Some People Can't Surf

The Graphic Design of Art Chantry By Julie Lasky
Introduction by Karrie Jacobs

9-1/2 x 11-1/4 in; 144 pp ; 200 color and 25 B/W images
Paperback
Published in February, 2001
ISBN 0811823652
ISBN13 9780811823654
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$27.50

Some People Can't Surf -- Art Chantry's contrarian ways have placed him in the pantheon of great modern designers. Some People Can't Surf: The Graphic Design of Art Chantry is the first survey of this visual iconoclast, who also designed the book and packed it with hundreds of his vibrant images. Gritty, funny, and refreshingly low-tech, his award-winning work has promoted countless bands, social causes, and non-profits. Tracing Chantry's career from his covers and layouts for the seminal music magazine The Rocket, to album covers for such cult bands as Mudhoney, the Reverend Horton Heat, and the Fastbacks, Some People Can't Surf is a comprehensive look at his creative evolution. Complete with commentary on the unusual origins and unorthodox processes behind his work, as well as providing context for his oft-copied look, Some People Can't Surf is a much-anticipated exploration of this idiosyncratic design master.

Julie Lasky is former managing editor of Print magazine and current editor of Interiors. She lives in New York.

Karrie Jacobs met Art Chantry at the Seattle music magazine The Rocket. She has since edited Colors magazine, served as architecture critic for New York magazine, and currently edits Dwell magazine in San Francisco.