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Brain on Fire 6 Nov 2012 | 01:34 am
Brain on Fire is an inspiring memoir by Susannah Cahalan, a New York based journalist. Here is an excerpt from the author's site: My memoir Brain on Fire chronicles the swift path of my illness and t...
The Success Equation 26 Oct 2012 | 07:14 pm
Last Spring, I worked on this title for Stephani Finks at Harvard Business Review Press. Stephani, as always, gave me the perfect direction...and from there I had a great visual metaphor to draw upon:...
Designer Genes 15 Aug 2012 | 10:41 pm
A couple years ago I briefly worked on a title called Designer Genes. Here is a short summary from the tip sheet: The possibility exists that there will arise an elite class of genetically engineered...
Hello again / New book project 3 Aug 2012 | 08:01 am
Signs, Streets and Storefronts is a new book project that recently wrapped up. From Amazon: Signs, Streets, and Storefronts addresses more than 200 years of signs and place-marking along America’s co...
50/50 1 Dec 2011 | 04:47 am
Hope to see everyone there! Come check out this year's selected covers & books Wednesday, December 7 6:00–8:00 p.m. AIGA National Design Center 164 Fifth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets) New Y...
The Color of Night 20 Oct 2011 | 06:53 am
From Booklist: “In this sharp blade of a novel, every word is weaponized as Bell stands at the portal to chthonic evil.” This is a violent, disturbing, and engrossing novel, recalling the savagery o...
NEW, NEW 24 Jun 2011 | 04:59 am
A quick post to introduce my new design portfolio site: www.kimberlyglyder.com Take a look!
Judging 50/50 14 Jun 2011 | 01:43 am
At my first job out of RISD I used to take out the AIGA annuals on my lunch break and read each one cover to cover. The most intriguing part of the annual, hands down, was always the 50 books/50 cover...
Will Write for Food 14 May 2011 | 11:08 am
I've noticed a sharp increase in covers with plates on them. I myself have two in the last couple of years and for the same publisher no less. Here is one of them... Will Write for Food focuses on th...
Out of the Vinyl Deeps 30 Apr 2011 | 02:50 am
At 14 I bought my first record player. It wasn't a good one, but somehow all my lo-fi records sounded perfect at that age. Some years later (ahem), getting to design with vinyl on a book cover is one ...
