OH GOD. Chipp Kidd is HI-lay-ri-ous. Click the video to watch him wiggle. This was the first video I clicked on in my explorations today, and I think it has just jumped to the top of my "Favorite talks of all time" list. Mr. Chipp started off his talk telling me that he is a book designer for...wait for it... ALFRED A. KNOPF. That's where my love of this man and his talk began. I said before that I'm taking Kate Trueblood's Editing and Publishing class this quarter, and she's kicking my butt with all kinds of overwhelming information about all the steps necessary to publish a book. It's as if the second she steps into the classroom, she brings with her a history and alternate reality that is the publishing sphere. 5 weeks ago I was a creative writing senior with only a few ideas of the kinds of jobs I could secure with my English degree. I had a general statement prepared for those who asked me what I was going to do with my creative ...