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(4.5 stars) Chip Kidd is full of himself. But, he knows it and doesn’t care one whit. That’s how geniuses are. And Chip is definitely a genius...a genius at designing book covers. Until I read this book, I paid little attention to book covers. Either I liked a book cover or I didn’t. Sometimes I loved or hated a cover but I didn’t think much about why. Now, I will analyze every book cover I see. For overall design, placement of the images, colors, type face...everything. This book has shown me how every little thing is important in conveying the essence of the pages within. Wow, a whole new world...

BTW, Chip Kidd is also one of my favorite authors. His two novels - The Cheese Monkeys and The Learners - while not as perfect as his covers - were fun reads and I still remember the plots, which for me, is a test of a good book. (Although I also remember the plots of terrible books, too, but these are remembered in a good way.)