Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!) by George Lois An indispensable guide to creative success by the original Mad Man, George Lois. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description DAMN GOOD ADVICE (for people with talent!) is an inspirational guide to creativity and success. Presenting iconic lessons from Americas Master Communicator, George Lois, this book is a bible of breakthrough thinking. A no-holds-barred, in your face compendium of lessons for a life lived to the fullest written for anyone looking to make a creative difference. Notes An indispensable guide to creative success from the legendary Lois, known as the original Mad Man. His punchy and explosive writings explain, inspire and teach great thinking, creative excellence, the art of branding and salesmanship. Essential reading for creative professionals, entrepreneurs, students and anyone else who wants damn good advice. Author Biography George Lois is the original Mad Man, the legendary Mr Big Idea and an acclaimed cultural provocateur who has profoundly changed the marketing and cultural world with his unique and inspirational cultural reasoning. Born in New York City in 1931, Lois studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn before setting off for Madison Avenue in the early 1950s, eventually joining Doyle Dane Bernbach in 1958. He went on to form four seminal New York advertising agencies and was a pioneer of the landmark Creative Revolution in American Advertising in the 1960s. Famous for his iconic Esquire covers from the 1960s and 70s, Lois has written nine books, including Phaidon s $ellebrity in 2003, and won a plethora of awards. He lives in New York with his wife Rosie and continues to work as a marketing and creative entrepreneur. Review "If I hadnt taken George Lois damn good advice 25 years ago, Id probably be poor today." - TOMMY HILFIGER "The only thing better than being with George Lois as he talks about big ideas, is having his wisdom in my back pocket." -STEVE HELLER "As soon as I heard of George Lois Damn Good Advice it became required reading for 900 SVA students"- RICHARD WILDE, SVA "George Lois new book is wonderful advice to every creative in the world." RICHARD MEIER "George Lois doesnt need advice. But the designer for whom legendary ad man" is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in "Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!)", a slim, fast-paced collection..." - "Print Magazine" "George Lois brain is an interesting place...Get inspired gentlemen..." - "Urban Daddy Kempt" "Put "Damn Good Advice" on your coffee table and thumb through it daily for some insight on how to make your work and world better." - "Selectism.com" "Its an entertaining read, even for people outside the creative business." - "The New York Times 6th Floor blog" "In the meantime, my best (damn) advice to all you creative people out there (and if youre livin this means you) is to pick up your very own copy of Georges "Damn Good Advice" -- a bargain at thrice the price -- and read it (and re-read it) to tatters. We all need our heros." - "GQ" Long Description DAMN GOOD ADVICE (for people with talent!) is an inspirational guide to creativity and success. Presenting iconic lessons from Americas Master Communicator, George Lois, this book is a bible of breakthrough thinking. A no-holds-barred, in your face compendium of lessons for a life lived to the fullest written for anyone looking to make a creative difference. Review Text "George Lois doesnt need advice. But the designer for whom legendary ad man is practically a Homeric epithet has loads to share in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!), a slim, fast-paced collection." --Print Magazine "George Lois brain is an interesting place... Get inspired gentlemen." --Urban Daddy Kempt "Put Damn Good Adviceon your coffee table and thumb through it daily for some insight on how to make your work and world better." --Selectism.com "Its an entertaining read, even for people outside the creative business." --The New York Times 6th Floor blog "In the meantime, my best (damn) advice to all you creative people out there (and if youre livin this means you) is to pick up your very own copy of Georges Damn Good Advice- a bargain at thrice the price - and read it (and re-read it) to tatters. We all need our hereos." --GQ "This ad man is Mad man." --New York Post "An Innovation Bible... A must-have spine stiffener for artists and entrepreneurs alike." --The Huffington Post "George Lois offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes, and inspiration for all those looking to succeed in life, business, and creativity." --NPRs Morning Edition "An irreverent, playful, genuinely useful set of rules to live by for aspiring creatives." --Details Review Quote "Positions [Lois] as a kind of belligerent elder statesman... [his] personality [...] springs gleefully from every page... His portfolio is peppered with campaigns, slogans and design work that truly influenced popular culture... Damn Good Advice contains numerous examples of how [Lois] innovative, at times outrageous thinking has won his agencies new business." -Creative Review "This ad man is Mad man." -New York Post "An Innovation Bible... A must-have spine stiffener for artists and entrepreneurs alike." -The Huffington Post "George Lois offers indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes, and inspiration for all those looking to succeed in life, business, and creativity." -NPRs Morning Edition "An irreverent, playful, genuinely useful set of rules to live by for aspiring creatives." -Details "A legendary career book." -A Cup of Jo Details ISBN0714863483 Author George Lois Year 2012 ISBN-10 0714863483 ISBN-13 9780714863481 Media Book Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 100 colour Language English Short Title DAMN GOOD ADVICE FOR PEOPLE W/ Pages 176 Format Paperback DEWEY 158 UK Release Date 2012-03-13 NZ Release Date 2012-03-13 Publication Date 2012-03-13 Subtitle How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by Americas Master Communicator Audience General AU Release Date 2012-03-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780714863481
Book Title: Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!)
ISBN: 9780714863481
Publisher: Phaidon Press LTD
Item Height: 178 mm
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2012
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Name: Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois
Language: English
Type: Textbook
Author: George Lois
Item Width: 120 mm
Format: Paperback
