Day 9: Predatory Thinking by Dave Trott
Dave Trott is an advertising legend. And his books are pretty awesome too.
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
Day 8: Ways of Seeing by John Berger
Ways of Seeing by John Berger. This book had such a profound impact on my 16-year-old mind.
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Day 7: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
The Artist's Way is a firm favourite among many creative people I've worked with and interviewed.
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Day 6: It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden
Today we review It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden.
Dec 11, 20201 min read
Day 5: Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
If you ever needed a daily motivator to keep you going - and learn how the world's best fought and won their own battles - this book is it.
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Day 4: Time to Think by Nancy Kline
Today it's Nancy Kline's Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind.
Not strictly speaking a creative book, but one that's helped a
Dec 9, 20201 min read
Day 3: Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
It’s Day 3 of Speedier Reads book reviews from Faster Ideas. And we dive into Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace. This book...
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Day 2: The Secret Lives of Colour
It’s Day 2 of our #12DaysofChristmas Speedier Reads book reviews from Faster Ideas. And we dive into 'The Secret Lives of Colour, by Kassia
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Day 1: Creativity by John Cleese
It’s Day 1 of Speedier Reads book reviews from Faster Ideas. And we kick off with Creativity: A short and cheerful guide, by the one and...
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Speedier Reads: 12 Days of Christmas
Reviews of our favourite books to gifts this festive season. The Faster Ideas blog team are taking a break for Christmas - but we're...
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Podcasts
But while I am not a massive fan of speech radio, I do love podcasts - when I'm doing something else, like painting, cooking or travelling.
Nov 27, 20202 min read
Colouring
Colour me creative. Colouring isn't just for kids. Adult colouring books are all the rage.
Nov 25, 20202 min read
Close your eyes
I was looking at that Dusty Springfield lyric recently. It suddenly connected to something that had been nestling for a while
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Mark Saltveit: A Man, A Plan, A Palindrome
If you just can't get enough of the magic that are words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards.....
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Read it backwards
Sometimes backwards is the way to move your ideas forward.
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Stand up
Standing doesn't come naturally to most people. I mean it does, in the human sense. Homo sapiens are the apes who stood up.
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Sébastien Foucan: Our relationship with fear
So much of the creative process is about fighting through the fear. Hear what the founder of freerunning Sébastien Foucan feels about fear.
Nov 16, 20203 min read
Incisive Questions
Garbage in means garbage out. When we're trying to solve a creative problem, we're trying to find answers to one or more questions.
Nov 11, 20202 min read
Turn it upside down
Flip things around, and you may find ideas on the other side. I credit my art teacher at school for this one - the late, great Mr Harrup....
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Andrew Hanson: How we see colour
A bit of science this week - but also lots of colours. We're big fans of the Royal Institute here at Faster Ideas - especially their...
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