The Knock Knock marketing team just created the most kick-ass video ever. EVER. I’m really, really proud to debut it here, an introduction to an innovative children’s book in our Fall 2013 list, Hide & Eek!, by Hat-trick, the amazingly talented folks I met at Design Indaba a couple years back, and illustrated by Rebecca Sutherland. Oh my god, it’s …
Jen Bilik
Going with the Flow (Chart) Head Honcho Hello for July 2013
Flowchart concocted in honor of the amazing Inconsequential Dilemmas: 45 Flowcharts for Life’s Peskier Questions, created by the Knock Knock team with no help or input whatsoever from me. I could not be more proud.
KNOCK KNOCK® KNOCKOFFS SOMETIMES IMITATION ISN’T SO SINCERE
Why would anybody think they could copy this, our best-selling product of all time? It's for grocery shopping, not copying!
We’ve all heard the saying “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” I’d like to make the distinction between “inspired by” and “full-on copycat” here. Since Knock Knock was founded, in 2002, we’ve been proud to see our influence all over the marketplace. We believe in staying on our game so that our creativity always keeps us ahead of the …
“Summer Vacation” and Adulthood Head Honcho Hello for June 2013
The first year I had to work through winter vacation, at the age of twenty-three, after a lifetime as a student with at least two weeks off for the holidays, my naiveté took great umbrage. I asked the other, older employees at the publishing company where I worked, Rizzoli, whether it was busy between Christmas and New Year’s, thus necessitating …
Panic—You’ll Feel Better Head Honcho Hello for May 2013
I have been a bridesmaid five times: Jennie (floor-length yellow satin), Amy (anything sleeveless in a color other than black), Leah (anything sleeveless, but only in black), Arielle (whatever I wanted, because my primary role was to help produce the wedding—in Spanish, in Spain), and Jamie (this one was both a friendship wild-card and fashion wild-card; I showed up in black patent-leather cowboy boots and a silk print dress to stand up for a relatively recent friend with whom I am no longer friends). I have seen many, many people panic about getting married. I myself have never panicked about getting married—like all good spinsters, I have instead panicked about not getting married, but fortunately I've grown out of that, along with recently transitioning out of spinsterhood.