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Steal Like An Artist: The Book.

February 28, 2012 in Art, Literature with 0 Comments

Writer and artist Austin Kleon has literally written the book on creativity in the remix age. Based on a blog post from last year “How To Steal Like An Artist” outlines ten things nobody told you about being creative:

  1. Steal like an artist.
  2. Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started.
  3. Write the book you want to read.
  4. Use your hands.
  5. Side projects and hobbies are important.
  6. The secret: do good work and share it with people.
  7. Geography is no longer our master.
  8. Be nice. (The world is a small town.)
  9. Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)
  10. Creativity is subtraction.

What Dr. Seuss Books Were Really About.

February 10, 2012 in Literature with 0 Comments

“Underneath the whimsical language of Dr. Seuss’ books lie valuable lessons in ethics.” Check out all the book covers at BuzzFeed.

Judging a book by its many covers.

February 8, 2012 in Art, Literature with 0 Comments

For the past four years The Millions has been comparing the differences in book jacket design in the UK and US.

Take a stroll through the posts here, here, here and here.

“Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent” and other quotes to help you steal like an artist.

January 9, 2012 in Art, Literature, Videos with 0 Comments

Artist and writer Austin Kleon has compiled a whirlwind of quotes to help you “Steal like an artist”. Kleon is the author of Newspaper Blackout, a book of poetry reclaimed from the pages of The New York Times.

Kleon gave the above talk to The Economist’s ‘Human Potential Summit’ about remix culture and the minor revelation that “you are a mashup of what you let into your life”..

“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss takes a trip to Burning Man.

January 8, 2012 in Film and TV, Literature, Videos with 0 Comments

The last book published before his death in 1990, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss has been transplanted to the plains of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada and the annual Burning Man festival.

Conceived by freelance director Teddy Saunders, this story of life’s ups and downs is beautiful recreated on a backdrop as epic as the poem itself.