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Peter Mendelsund

ピーター・メンデルサンド

Pītā Mendelsund

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Cambridge, Massachusetts (grew up)

Career

Occupations
book designer, artistic director, novelist, painter
Active Years
1991-
Affiliations
The Atlantic, Alfred A. Knopf, Pantheon Books, Vintage Books
Influenced By
Chip Kidd

Education

Columbia University
Philosophy
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: United States
Mannes School of Music
Piano performance
Degree: MA
Country: United States
Graduation year unknown

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Weepers

Novel

Exhibitionist

Memoir and art monograph

Journal of Depression with 100 paintings

Health

  • Depression
    不明
    Published as a memoir

Legacy

Recognized as one of the top book cover designers of his generation by The New York Times and Wired. Also active as a novelist and co-founder of Picture Books imprint.

Trivia

  • Designed the iconic cover for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.