The Creative Connection

And a Dog Called Fig is the story of one writer’s life with dogs―including a frisky new puppy, how they are uniquely ideal companions for building a creative life, and a sprinkling of delightful tales

What exists in the space between the words and the pictures? How do the stories unfold? What happens between the first sketch and finished picturebook? Twelve of the world's finest contemporary picturebook makers generously share their experiences, challenges, doubts, sketches, illustrations, and invaluable insights into their creation process. They reveal the complex and time-consuming work that happens behind the scenes, in service of their stories and their readers. An inspiring collection of picturebook knowledge for anyone interested in this unique and dynamic art form.The editor of the book is Sam McCullen, who runs the Picturebook Makers blog and the picturebook platform dPICTUS. PICTUREBOOK MAKERS reveals the picturebook's immense creative potential, and celebrates outstanding international picturebooks and their creators. Featuring Jon Klassen, Kitty Crowther, Beatrice Alemagna, Shaun Tan, Eva Lindstroem, Blexbolex, Chris Haughton, Suzy Lee, Bernardo P.Carvalho, Isol, Manuel M

實用全面的時尚設計指南。從時尚史，商業結構到設計產業鏈……無論是實務層面，還是設計美學層面，本書將完整探索時尚產業的一切。時尚是什麼？時尚是混種學問，座落在藝術、工藝與工業的交會處，既是創意領域，也是一門巨大的生意。時尚不只是社會現象和設計師才華洋溢的成果，更是如日中天的產業，展現著文化語言。這項產業包括遍布世界的供應鏈，對全球經濟影響甚鉅。時尚是由設計師主動生成的。進入這個產業，就代表要承擔挑戰，透過創造力的探索和藝術過程，結合功能、藝術性，與商業可行性，才能獲得成功。時尚設計師，是時尚產業成敗的關鍵！時尚設計師熱愛歷史，是極具策略手段的難題解決者，是商業執行者、畫家、雕塑家、工藝家，更是集所有角色於一身的溝通高手。本書將向所有有志加入時尚產業的讀者，揭示這個刺激的創意角色。從找靈感、研究方法、時尚插畫、設計過程到提案。案例分享，有用的關鍵技巧，must to know的先備知識，帶你走上通往產業核心的康莊大道。★超值實用附錄★．布料磅數換算表．專有名詞中英文查詢．草圖與平面圖樣版．線上線下實用資源【專業推薦】（依姓名筆畫順序）Johan Ku古又文︱服裝設計師吳世家︱2020~2022臺北時裝週協同計畫主持人、香港中文大學企業傳播研究所副主任林國棟︱輔仁大學織品服裝學系品牌與時尚經營管理碩士學程主任施雅玲︱實踐大學服裝設計學系系主任兼研究所所長許鳳玉︱實踐大學服裝設計學系教授兼設計學院院長 廖秀哖︱Harpers Bazaar Taiwan總編輯、《 Fashion Week臺上臺下》作者「這書堪稱服裝設計師的武功祕笈，而且是念得越透澈，內力越紮實的那種。」──Johan Ku古又文︱服裝設計師「一本視覺化且易讀的時尚設計工具書。聚焦循環性的時尚產業鏈，畫龍點睛說明資源、設計、生產、零售到再生。設計師需理解大環境、經營管理與解決顧客問題，掌握風格，成就設計之路。」──吳世家︱2020~2022臺北時裝週協同計畫主持人、香港中文大學企業傳播研究所副主任「精闢詳實，脈絡清晰，與時俱進地將理論與實務系統化地呈現，輕鬆專業地帶領讀者進入偌大的時尚體系，誠摯推薦！」──林國棟︱輔仁大學織品服裝學系品牌與時尚經營管理碩士學程主任「這是一本讓服裝初學者能夠在最短時間內踏入時尚殿堂的百科工具好書！」──施雅玲︱實踐大學服裝設計學系系主任兼研究

