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All time best books to spark your art and open your mind
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items I recommend keeping these around on the shelf to re-read (or listen to) again and again, for anyone who has felt the call to make something. Inspiring, interesting, informative, and worthwhile all about art, design, creativity, and life in general.
This little book changed my mindset around creativity in a big way. No matter what’s been done, each person alive does it uniquely, and that’s art.
Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Love this one - cool practices to get in flow, experiment, and a reminder that creativity and spirituality are intrinsically linked.
The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
Fun book and informative with room to draw all sorts of letters
Hand-Lettering Ledger: Guide to Serif & Script
So so so many nuggets of gold in here. I love this one, I feel this one. As humans were all creative, and creating all the time. That’s some big magic.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
This changed my mindset around showing my process and sharing my story. There’s three books in this series, all are must read.
Show Your Work! a book by Austin Kleon
A bunch of curated strategies to stay in it when the waves get rougher. For me, in those times, it’s okay to move tortoise slow as long as I don’t stop all together. You know they say it’s not always easy, but it’s worth it.
Keep Going: a book by Austin Kleon
Mayday! Must read for all designers and for all entrepreneurs. This one is packed to the brim with awesome insights from a female agency owner that shares why cultivating and upholding a purposeful and continual brand story is critical today. If you ...
Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love
I’m a big fan of James and his work. The thing is, he is pretty vulnerable in what he shares about himself as a designer and creative which I connect with. The fact this is called “an honest guide to creativity and logo design” makes sense, he seems ...
Made by James: Honest Guide to Logo Design
For those who want to learn to draw or increase their skills! When I was in university for design (quite awhile ago now) we were lucky to have one of the original founders of the program, who had retired, come back as our illustration teacher for a c...
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
This one is very very cool, I love the idea of being a vessel creativity moves freely through, rather than “doing” it’s “being.” Written by a music producer who’s worked with all types of artists and creatives with tons of wisdom and moments that cal...
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
This is on the top of my list for release in October of this year. The name says it all: written about the synergy of spirituality and creativity, how the act of making art slowly and consciously opens a path of deep awareness, prayer, and praise to ...
Art Is: A Journey Into The Light Book By Makoto Fujimura, ('tc')
It seems to be in my perspective most artists and creatives are deeply sensitive, smart, and somewhat introverted. It can be a challenge to share without the fear of judgement or the pressure of standards held to perfection - this book is for you if ...
The Confident Creative: Drawing to Free Mind
Such a good resource - this is quite a hefty design history book that’s so fun to look at! Great to reference, aways inspiring.
The History of Graphic Design, 45th Ed.