Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!)

by George Lois

Paperback, 2012

Status

Available

Call number

Location: Umm Hurair, Dubai
#ND5009

Publication

Phaidon Press (2012), Edition: Illustrated, 176 pages

Description

Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a look into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers, George Lois. Offering indispensle lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to succeed in life, business and creativity. These are key lessons derived from the incomparle life of 'Master Communicator' George Lois, the original Mad Man of Madison Avenue. Written and compiled by the man The Wall Street Journal called "prodigy, enfant terrible, founder of agencies, creator of legends," each step is borne from a passion to succeed and a disdain for the status quo. Organised into inspirational, bite-sized pointers, each page offers fresh insight into the sources of success, from identifying your heroes to identifying yourself. The ideas, images and illustrations presented in this book are fresh, witty and in-your-face. Whether it's communicating your point in nanosecond, creating an explosive portfolio or making your presence felt, no one is better placed than George Lois to teach you the process of creativity. Poignant, punchy and to-the-point, Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a must have for anyone on a quest for success.… (more)

User reviews

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Great IF you read it with a critical eye, but not a skeptical or defensive one. He's a blowhard who gives some great advice and clearly set up strong frameworks for his successful creative and financial life. Things like reading the paper, being consistent in convictions, his Sunday MET trips: all
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clear signs of an engaged and constantly active force. Ya, just read it and don't take everything he says as the whole of his path.
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2012

Physical description

176 p.; 7 inches

ISBN

0714863483 / 9780714863481
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