Hunting the Killer Idea: Capturing the Creative Process
Nick McFarlane
Softcover | 18.5 x 1.5 x 25 cm | 200 pp
Carpet Bombing Culture | 2016 | 9781908211347
Killer Ideas. They're out there. Wild, unpredictable and dangerous. So powerful they can stop a person in their tracks, turn a life around, start a revolution, or even change the world. Hunting the Killer Idea takes the intrepid reader through the jungle of the mind as the creative process is brought to life in vivid detail. Examining what it is that makes great ideas stand the test of time as we attempt to capture the essence of creativity. Along the way we talk to those who have hunted down their own Killer Idea and lived to tell the tale. An artist, Ad-legend, anarchist, rock-star, philosopher and many other heroes and villains relive the thrill of the chase and pass on their unconventional and original advice. Whether you're the creative type or not, starting a business, studying, making art or just mucking around.
This book is essential reading for anyone who knows they've got a Killer Idea hiding somewhere deep inside and the time to hunt it down has come. Hunting The Killer Idea captures the creative process in a fresh, unexpected and compelling way and assembles the big ideas and sharpest insights from around the world. Hunting is not only of practical use in terms of approach and technique, but is also a source of inspiration to help break through the barriers we all encounter This book is a must read for anyone who realises the time for procrastination is over.
Featuring interviews with:
Noam Chomsky: Academic, Linguist, Anarchist
Liam Howlett: Rock star, Musician of The Prodigy
Gaz Mayall: Musician, artist of Gaz’s Rockin Blues
Vince Frost: World renowned Graphic Designer
Dave Trott: Advertising Legend
Nick Onken: Prolific NY-based Photographer
Matt McAteer: British Pub Poet
Adrian Pallengat: Art Gallerist
Coco & Breezey: Sunglass designers
Sacha Barber: Senior Industrial Designer, Alfa Romeo
Also featured are insights into Einstein, Edison, Gandhi, Socrates, Darwin, de Bono, Jonny Ives, Phillipe Stark, George Orwell and Hunter S Thompson + many others.
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Nick McFarlane
Softcover | 18.5 x 1.5 x 25 cm | 200 pp
Carpet Bombing Culture | 2016 | 9781908211347
Killer Ideas. They're out there. Wild, unpredictable and dangerous. So powerful they can stop a person in their tracks, turn a life around, start a revolution, or even change the world. Hunting the Killer Idea takes the intrepid reader through the jungle of the mind as the creative process is brought to life in vivid detail. Examining what it is that makes great ideas stand the test of time as we attempt to capture the essence of creativity. Along the way we talk to those who have hunted down their own Killer Idea and lived to tell the tale. An artist, Ad-legend, anarchist, rock-star, philosopher and many other heroes and villains relive the thrill of the chase and pass on their unconventional and original advice. Whether you're the creative type or not, starting a business, studying, making art or just mucking around.
This book is essential reading for anyone who knows they've got a Killer Idea hiding somewhere deep inside and the time to hunt it down has come. Hunting The Killer Idea captures the creative process in a fresh, unexpected and compelling way and assembles the big ideas and sharpest insights from around the world. Hunting is not only of practical use in terms of approach and technique, but is also a source of inspiration to help break through the barriers we all encounter This book is a must read for anyone who realises the time for procrastination is over.
Featuring interviews with:
Noam Chomsky: Academic, Linguist, Anarchist
Liam Howlett: Rock star, Musician of The Prodigy
Gaz Mayall: Musician, artist of Gaz’s Rockin Blues
Vince Frost: World renowned Graphic Designer
Dave Trott: Advertising Legend
Nick Onken: Prolific NY-based Photographer
Matt McAteer: British Pub Poet
Adrian Pallengat: Art Gallerist
Coco & Breezey: Sunglass designers
Sacha Barber: Senior Industrial Designer, Alfa Romeo
Also featured are insights into Einstein, Edison, Gandhi, Socrates, Darwin, de Bono, Jonny Ives, Phillipe Stark, George Orwell and Hunter S Thompson + many others.
