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With 233 (to be exact) hints, tips and pieces of advice, Now Try Something Weirder shows those in the creative industry how to have great ideas (every day).

Internationally award-winning graphic designer Michael Johnson draws on over thirty years’ experience (his CV clocks up eight creative posts, three dismissals and the launch of his own business) to share his ultimate secrets to enviable success … who said you should keep your secrets closely guarded?

Looking to improve the way you work with clients, understand and question design briefs, deliver knockout presentations – and generally gain covetable creative confidence? Sometimes the solution is staring you in the face.

‘Michael Johnson offers the most generous kind of professional advice: insightful but full of enthusiasm. Designers need cunning as well as inspiration’.

 — Deyan Sudjic OBE, Director of the Design Museum

‘Want better ideas, start reading better books. Or even something Weirder’.

 — Sir John Hegarty, founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty

‘I’ve always wanted to be a little bit weird. Now a prince of weirdosity has come up with the perfect short guide to the creative life’.

— Robert McCrum, bestselling author and former editor at Faber and Faber and The Observer

‘Don’t try harder; try weirder. Michael Johnson’s new book is chock-a-block with home truths about graphic design. One of the first is also one of the best: Work out who you want to work for BEFORE you graduate. Worth the price of an education, right there’.

 — Marty Neumeier, branding guru and author of ‘The Brand Gap’ and ‘Scrambled’

‘I particularly liked pages   ,    ,    and   .’

 — Bob Gill, illustration and design legend and author of Forget All the Rules You Ever Learned About Graphic Design, Including the Ones in this Book

‘Michael Johnson is an amazing storyteller with a rich visual sensibility and an uncanny ability to grasp the weird and wonderful. He’s also learned a thing or two about life in his years as a graphic designer: you will become not only smarter but wiser from this insightful book. And every page will delight you.’
 — Jacqueline Novogratz, serial TED-talk speaker, pioneer of ethical investing (Acumen) and best-selling author

‘One cannot be in the design business for the time that Michael has without coming across the issues discussed in this book. As I read, I found myself nodding and smiling and saying to myself, “Yep, I know that one …. and that one.” The only way of knowing this information is to have lived it, or to work beside someone exceptional. Sadly, very few of us have that opportunity. So how brilliant then, that rather than keeping these gems to himself, Michael got off his backside and wrote it down in a witty little book.’
 — Martin Lambie-Nairn, founder of Lambie-Nairn and world-renowned television branding expert

About the Author:

Michael Johnson is a writer, designer and thinker, and founder of world-renowned brand consultancy, Johnson Banks. He has won many sought-after prizes, including seven yellow and one ‘black’ pencil from D&AD. He received its lifetime achievement award in 2017. His books include Problem Solved and Branding.

The magical powers of a storybook cannot be denied, but what if within those pages awaited not traditionally-written fairy tales from all times and places, but those same tales re-told by some of the world’s most talented and respected artists! 

Professional illustrators and concept artists are experts at pushing their art to a higher level and finding exciting new ways to approach classic subjects. In this book, they reveal their creative secrets. Being able to think outside the box, intrigue the viewer, and bring nuance to a simple story are just some of the essential skills presented inside, and the familiar world of fairy tales provides a wealth of iconic characters and storylines to play with.

Discover multiple renditions of five well-known tales, from research and sketches to rendering and revisions. Informative step-by-step tutorials reveal techniques and tips that will help push your illustration skills to new heights. Learn what makes an effective fantasy illustration and compare different artists’ visions side by side.

Reimagine five classic tales:

• Little Red Riding Hood
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Hansel and Gretel

About the Author:

3dtotal Publishing is a small independent publisher specializing in high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Our titles proudly feature top industry professionals who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and quick tip guides placed alongside stunning artwork to offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation.

From traditional art techniques, such as sketching and clay sculpting, to digital art software including Photoshop and Procreate, the vast knowledge offered by multiple contributing artists makes these books an indispensable addition to any artist’s bookshelf. Popular titles such as the Sketching from the Imagination and Beginner’s Guide series, along with our quarterly magazine CDQ, are part of a backlist of over 80 titles, many of which have been translated into several languages. At the heart of the 3dtotal Publishing catalogue, our sought-after “Art of” books showcase the very best content from the very best creators, in stunning and uniquely designed hard-back format. From 2022, we pledge to donate 50% of our net profits to charity, including planting one tree for every book sold.

