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Category Archives: Books
Don’t Try To Be Perfect | The Lost Sketches Of Vincent Van Gogh
I just came across the headline HOW PERFECTIONISM FAILS US on LinkedIn and clicked. An announcement for 4 TED talks on the subject of our growing concern with doing it not just right, but perfect. Four experts in their field … Continue reading
Posted in ART, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, TEXT
Tagged creativity, fuel, just do it, making work, motivation, perfectionism, sketches, talks, TED, vincent van gogh
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WORK | Now’s The Time To Explore
Leading influencer and global trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort was questioned on the influences of the Corona crisis on national tv last night. I watched it this morning after breakfast – staying in. She has been happy for the first time … Continue reading
Posted in ART, blog art, Books, CORONA TIMES, CREATIVE CAREERS, Education, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME, work
Tagged ADVERSITY, creativity, credits, forecast, ideas, karma, learnings, Lidewij Edelkoort, origins, ownership of ideas, the corona times, trend
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Everyone Is Looking For Moses
Moses, there he is again! I am reading Two Bothers by (my) literary hero Ben Elton. Above a picture I took from a page that struck me. Everyone is looking for Moses resonated the story I was told when … Continue reading
Posted in blog art, Books, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, personal, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME
Tagged advice, airbnb, Archie, ask moses, askmoses.com, Blues Brother, Brooklyn, Brooklyn NYC, experience, hassidic, Helper, judaism, kosher, Moses, online, oracle, report, Thora
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Note To Self | The Odyssey Of Homer
I bought Mythos, the new book by Stephen Fry – made me think of Homer’s Odyssey – where’s my copy!?
Posted in blog art, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, Illustration, Magic, personal, REVIEW, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME, TIME LAPSE
Tagged bookclub, decisive moments, homer, homerus, journey, Long story, mythos, odyssey, out at sea, school of life, short story, stephen fry, storytelling
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WORK | Book Design | Leo Vroman’s Poetry Bundle
This is work I did in art school, in 1990. The assignment was in fact a competition issued by a publishing house. It concerned a book design for Leo Vroman, the Dutch poet /scientist. The poetry hadn’t been published yet … Continue reading
Posted in ART, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, EARLY WORKS, Education, personal, TEXT, Things I made, TIME LAPSE, work
Tagged after life, boekontwerp, book design, bundle, design, gedichtenbundel, Graphic design, Leo Vroman, life, paper, poetry, print, rietveld academie, typografie, wilson tichelaar
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ALERT | Debbie Millman
Today I found Debbie Millman, through Creative Review’s newsletter.
Posted in ART, blog art, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, personal, REVIEW
Tagged art book, book design, carreer, creative review, Debbie Millman, design, images, inspiration, Megan Williams, power, start, Typography, words
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DRAFT | Beautiful Terrible
One from the unpublished drafts folder.
Posted in (B)OOST, ART, Books, DESTINATION HAPPINESS
Tagged alarm, bag, beautiful, bitds, close-up, detail, flock, group safety, plastic, quantity, soup, synchronity, terrible, zoom
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14th of July
Posted in bloow, Books, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made
Tagged Amsterdam, bedroom, bloow, Collage, Home, iforinspiration, pages, painting, photograph, see
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