Wit not Guffaws

Chip Kidd

Last night, I attended a talk by Chip Kidd, presented by the AIGA. I’ve been a big fan of his design work for quite some time—I also really enjoyed the two novels he wrote. Chip Kidd is widely known for his book design work and it was really great to listen to him talk about the concepts and stories behind some of his most memorable projects. If you aren’t familiar with his work I highly recommend checking it out.

This quote came from his talk and I loved it. “Go for wit not guffaws.”

I’ve decided to not to a do a Music Monday post this week (after 25 weeks straight) for a couple reasons. The first being that I didn’t listen to very much music this week. The second reason is that I got a bit bored with it. What do you all think? Were you enjoying my Music Monday posts?

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Chris Piascik is a New England artist, graphic designer, and illustrator. With 8 years of professional experience at award-winning firms in New England, he is currently working as a freelance designer and illustrator, and just presented his 6th solo exhibition. He holds degrees in Visual Communication Design and Art History from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford, where he has moonlighted as an instructor of design courses. In 2008, the American Institute of Graphic Arts selected his poster design as a winning entry for its Get Out the Vote campaign. His other recognitions include Gold Awards, Silver Awards, Excellence Awards, Judges Award and the Spirit of Creativity Award from the Connecticut Art Director’s Club as well as a BoNE award from the AIGA. In addition his work has been published in numerous books and publications including Print and Communication Arts, the Logo Lounge series, Typography Essentials and Lettering, Beyond Computer Graphics and Bike Art: Bicycles in Art Around the World. Previous clients include: Chronicle Books, Nike, Goodbyn, Mayer Hawthorne, Odyssey, Gnarls Barkley, Monolith Music Festival, Eat Boston, and Theaterworks.

Represented in France by: Valérie Oualid

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