Contents and contributors:

Welcome 
How to use this book
Introduction by Ognjen Sporin

Little Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood versus the Wolf – Ahmed Rawi
Little Red and the Hyena – Eilene Cherie Witarsah
The Little Wolf Hunter – Fatemeh “Blue Birdy” Haghnejad

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldi the Gangster – Leroy Steinmann
Goldilocks the Greedy Bear – Tony “Eight” Camehl
The Golden Giant – Leo Gómez

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Dark Wizard of Hamelin – Inkognit
The Piper Imprisoned – Joshua Carson
The Vengeful Piper – Yongjae Choi

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Friendly Giant – João Moura
Jack in the Giant’s Palace – Fernando Peque
Jack and the Space Giants – Kory Lynn Hubbell

Hansel and Gretel
A Grimm Arctic Tale – Oliver Ödmark
The Mice and the Owl – Gabriel Gómez Almenzar
The Witch Hunters – Kaining Wang

Gallery
WISH! – Ron Sanders
Jack and the Beanstalk – Ryan Harrell
Rapunzel – Katie Goldberg
Red Riding Hood – Luc Brunet-Manquat

Contributors
Glossary

From Pipsticks+Workman, in the successful format of So. Many. Stickers. and So. Many. Planner Stickers., a timely collection of stickers designed to represent every mood and feeling, from happy to sad to mad and everything in between.
2,700 stickers for every mood!

Feeling all the feels? Express yourself! This EPIC collection of meaningful stickers helps you do just that.

Each one like an emoji on paper, these stickers are perfect for your journal, snail mail, or planner-anywhere you want to explore how you really feel and then let it out. Spread the sticker love!

About the Author:

Pipsticks®+Workman® is the collaboration of Pipsticks, a subscription sticker club, and Workman Publishing. Made up of a bicoastal team of innovative creatives, the brand is dedicated to spreading the sticker love through books, stationery, and more!
 

New to the successful So. Many. Stickers. series, So. Many. Letter Stickers. features 50 sheets of fun and colorfully designed alphabet stickers. Perfect for decorating planners, snail mail, personal belongings, and more!

3,820 alphabet stickers for word nerds! Say it, shout it — spell it! This delightful collection of stickers is devoted entirely to the alphabet and the joy of matching a font to every mood and occasion. These letter stickers are perfect for spelling everything from your name to your favorite song lyrics — on your planner, photo album, notes, invitations, and anything that needs a touch of whimsy! Spread the sticker love!

About the Author:

Pipsticks®+Workman® is the collaboration of Pipsticks, a subscription sticker club, and Workman Publishing. Made up of a bicoastal team of innovative creatives, the brand is dedicated to spreading the sticker love through books, stationery, and more!
 

50 pages x 52 stickers per page = 2,600 bright, beautiful stickers to spruce up your planner!

Too many planner stickers? No such thing. This HUGE collection of fun and functional stickers will take your planner to the next level and make everyday planning a little more awesome. Use them to flag appointments, track goals, or mark vacations, paydays, book club meetings, brunch, and beyond. Stay organized all year long — and spread the sticker love!

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of a groundbreaking book on creativity with this limited anniversary hardcover, with a new afterword, color endpapers pulled from Austin Kleon’s sketchbooks, and a ribbon marker.

Ten years after its initial publication, the message of Steal Like an Artist remains powerful: embrace influence, follow interests wherever they take us, forget old clichés like writing about what you know—instead, write the book that you want to read, make the movie you want to watch. And above all, find the space you need to be wild and daring in your imagination and your work.

This 10th anniversary edition includes a new afterword by the author, discussing the book’s influence and how “stealing” has been misunderstood, and offering a unique, personal perspective on a book that’s touched so many.

Unlock your creativity

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.

About the Author:

Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author of a trilogy of illustrated books about creativity in the digital age: Steal Like An Artist, Show Your Work!, and Keep Going. He's also the author of Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poems made by redacting the newspaper with a permanent marker. His books have been translated into dozens of languages and have sold over a million copies worldwide. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and sons. 