詹馥華（百萬暢銷小說家） / 專文推薦專業律師團隊 × 藝術傳媒第一品牌敬業、專注，滿懷熱忱，「匠人精神」訴求完美，並以此成就自我，正是文創工作的核心價值；當個人事業尋求轉型、提升並擴大格局，想要智慧財產永續經營，開公司就成了文創工作者的絕佳首選，不可不知的法規、重要概念與程序，盡在本書！ 「文創業者的主要產出是智慧財產權，公司因為具備法人地位，可以取代創作者成為文創智財權的權利人，使得IP可以集中有效管理、運用。因此，開公司非常適合作為文創業者從職人、匠人轉型為企業家的第一步。」 劉承慶律師依序由「創意開業」、「智財維護」以及「疫情時期」等三大面向之下，最需要注意的20個重點，並附錄2021最新發布的《文化藝術工作者及事業著作權保障辦法》，提供藝文產業工作者從創作、創業到經營管理，簡潔流暢且實用的指引。■各界好評（以下推薦者依姓氏筆畫排序）王騰崇（策展人／導演／臺北表演藝術中心董事）∣文創產業人！你如果還困頓得找不到走進商業永續經營的門路？劉承慶律師的這本書，直接是一本清晰的門路指南。江雅綺（國立臺北科技大學智慧財產權研究所副教授）∣身兼電影製作人與執業律師的雙重身分，作者劉承慶律師就是「文創遇上法律」的最佳代言人。從開公司到智財權，文創工作者遇到的法律問題，都可以在這本法律寶典中得到解答。李東明（中國科技大學室內設計系副教授兼系主任）∣「創業維艱、守成不易。」劉承慶律師深入淺出地分享了文創之路上各階段所需的種種知識，實用的好書值得推薦。林正盛（電影導演）∣我作為一個導演，拍了5、6部電影後，2002年才跟幾個電影工作伙伴，一起成立公司。當時我們對成立公司完全沒概念，能參考的都是生硬法律文字，真是難以讀懂，當時如果《當文創遇上法律：從匠人到企業》這本書出版了，一定讓我們很快就能使公司上軌道。本書作者劉承慶身為專業法律人，且又熱愛電影，甚至不務正業斜槓人生從事電影製作工作，更用他有溫度的文字，寫出這本堪稱文創工作者成立公司最需要的工具書。張瑞星（南臺科技大學商管學院院長）∣承慶是親身從律師跨入文創領域的實踐典範，他以自身的法律專業融合文創的從業經驗，自能透過本書提供文創業在創業過程及智財管理上解決痛點的良方。游惠貞（策展、版權經紀）∣在影視創意圈裡，承慶律師是個獨特的「存在」，他是大家天南地北聊完後，需要落實構想時第一個想到的人。所謂隔行如隔山，承慶律師就是那座

The Casagrandes return for new adventures in the big city!Ronnie Anne Santiago is back with her full extended family, the Casagrandes. Her new life in the big city is one great adventure, full of new

Did you know that everything you touch has been designed? Your toys, your clothes, your scooter . . . and this book! A design can be as small as a toothbrush . . . or as BIG as a skyscraper.Every design starts in someone's imagination - an imagination just like yours. Travel through one day and discover how the world around you has been designed - even though we don't always realise it!Question HOW everyday items have been designed, and WHY they look the way they do.Guaranteed to make you see the world a little differently, pick up your pens and imagine your own designs.What will you design? With facts and questions to inspire all budding designers and get creative minds whirring - and featuring iconic designs from the experts at the V&A Museum.

The dynamo team behind Llama Destroys the World continue their delightful and hilarious ghostly hijinks in their early reader graphic novel series, perfect for fans of Elephant & Piggie and Narwhal & Jelly. Fitz and Cleo are: - Siblings (the closest)- Ghosts (the friendliest)- Best friends (the tightest)- Cat owners (Mister Boo approves..of Cleo)- And now bandmates (only the gnarliest ), writers (watch out Hemingway ), filmmakers (auteurs), artists (the list goes on? )... These two know how to keep spirits high and the good times rolling In their first-ever second book, join the most adorable apparitions this way of the afterlife through ten gut-busting creative farces, including flexing their storytelling muscles with ghost stories, songwriting, and directing their first film.

