Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else), from the popular author of 1 Page at a Time and Pick Me Up.
Adam J. Kurtz is a graphic designer, artist, author and illustrator. His first book,1 Page at a Time, has been translated into ten languages, and his work has been featured in ArtReport, Cool Hunting, Design Sponge, Huffington Post, Fast Company, Time Out New York, AdWeek, Paper, and elsewhere. He has collaborated with Urban Outfitters, Strand Bookstore, the Brooklyn Public Library, and retailers and cultural institutions. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
"Funny, wry, straightforward advice" --Adweek
"Serving up optimism and hope" --NYLON
"Advice from someone who's been there" --Teen Vogue
"Kind, generous and empowering" --Cool Hunting
"Delivers the big pep talks you need" --HelloGiggles
"This brilliant, life-affirming book is chock full of audacious
advice to help creative people make sense of rejection, failure,
false starts, fame, happiness and collaborations." --Debbie
Millman, host of Design Matters
"All of Adam J. Kurtz's words are filled with wit, warmth,
wonder and wisdom." --Alanis Morissette "Artist and author
Adam J. Kurtz does a great job of expressing the unique anxiety
that often comes with being a creative person. Things Are What You
Make Of Them is page after page of notes that serve as little
nudges out of creative slumps and the negative self-talk that often
accompanies them." --BuzzFeed
"In Things Are What You Make of Them, Kurtz shares mini-essays of
how he deals with the intangibles that can keep people stuck,
overwhelmed, or afraid to move forward. He also confronts the idea
of what concepts like happiness and success look like to people in
creative or more traditional industries." --Refinery29 "The
book is divided into 12 color-coded sections, which run the gamut
from the practical -- How to Stay Sane When You Work from Home and
Working with Friends and Family -- to the existential -- How to
Begin Again and How to be Happier. The advice is geared towards
creatives, but honestly, these nuggets of wisdom are valuable mood
boosters for people in any career path."
--Bustle
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