Unlock your creativity.

An inspiring guide to creativity in the digital age, Steal Like an Artist presents ten transformative principles that will help readers discover their artistic side and build a more creative life.

Nothing is original, so embrace influence, school yourself through the work of others, remix and reimagine to discover your own path. Follow interests wherever they take you — what feels like a hobby may turn into your life’s work. Forget the old cliché about writing what you know: Instead, write the book you want to read, and make the movie you want to watch.

And finally, stay Smart, stay out of debt, and risk being boring in the everyday world so that you have the space to be wild and daring in your imagination and your work.

From the Back Cover

Unlock your creativity.

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.

About the Author:

Austin Kleon is a writer and artist living in Austin, Texas. He's the author of two bestselling books: Steal Like an Artist, a manifesto for creativity in the digital age, and Newspaper Blackout, a collection of poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with a permanent marker. He speaks about creativity for organizations such as Pixar, Google, SXSW, TEDx, and The Economist. Visit him online at www.austinkleon.com.

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Behance.com is the world’s largest network for showcasing and discovering creative work. In their first-ever book, Behance’s expert curators share an inside look at the trends driving today’s most exciting art and design creations.

Presenting a tightly curated collection of cutting-edge creative work from all over the world, Super-Modified: The Behance Book of Creative Work takes you inside the trends driving today’s most exciting art and design creations.

Founded in 2006, Behance is the world’s largest creative network, where millions of people showcase and discover creative work. While it can take years for new creative trends to be identified and then showcased in museum exhibitions, Behance—and its team of curators — take the pulse of the creative world every day.
From innovative implementations of traditional crafts to wildly unexpected uses of new technologies, Super-Modified presents an insider’s look at how classical approaches to art and design are being subverted, blurred, and reinvented by today’s crop of emerging creatives.

About the Author:

Behance is on a mission to connect and empower the creative world to make ideas happen. Millions of people use Behance to showcase and discover inspiring work, and both companies and enthusiasts use Behance to track and engage top talent. As part of Adobe, Behance is now connecting the creative world on a global scale, boosting creative careers through community and the services it uses to create.

Discover the daily habits of highly creative people.

What do most highly creative people have in common? What are the habits they cultivate? What is 'the flow' and how do you get into it?

The Art of Creativity is a practical guide to help you unlock your creative potential and find fulfilment and happiness in the process.

After 20 years working with some of the most creative people on the planet, writer and business coach Susie Pearl has unearthed the habits of highly creative people and takes you on a journey to unlock your own inner stream of creativity.

Over the course of this easy-to-follow guide, you will learn to take risks with your inner artist, ignore critics, release blocks and get into daily creative habits in order to build better projects, ideas and artistic collaborations, and unearth creative solutions and innovations.

Containing practical tools and exercises, and a step-by-step to help you along the way, The Art of Creativity will reveal a more fulfilled, passionate and creative you.

About the Author:

Susie is an author, podcaster and a speaker at workshops on creativity, visioning and meditation. She is a writer on happiness, success and creativity and has worked as a coach mentoring A-list names in the music and film industries. Susie is founder of a top 5 celebrity PR agency in London and represented creative artists including Madonna, George Michael, and Michael Jackson. She ran publicity and artist-handling for MTV Europe and headed up a personal development training company with Paul McKenna and Dr Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP. Susie has been a TM meditator for over 15 years and works closely with the David Lynch Foundation helping to get Transcendental Meditation® out to the world. Susie lives between the UK and Ibiza.

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The skull is one of the most recognizable symbols of today’s contemporary visual culture. Adorning T-Shirts, badges and rock memorabilia as the ultimate symbol of anarchy and rebellion, the image of the skull has found its way into the vocabulary of urban life.

In response to this cultural phenomenon, The Book of Skulls presents a cool visual guide to the skull, charting its rebirth through music and street fashion to become today’s ultimate anti-establishment icon. From the Grateful Dead to skater punk graffiti, from haute-couture to Damien Hirst, this book is the ultimate collection of iconic and unusual skull motifs.

