Inspired by Debbie Millman’s new book, Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People (forthcoming 2022), four in-demand design and publishing professionals reveal the behind-the-scenes world of book-jacket design: Debbie Millman, cofounder of the School of Visual Arts’ Masters in Branding program; Chip Kidd, designer extraordinaire and bestselling author; Rodrigo Corral, creative director of publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux and founder of his own firm; and Linda Huang, associate art director at publisher Random House.

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Debbie Millman, Chip Kidd, Linda Huang, Rodrigo Corral, Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World’s Most Creative People