Kathy Kikkert, author of Hollywood Signs, is a graphic designer specializing in book design, restaurant branding, and illustration. Before moving to Hollywood, she was an art director at Doubleday and book designer at Simon & Schuster in New York. Her retro-modern flair is expressed in the books, brands, and signs she has designed. She has a BA in Art History from New York University and has been photographing vintage neon signs for over twenty years. @kathykikkert