Packaged in an amazing 'skeleton' binding and drawing together artwork from music, fashion, street art and graphic design, The Book of Skulls is a celebration of one of today’s most iconic cultural symbols.

About the Author:

Faye Dowling is a freelance editor, curator and art buyer specializing in photography, illustration, design, and contemporary visual culture. She has worked for magazines including Dazed & Confused, Varoom, Frieze, Eye, Edit and Pictured.

There are two paths in life: Should & Must.

We arrive at this crossroads over and over again, and every day. And we get to choose.

Starting out or starting over, making a career change or making a life change, the most life-affirming thing you can do is to honor the voice inside that says your have something special to give, and then heed the call and act. Many have traveled this road before. Here’s how you can, too. #choosemust

An inspirational gift book for every recent graduate, every artist, every seeker, and every career change.

About the Author:

Elle Luna is a designer, painter, and writer. She facilitates a global art movement, #The100DayProject, where creators make every day for 100 days, and has previously worked as a designer at IDEO and with teams on apps and websites, including Medium, Mailbox, and Uber. Ms. Luna speaks to groups around the world sharing the story of The Crossroads of Should and Must. 

Sharp, in-depth and highly visual, this is the fully revised textbook and teaching aid for students, tutors and in-house learning and development teams keen to know more about the world of trends, forecasting, innovation thinking and strategic foresight.

Designed and written as a practical ‘how to’ guide for design, marketing, brand and innovation studies students, updated chapters include the latest research and industry case studies on superforecasting, three horizon scanning, scenario planning, foresight framework building and the creation and running of your own trend and innovation sprints.

Students also have a chance to mix and merge the worlds of forecasting with future studies as we look at how techniques and processes such as the Delphi Method, cross-impact analysis, futures wheels and backcasting are being used by next generation forecasters to expand the ways they map, assess and define the needs and behaviours of tomorrow’s consumers.

About the Author:

Martin Raymond is the co-founder of The Future Laboratory, a strategic foresight agency whose clients include Google, Diageo, Unilever, Spotify, LVMH, L’Oréal, BBC and BMW. A regular commentator on trends and innovation, he is editor-in-chief of LS:N Global and has written several books including The Tomorrow People: Future Consumers and How to Read Them (2003) and CrEATe (2008). 

This expanded and revised version of the best-selling Universal Methods of Design is a comprehensive reference that provides a thorough and critical presentation of 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human-centred design.

The text and accompanying photos and graphics of this classic resource are delivered in a concise and accessible format perfect for designers, educators, and students. This new, expanded edition includes updated information on scenarios, secondary research, territory maps, and other chapters. The addition of 25 new chapters brings fresh relevance to the text with innovative design methods that have emerged since the first edition, such as backcasting, behavioural design, horizon scanning, and transition design.

​Universal Methods of Design, Expanded and Revised distils each method down to its essence, in a format that helps design teams select and implement the most credible research methods suited to their design culture. Each method is presented in a two-page format. The left-hand page contains a concise description of the method, accompanied by references to further reading. On the right-hand page, images and case studies for each method are presented visually. The relevant phases for design application are highlighted as numbered icons along the right side of the page, from phases 1 (planning, scoping, and definition) through 5 (launch and monitor).

Build more meaningful products with these methods and more: Affinity Diagramming, Behavioral Mapping, Bodystorming, Contextual Design, Critical Incident Design, Directed Storytelling, Empathy Maps, Graffiti Walls, Image Boards, Parallel Prototyping, Simulation Exercises, Touchstone Tours, and Weighted Matrix.

This essential guide:

- Dismantles the myth that user research methods are complicated, expensive, and time-consuming
- Creates a shared meaning for cross-disciplinary teams
- Illustrates methods with compelling visualizations and case studies
- Characterizes each method at a glance
- Indicates when methods are best employed to help prioritize appropriate design research strategies

Universal Methods of Design, Expanded and Revised is an essential resource for designers of all levels and specializations.