In the explosive finale to the epic romantic saga, Bella has one final choice to make. Should she stay mortal and strengthen her connection to the werewolves, or leave it all behind to become a vampire? When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs. This astonishin

The dynamo team behind Llama Destroys the World invites you to meet the stars of their first graphic novel--Fitz and Cleo If you're a fan of Narwhal and Jelly or Owly, get ready to fall head over heels for this brother-and-sister duo. Fitz and Cleo are siblings by chance, but best friends by choice. Oh, and they also happen to be ghosts Join Cleo, a happy-go-lucky kind of gal, and Fitz, her science-minded brother, as they laugh their way through eleven gut-busting stories, including exploring the beach with a new friend, enjoying some ice cream, playing baseball, and gazing at the stars. Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox, the creative team responsible for your favorite doomsday-prone Llama, team up again for a silly and heartwarming graphic novel that is perfect for newly independent readers and comics enthusiasts. The book highlights just how wonderful the world can be when you mix a little fun with some great friends.

Nurture your creativity by connecting with your higher powerJulia Cameron changed the way America thinks about creativity when she first published The Artist’s Way. Over five million copies later, Cam

From the New York Times bestselling creators of How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a fun and adorable picture book about how to welcome a new baby into your family!A new baby is coming! Do you know what to do? This heartwarming new addition to the bestselling How to… series is all about welcoming a new sibling into your family. Learn how to get ready for the baby, how to make the baby laugh, and how to help Mom and Dad when things get a little topsy-turvy. Follow along through the first year of baby’s life, and learn How To… from the experts―kids! Filled with charming role-reversal humor, creative ideas, and sweet moments, How To Welcome a New Baby is sure to delight new siblings and growing families everywhere!

Improve children’s writing and teach them valuable life skills at home using creative real-life writing activities. The colorful illustrations provide fun and simple writing exercises to show children how diverse and innovative writing in today’s world can be.Real-World Writing for Today’s Kids includes nine creative writing units that help children practice real-world writing. Plus, each unit includes engaging art and hands-on activities that demonstrate how writing is used to solve problems, express ideas, inspire, and help people.Each writing topic includes:A guided introduction that demonstrates how to write about each theme.Writing examples and practice activities that explain how to write about each theme.Inspirational messages and career ideas to motivate children and help them understand how writing is used in the real world.Real-world writing activities include:Bumper sticker messaging and artPersuasive fundraising letterMovie reviewHow to write an emailPet-care directionsChil

The Loud House family are back for another volume full of fun adventures!The Loud House hits the Play House as Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters play a game of imitation. Will Luan’s gags land on her c

The Loud House family are back for another volume full of fun adventures!The Loud House hits the Play House as Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters play a game of imitation. Will Luan’s gags land on her c

你不是不會整理，只是還不夠了解自己。最有效的收納，是照自己的個性做！＃你是不是煩惱於：‧自己為何總做不好井然有序的收納？‧試過許多收納術，但總是過沒多久又亂了？‧懷疑被自己弄得一團糟的不只是空間，還有人生？＃真相是：你其實並不亂，只是每個人的整理方式都不同。比起一味模仿、套用別人的方法，你需要的是更了解自己──認識自己的個性，就沒有整理不來的空間！世上沒有單一一種收納術適用於所有人，你需要最無痛、最做自己的生活整理提案！無論你喜歡什麼視覺風格、擅不擅長分類，都能在本書中找到適合自己的收納好感覺，輕鬆擁抱有條理的生活，同時呈現個人美感，和人愉快共享空間，從此自信掌握人生！心動推薦Blair｜整理師西喜｜個人色彩/形象顧問廖心筠｜收納教主◆第一本「從個性著手」的整理指南大公開！✽分析四種收納人格，了解自己的整理特色與常見的收納挑戰✽提供具體解方與有效工具，教你運用優點，輕鬆打造最有效的整理方式✽介紹不同人格的互動妙方，學會與各種人一起生活、工作及整理的魔法◆本書收錄「昆蟲收納人格測驗」，幫你快速掌握自己的整理類型！蝴蝶人：用得到的、喜愛的物件都要在眼前一覽無遺，你才會感到安心。蜜蜂人：你偏好讓所有事物在眼前自成秩序，並深信它們都能物盡其用。瓢蟲人：喜歡乾淨清爽的居家環境，沒有一件雜物能逃過你的藏物魔手。蟋蟀人：俐落、有序、講究細節是你的信仰，你只用「正確方式」做事。◆本書適合‧為囤積雜亂所苦的你‧為完美主義拖延症所苦的你‧為永遠模仿不了別人的收納術所苦的你‧為找尋自己最適用的收納工具所苦的你‧為整理居家環境而與家人爭吵所苦的你‧為懷疑自我與人生所苦的你作者卡桑德拉曾以為自己是天底下最懶的人，患有注意力不足過動症的她，家裡沒有一絲多餘的空間讓人行走，她永遠找不到東西，總是把生活過得一塌糊塗，老是遲到、老是沒錢、老是有被淹沒的感覺，完全是個魯蛇！當全世界的收納方法對她都產生不了作用，她差點自我放棄，直到──她停止模仿其他「正常人」，不再複製所謂「收納達人」的做法，開始認真檢視自己的人格特質，並歸納出四大「昆蟲收納人格」系統！整理出「昆蟲收納人格」的卡桑德拉，不但整理了自己的居家與人生，也成為專業整理師，幫助全球無數人們在整理的過程中重新認識自己與家人。這套系統成功的關鍵，在於我們如何發展出符合自己個性和整理類型的自我意識。透過本書，期望你能更了解自己，得到必要的自信，像個老

