Sunday, January 18, 2009
type ii
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kyle kolker
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joya mizeli
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john gall
chip kidd
Who is Chip Kidd...
He is a book cover designer.
Why is he important...
He has designed over 1000 book covers. He is a graphic designer turned author and he received the 2007 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award. He creates unique interesting book designs that seperate themselves from the rest of the book world
He is very good at what he does.
Who is John Gall...
He is the art director for Vintage and Anchor books. He too is a book cover designer.
Why is he important...
He is the art directer the oversees about 200 books a year being designed and publishes. He is a leader in his profession and he is very good at what he does as well.
Definitions...
series - a sequence of books with similar traits or characteristics
sequence - a ordered list of things (i.e. books) that follow one another
sign - a symbol that represents something to inform or communicate with the viewer example...this sign is telling we are in sparta...a pedestrian crossing sign or deer crossing sign
index - a sensory feature that correlates to or implies something elseexample... these storm clouds are an index of a storm to come...
smoke is index of a fire
symbol - a picture that represents something or a word that represents some other wordexample... this picture is a symbol for peace...
the six point star is a symbol of Judaism
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