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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780714863481
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0714863483
ISBN-13
9780714863481
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110890969
Product Key Features
Book Title
Damn Good Advice (for People with Talent!) : How to Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Personal Success, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
4.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"George Lois doesn't need advice. But the designer for whom "legendary ad man" is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) , a slim, fast-paced collection. . ."- Print Magazine "George Lois's brain is an interesting place . . . Get inspired gentlemen . . ."- UrbanDaddy Kempt, "George Lois doesn't need advice. But the designer for whom legendary ad man is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) , a slim, fast-paced collection. . ." - Print Magazine "George Lois' brain is an interesting place. . .Get inspired gentlemen. . ." - Urban Daddy Kempt "Put Damn Good Advice on your coffee table and thumb through it daily for some insight on how to make your work and world better." - Selectism.com "It's an entertaining read, even for people outside the creative business." - The New York Times 6th Floor blog "In the meantime, my best (damn) advice to all you creative people out there (and if you're livin' this means you) is to pick up your very own copy of Georges' Damn Good Advice -- a bargain at thrice the price -- and read it (and re-read it) to tatters. We all need our heros." - GQ "This ad man is Mad man." - New York Post "An Innovation Bible. . .a must-have spine stiffener for artists and entrepreneurs alike." - The Huffington Post "George Lois offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes, and inspiration for all those looking to succeed in life, business, and creativity." - NPR's Morning Edition "An irreverent, playful, genuinely useful set of rules to live by for aspiring creatives." - Details, "Positions [Lois] as a kind of belligerent elder statesman... [his] personality [...] springs gleefully from every page... His portfolio is peppered with campaigns, slogans and design work that truly influenced popular culture... Damn Good Advice contains numerous examples of how [Lois'] innovative, at times outrageous thinking has won his agencies new business." -Creative Review "This ad man is Mad man." -New York Post "An Innovation Bible... A must-have spine stiffener for artists and entrepreneurs alike." -The Huffington Post "George Lois offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes, and inspiration for all those looking to succeed in life, business, and creativity." -NPR's Morning Edition "An irreverent, playful, genuinely useful set of rules to live by for aspiring creatives." -Details "A legendary career book." -A Cup of Jo, 'George Lois doesn't need advice. But the designer for whom legendary ad man is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!), a slim, fast-paced collection.' - Print Magazine 'George Lois's brain is an interesting place ... Get inspired gentlemen.' - Urban Daddy Kempt 'Put Damn Good Adviceon your coffee table and thumb through it daily for some insight on how to make your work and world better.' - Selectism 'It's an entertaining read, even for people outside the creative business.' - New York Times 'In the meantime, my best (damn) advice to all you creative people out there (and if you're livin' this means you) is to pick up your very own copy of Georges' Damn Good Advice- a bargain at thrice the price - and read it (and re-read it) to tatters. We all need our heroes.' - GQ 'This ad man is Mad man.' - New York Post 'An Innovation Bible ... A must-have spine stiffener for artists and entrepreneurs alike.' - Huffington Post 'George Lois offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes, and inspiration for all those looking to succeed in life, business, and creativity.' - NPR's Morning Edition 'An irreverent, playful, genuinely useful set of rules to live by for aspiring creatives.' - Details, "George Lois doesn't need advice. But the designer for whom legendary ad man" is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) , a slim, fast-paced collection. . ." - Print Magazine "George Lois' brain is an interesting place. . .Get inspired gentlemen. . ." - Urban Daddy Kempt "Put Damn Good Advice on your coffee table and thumb through it daily for some insight on how to make your work and world better." - Selectism.com "It's an entertaining read, even for people outside the creative business." - The New York Times 6th Floor blog "In the meantime, my best (damn) advice to all you creative people out there (and if you're livin' this means you) is to pick up your very own copy of Georges' Damn Good Advice -- a bargain at thrice the price -- and read it (and re-read it) to tatters. We all need our heros." - GQ, "George Lois doesn't need advice. But the designer for whom legendary ad man is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) , a slim, fast-paced collection." -- Print Magazine "George Lois' brain is an interesting place... Get inspired gentlemen." -- Urban Daddy Kempt "Put Damn Good Advice on your coffee table and thumb through it daily for some insight on how to make your work and world better." -- Selectism.com "It's an entertaining read, even for people outside the creative business." -- The New York Times 6th Floor blog "In the meantime, my best (damn) advice to all you creative people out there (and if you're livin' this means you) is to pick up your very own copy of Georges' Damn Good Advice - a bargain at thrice the price - and read it (and re-read it) to tatters. We all need our hereos." -- GQ "This ad man is Mad man." -- New York Post "An Innovation Bible... A must-have spine stiffener for artists and entrepreneurs alike." -- The Huffington Post "George Lois offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes, and inspiration for all those looking to succeed in life, business, and creativity." -- NPR's Morning Edition "An irreverent, playful, genuinely useful set of rules to live by for aspiring creatives." -- Details
Grade From
Preschool
Dewey Decimal
650.1
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent ) is a look into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers, George Lois. Offering indispensle lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to succeed in life, business and creativity. These are key lessons derived from the incomparle life of 'Master Communicator' George Lois, the original Mad Man of Madison Avenue. Written and compiled by the man The Wall Street Journal called "prodigy, enfant terrible, founder of agencies, creator of legends," each step is borne from a passion to succeed and a disdain for the status quo. Organised into inspirational, bite-sized pointers, each page offers fresh insight into the sources of success, from identifying your heroes to identifying yourself. The ideas, images and illustrations presented in this book are fresh, witty and in-your-face. Whether it's communicating your point in nanosecond, creating an explosive portfolio or making your presence felt, no one is better placed than George Lois to teach you the process of creativity. Poignant, punchy and to-the-point, Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent ) is a must have for anyone on a quest for success., DAMN GOOD ADVICE (for people with talent!) is an inspirational guide to creativity and success. Presenting iconic lessons from America's 'Master Communicator', George Lois, this book is a bible of breakthrough thinking. A no-holds-barred, in your face compendium of lessons for a life lived to the fullest written for anyone looking to make a creative difference., Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) is an indispensable insight into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers. Packed with lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to succeed in life, business and creativity. Derived from the incomparable life of 'Master Communicator' George Lois, all entries are written and compiled by the man the Wall Street Journal called 'prodigy, enfant terrible , founder of agencies, creator of legends'. Each step is borne from a passion to succeed and a disdain for the status quo. Organised into inspirational, bite-sized pointers, each page offers fresh insight into the sources of success. From identifying your heroes to believing in yourself; the ideas, images and illustrations presented in this book are fresh, witty and in-your-face. Whether it be communicating your point in nanosecond, creating an explosive portfolio or making your presence felt, no one is better placed than George Lois to teach you the process of creativity. Poignant, punchy and to-the-point, Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!) , is a must for anyone - whether in business, design, advertising or the visual arts - on a quest for success.
LC Classification Number
HF5386
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- Jan 07, 2018
This was my son's Christmas wish that he really wanted.
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- Aug 09, 2021
Recommended
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- Apr 24, 2017
Great advice for the artistic entrepreneur
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- t***1 (64)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI had a problem after placing my order. I contacted the seller who responded within an hour and resolved the issue with no hassle. This book was a fair price and received today. I failed to notice, but the description did indicate it was missing the dust jacket. I highly recommend this seller.