Chip Kidd Launches Professional Portfolio Symposium

MIAD hosted Chip Kidd, iconic lead designer for Random House publishers and Knopf Books known for such designs as the Jurassic Park and 1Q84 book covers, as part of a two-day intensive professional experience for students across disciplines and years of study.

Students review the portolio of alumna and Interior Architecture + Design faculty Nichole Jeffries

As part of his visit, Kidd delivered a keynote address to first-year students about his career before launching them into their Professional Portfolio Symposium. Students had the opportunity to review, and ask questions about, the portfolios and careers of 20 local art and design professionals.

Read more about Kidd’s visit and the Symposium online.