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How to find the inspiration to become a more creative person

Creative Inspiration and the Art of Getting Things Done

Make It Now!

A life-affirming guide to fresh-thinking, creative problem-solving and the art of getting things done by the internationally renowned graphic artist, Anthony Burrill.

This book is definitely not just for the aspiring graphic designer; it’s a manual for all those creatives needing a little inspired encouragement.

On one hand it’s a rollicking retrospective from a respected name in the world of graphic design, on the other it’s a reminder worth heeding about the sources of creativity and role of the designer to question, improve and probe. It’s a failsafe first-person account that validates, vindicates and inspires the little-represented idea of success – and being nice while you do it.

A beautifully designed object featuring examples of significant pieces of work from Burrill’s career  as well as ephemera from his life and new, text-based works alongside  his writing.

An intimate and uplifting reflection of what it is to be a designer ... book-cum-manual for creative thinking and doing.

Anthony Burrill is an internationally renowned graphic artist, print-maker and designer. His persuasive, up-beat style of communication makes him sought after by big brands, advertising agencies and design schools the world over. He is best known for his typographic, text-based compositions, including the now-famous ‘Work Hard &amp; Be Nice to People’, which has become a mantra for the design community and beyond. He now lives and works on the Isle of Oxney, Kent.

'If you’re stuck for an idea, have a big decision to handle or need a new perspective on a problem, here are some approaches for thinking, communicating and creativity. An upbeat guide that anyone can use to help with the big and small challenges we face every day.’ Anthony Burrill 
 
A life-affirming guide to new thinking, creative problem-solving and getting things done from graphic artist Anthony Burrill. Full of inspiration and ideas, his best-loved prints as well as new work, this book will get you thinking bigger and better and recharge your creativity.

Anthony Burrill

This book is definitely not just for the aspiring graphic designer; it’s a manual for all those needing a little inspired encouragement.

A reminder worth heeding about the sources of creativity and role of the designer to question, improve and probe ... validates, vindicates and inspires the little-represented idea of success – and being nice while you do it.

A beautifully designed object featuring examples of significant pieces of work from Burrill’s career as well as ephemera from his life and new, text-based works alongside his writing.

Ask More Questions, Get More Answers 
Don’t Be Normal, Don’t Be Ordinary 
Say Yes More Than No! 
Work Hard &amp; Be Nice to People 
 
It’s usually the simple truths that provide the most profound answers. 
 
Discover inspirational aphorisms and sound advice for the real world from graphic artist Anthony Burrill, inspired by his best-loved and most iconic typographic prints. 
 
With wise words on getting things done, success, creativity, difficult decisions, motivation, work, collaboration and happiness, this refreshing, life-affirming guide is the perfect gift or ‘manual for all those needing a little inspired encouragement.’ Wallpaper 
 
Work Hard &amp; Be Nice to People is a re-worked and re-packaged paperback edition of Make it Now! with some new material.

Work Hard & Be Nice to People

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This book is definitely not just for the aspiring graphic designer; it’s a manual for all those needing a little inspired encouragement.

A reminder worth heeding about the sources of creativity and role of the designer to question, improve and probe ... validates, vindicates and inspires the little-represented idea of success – and being nice while y ...

A beautifully designed object featuring examples of significant pieces of work from Burrill’s career as well as ephemera from his life and new, text-based works alongside his writing.

This book is definitely not just for the aspiring graphic designer; it’s a manual for all those needing a little inspired encouragement.

A reminder worth heeding about the sources of creativity and role of the designer to question, improve and probe ... validates, vindicates and inspires the little-represented idea of success – and being nice while y ...

A beautifully designed object featuring examples of significant pieces of work from Burrill’s career as well as ephemera from his life and new, text-based works alongside his writing.

This book is definitely not just for the aspiring graphic designer; it’s a manual for all those needing a little inspired encouragement.

A reminder worth heeding about the sources of creativity and role of the designer to question, improve and probe ... validates, vindicates and inspires the little-represented idea of success – and being nice while y ...

A beautifully designed object featuring examples of significant pieces of work from Burrill’s career as well as ephemera from his life and new, text-based works alongside his writing.

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