s book designs for Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park were carried over into the marketing for the films.

Books authored (and in some cases designed) by Kidd will be available for purchase during the event with a limited number of signed copies available as well.

Kidd is currently the associate art director at Knopf an imprint of Random House, where he has worked since 1986. His design work has also been published by Double Day, HarperCollins, Pengiun/Putnin and others. His lecture will highlight his career from his early days after graduation and explain how he created a design style that made him one of the most sought after book designers in the world.
Contact Information:
Name: Lisa Visco
Phone: 215-895-1029
Email: visco@drexel.edu
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Location:
Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Room 120
Audience:
  • Alumni
  • Current Students
  • Faculty
  • Parents & Families
  • Prospective Students
  • Public
  • Staff
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