Chip Kidd
Charles Kidd (born 1964)[2] is an American graphic designer known for book covers.
For the James Bond villain Charles Kidd, see Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.
Chip Kidd
Graphic designer, writer
Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits,
The Cheese Monkeys,
The Learners,
Bat-Manga!,
Jurassic Park
Early childhood[edit]
Born in Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up being fascinated and heavily inspired by American popular culture. Comic books were his gateway into graphic design, with Batman and Superman populating some of his earliest childhood memories. Kidd attended Pennsylvania State University, where he graduated in 1986 with a degree in graphic design.
Personal life[edit]
Kidd lives on Manhattan's Upper East Side.[24] He was married to the late poet and Yale Review editor J. D. McClatchy;[25] the couple married in November 2013.
He continues to edit comics at Pantheon and frequently writes about graphic design and pop culture for publications including McSweeney’s, The New York Times, Vogue, and Entertainment Weekly.