Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0074QGGK6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 261 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. The talk went viral, and its author dug deeper into his own ideas to create Steal Like an Artist, the book. Kleon was asked to address college students in upstate New York, he shaped his speech around the ten things he wished someone had told him when he was starting out. Follow your interests wherever they take you. The result is inspiring, hip, original, practical, and entertaining. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples will put readers directly in touc
"Brilliant and real and true."-Rosanne Cash"Austin Kleon is positively one of the most interesting people on the Internet Kleon makes an articulate and compelling case for combinatorial creativity and the role of remix in the idea economy."-The Atlantic"Breezy and fun and yes, scary. Scary because it calls your bluff."-Seth Godin"A quick, easily digestible read that is particularly relevant in today's digital world."-School Library Journal
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