Chip Kidd Judges 6 Books By Their Covers
The award-winning book designer picks some of his all-time favorites
If anyone knows how to judge a book by its cover, its Chip Kidd. The longtime Knopf graphic designer is behind countless iconic covers, including Michael Crichtons Jurassic Park , David Sedaris Naked and Haruki Murakamis 1Q84 , and has an eye for creating startling jackets to convey a books content.
A good book jacket both invites you into the text and acts as a distillation of it, Kidd says. Then, during the course of your reading the book (especially if you like it), the cover becomes like a best friends favorite shirt.
Kidds new book, Judge This , details how he takes in commonplace design details in his world throughout his day. TIME asked him to name five of his favorite classic book covers plus one of his own.
Jaws
Doubleday
By Peter Benchley
Designer: Paul Bacon
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Knopf By James M. Cain
Designer: Arthur Hawkins, Jr.
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Charlottes Web
Harper By E.B. White
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
Pantheon By Chris Ware
Designer: Chris Ware
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Detective Comics #27
DC Comics By Bill Finger
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Knopf
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Absolutely fabulous cover art
I have read the first three books and of course the comic book
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Absolutely fabulous cover art I agree!!! I have read them also!
Nona
Thanks for the feedback
I enjoyed the ones I read so much these pictures make me want to stop by the library and check out the others
We used to read our kids Charlotte's Web at bedtime - it became a favourite story. The cover certainly does the story justice.
Buzz
It was one of my youngest's favorites as well
And grandma hung onto the book for the grandkids as well - it is well worn but treasured.