December 24, 2004
next to the john

I’m now quite happy about how I want the “How To Be Creative” book to look.
I want it to be more of a “cartoon book” than a “business book”.
I just want something cool for folk to keep next to the john…
Hugh MacLeod
Cartoons drawn on the back of business cards
December 24, 2004

I’m now quite happy about how I want the “How To Be Creative” book to look.
I want it to be more of a “cartoon book” than a “business book”.
I just want something cool for folk to keep next to the john…
Absolutely, I think it’s ludicrous to write a book on creativity in a “business book” style. Furthermore, it makes sense to put the book in the room best suited to nurturing ideas.
Darnit! Do a comicbook! Or something along that lines! Once again, I refer you to http://www.comixpress.com —
re: About those Resource Cards (Part I: Theory)
re: About those Resource Cards (Part I: Theory)
I thought creativity was all about choosing the right drugs.
The best books (so far) that I’ve read that are business oriented but done in a wonderfully informal ‘pick up and read whatever bits you like’ style are the Wizard of Ads series by Roy H. Williams. I imagine you’ve seen them. They could definitely do with some more cartoons though..
Absolutely — a picture paints a thousand words etc — just so long as it isn’t as over-produced as lovemarks!
Great idea! The comic book style fits you perfectly. To hell with the suits that just don’t get it.
Check out Scott McCloud’s “Reinventing Comics” which is a comic book about the comic book industry. Scott uses his own subject to disect itself. Full of tips and tricks. Makes for great potty reading. http://scottmccloud.com/
Reinventing Comics is pretty good. NOthing Beats his first book, Understanding Comics…
Thanks, Will, thats exactly the sort of book I was thinking about. I think it would force people to see things in a new way, in a very ninja like way.