August '08 Archives

August 25, 2008
For all of you design nuts, there’s an interesting post about how the jacket design for Broccoli and Other Tales of Food And Love, which Pantheon published this summer, turned out. (Here’s a hint: The designer was thrilled!) Read it here….

August 25, 2008
What do fashion designers like Giorgio Armani and Viktor & Rolf have to do with the likes of Spiderman and Wonder Woman? Find out at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibit Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, going on now until September 1. Pantheon’s very own Alex Ross made an appearance at the Met to talk about the challenges of designing costumes for Superman, Captain America, and other favorite heroes. Check out the article here. And for more tights, capes, and masked avengers, be sure to pick up Mythology: The D.C. Comics of Alex Ross….

August 18, 2008
Are you one of unlucky ones who didn’t get to hear Chip Kidd speak about his forthcoming book, Bat-Manga! at this year’s Comic-con? Have no fear! Clips of the talk are now available. Check out this one, where Chip introduces the project: Then, preorder your copy. And, be sure to check out Suvudu.com where I’ll be making clips available each Monday….

August 14, 2008
The official site for I Live Here is live! You’ll still have to wait 2 months for the book, but it’s well it. The book—which is actually 4 books in one—is a stunning paper documentary that combines journals, graphic novellas, stories and images which shed light on refugee crises around the world on a personal, human scale. And, it’s a purchase you can feel good about: a portion of the procceeds goes to Amnesty International. Preorder your copy here. While you wait you for it to arrive, you can become a fan and join the cause on Facebook….

August 14, 2008
Just in case you missed it, here’s this month’s e-news. Sign up here to get on the mailing list….

August 12, 2008
It looks like Chip Kidd is gearing up for the publication of Bat–Manga! In fact, he just spent 2 days signing pages to be inserted into 7,000 copies of the limited edition. Preorder yours now And, be sure to read Chip’s post about the logistics of the signing….

August 11, 2008
Sure, Chip Kidd is an amazing designer and accomplished author. But, did you know that he could sing and dance, too? Watch him in action here….

August 5, 2008
Josh’s Neufeld’s stunning web comic A.D.: New Orleans After The Deluge is getting raves, including one from Newsweek. Read the review here, and then read A.D.: New Orleans After The Deluge from the beginning on SMITH Magazine. If that’s not enough, you can also watch this video about the making of A.D.: New Orleans After The Deluge. And, be sure to sign up for our e-newsletter to get the latest updates on the graphic novel (based on the web comic), which Pantheon will be publishing in Summer ‘09….

August 4, 2008
Sometimes it’s hard to describe books that teeter on the boundary between art and story. See Brian Greene’s latest, Icarus at the Edge of Time, designed by PGN’s editor-in-chief Chip Kidd. Is it a children’s book? A graphic novel? Or something more conceptual? Check out the thought process behind Icarus at the Edge of Time, a futuristic fable about a boy astronaut who flies too close to a black hole. Instead of going for a more conventional approach, Chip decided to illustrate the tale with images from the Hubble Telescope. Stay tuned for more of Chip Kidd’s imaginative inventions in the much-anticipated Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan coming out in October!…

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