序The publisher invites Japanese readers and Satoyama supporters to spread these stories of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature in rural communities in Taiwan, and to keep telling the story of the Satoyama Initiative. Let us keep learning from one another through exchange, strengthening the friendship between Taiwan and Japan on the road to landscape restoration, and contributing to global biodiversity. We are all in this together, and we can do it together.內容簡介There are four books in the set, about four rural communities in Taiwan. First, The Spring on the Highland explains how two generations of farmers in Gonglaoping, Fengyuan District, Taichung enjoy the fruits of kinship with the land following the restoration of the spring on the highland. Second, Farming Village Co. Unlimited is about a Satoyama-inspired enterprise based on crop diversification and creative local produce marketing in Gongrong, Sanzhi District, New Taipei City. Third, Letters the Blue Sea Wrote to t

從今天開始，好好疼愛自己！和你的情緒直球對決，打造一本獨一無二的「自我關懷計畫書」。工作上有失誤，你會先怪罪自己？還是先想解決辦法？與人相處接觸，你只想遠遠躲開？還是盡量保持距離？無法達到預定的目標，你先否定自己的能力，還是乾脆放棄？明明知道要放過自己，對自己好一點，你卻找不到方法，反而讓自己壓力越來越大，結果情緒爆發，與自己爭戰，苦毒心靈……心理學博士蘿拉．希爾伯斯坦─蒂奇認為我們個性最大的痛苦來源，是我們心裡揮之不去的否定感。克服否定感的方式，就是要與自己的感受和需求站在同一陣線，也就是對自己產生「同情心」。同情自己，是關懷自己的感受，關懷自己的情緒，關懷自己的行為，但不是自憐。我們必須注意自己的壓力來自哪裡？不舒服的感受和想法從哪裡來的？不去抵抗情緒也不要緊抓不放。專業心理治療師以特定的練習，一步一步幫助你學會平息內在風暴的各種技巧與策略：√關鍵技巧──以「感受」「思緒」「行為」三管齊下，聚焦在個人經歷的探索，挖掘藏在情緒深處的真實自我，讓你知道如何留在「情緒現場」，正面對決。√有效的練習策略──本書的技巧與概念皆環環相扣，你會在整本書裡看見好幾則標示為「試試看」的自我關懷練習。這是心理師特別整理出來的問題，讓你循序漸近透過問答，把對自己的同情心立體化。√馬上運用──你的主要責任就是好好照顧自己，並且照自己的配速前進。透過可以運用在日常生活的練習活動，將自我關懷融入思緒、感受和行動之中。逃避、拒絕或壓抑情緒，都可能造成更嚴重的自我批評和內心掙扎。長期下來你的體溫，你的肌肉，你的身體，你的心靈在負面的世界一點一滴被侵蝕而受傷，請停止批判你的情緒，停止漠視你的感受，從控訴自我的泥沼中爬出來，請對自己好一點，願這本書帶給你新生的力量。心理學博士 專業規劃 給每個人的自我關懷指南★★★亞馬遜4.4顆星 讀者強烈好評★★★「不用故作堅強，不再委屈，接納你的個人特質。」──諮商心理師 蘇絢慧