This is The Cheese Monkeys. The first novel by graphic designer Chip Kidd. Of course just calling him a graphic designer is a vast understatement as he pretty much redefined the art of book cover design. But that's neither here nor there.
The Cheese Monkeys should be required reading for anyone in the "commercial" arts. It tells the story of Happy, a graphic design student before they called it graphic design. It's sarcastic, hilarious, and absolutely true to the experience of art school. And it has several passages that, depending on the type of person you are, will either make you more proud than you've ever been to be in design or advertising, or it will make you so ashamed that you sell everything, move to Jupiter Hollow and can peaches for the rest of your life.
Me, I felt the former.
Even the design of the book is worth getting it for. I may be a lowly writer, but I am a type geek, and I love the way Kidd uses it.
I am currently reading his follow-up novel The Learners. Will report back on that once I'm finished.
In summation: The Cheese Monkeys. By Chip Kidd. Go get it.
That is all.
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