About the Authors:

Bruce Hanington is a professor and head of the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to this, he was director of graduate studies, and program chair of industrial design. Bruce has dedicated his teaching and research to methods and practices for human-centred design, with an emphasis on design ethnography, participatory design, and the meaning of form in context. In addition to working with industry partners through collaborative projects and executive education, his work has been published in Design Issues, The Design Journal, and Interactions, with chapters in Affective Sciences in Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction and The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Design.

Bella Martin is a Lead User Experience Researcher in Atlanta, Georgia. After contributing to award-winning design projects for Microsoft Research, the U.S. Postal Service, GlaxoSmithKline, and Allstate Financial, she now invests much of her time working with organizations who are new to the methods of user-centred research, but eager to give their users a voice in the design process. Bella holds a Master of Design from Carnegie Mellon University, where she first began her ongoing work in visualizing user-centred research methods.

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Every monster, alien, and fantasy beast seen on screen and in games emerges from the imaginations of talented concept artists. This book unlocks that world to reveal the must-have skills behind creating compelling creatures. From applying knowledge of anatomy and evolution, to establishing clever workflows, everything you need is in this comprehensive creature-design toolkit.

Creating engaging and believable creature designs is an exciting yet challenging feat. The monsters, aliens, and fantasy beasts that grace our TV and cinema screens represent the hard work and dedication of a team of incredibly talented concept artists and designers.

This book unlocks their world and introduces the fundamental skills behind creating movie- and videogame-quality designs. Covering key topics such as animal anatomy, functionality, color, and shape language, as well as ideation and research techniques for developing unique, compelling, and authentic designs, this expansive book is a comprehensive, timeless volume packed full of advice from some of the most impressive and renowned artists working in this field today.

Contributors include concept artists who have worked on the Marvel films and for the highly revered Weta Workshop (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy) and Aaron Sims Company (Stranger Things).

• Begin your workflow with targeted research and ideation, guided by industry professionals
• Understand the functionality of real-world anatomy and its role in creating truly believable new species
• Discover how the fascinating processes of evolution and biological adaptation are the key to authentic results
• Breathe life into your creatures by establishing their unique mix of habitat, social behavior, diet, and even life cycle
• Apply key design principles such as contrast, scale, and shape language to infuse your creations with dynamic impact
• Eight detailed case studies featuring step-by-step artwork and industry advice by professional concept artists

Contributing artists and topics covered:

FOREWORD
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
RESEARCH & IMAGINATION
Gathering research
Imaginative design
FUNCTIONALITY & ADAPTATION
Biodiversity: the variety of life
Evolutionary biology
ANATOMY
Why is anatomy important?
Blending anatomies
Exaggerating anatomies
Human anatomy
Primate anatomy
Feline anatomy
Canine anatomy
Equine anatomy
Cetacean anatomy
Lizard anatomy
Avian anatomy
Fish anatomy
Arthropod anatomy
GENERAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES
An artist’s blueprint
Balance
Repetition
Contrast
Scale & perspective
Shape language
Dynamism
CREATURE DESIGN IN THE INDUSTRY
Designing for execution & budget
Creatures that are characters
Designing for genre
Designing for clients
Tackling briefs
DESIGN PROCESSES
Arboreal reptile
Ungulate herbivore
Cetacean hunter
Carrion scavenger
Alien megafauna
Post-apocalyptic swamp fish
Alien crustacean
Tundra werebear
GALLERY
EXERCISES
GLOSSARY
CONTRIBUTORS
INDEX

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The Business of Design debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive, showing design professionals that they can pursue their passion and turn a profit. For nearly thirty years, consultant Keith Granet has helped designers create successful businesses, from branding to billing and everything in-between.

Unlike other business books, The Business of Design is written and illustrated to speak to a visually thinking audience. The book covers all aspects of running a successful design business, including human resources, client management, product development, marketing, and licensing. This timely update on the 10th anniversary of the first edition includes new content on social media, working from home, and understanding and working with different generations, essential tools in today's ultra-competitive marketplace.

About the Author:

Keith Granet, a leading expert on the business of design, is the founder of Granet and Associates, a management consulting and licensing agency; Studio Designer, a digital platform for the interior design industry; and the Leaders of Design Council, an organization of design professionals focused on community and mentorship. Granet lives with his husband and their two sons in Los Angeles.