The Creative Connection

As a designer you may collaborate with in-house teams, be hired by international clients, work freelance or be the sole creative in a company. Whatever form of creative team you find yourself in, this book covers all aspects of how to work effectively with your colleagues, clients and stakeholders to ensure you and your collaborations are the talk of the town, and not to be avoided.Candid interviews and case studies from large multinationals (including IBM, OH Partners and CitiBike), to smaller firms and start-ups (like Only Child and Make a Mark) present a realistic picture of the design field today, and provide inspiration and guidance on how designers around world have overcome challenges and utilized the benefits of working in teams.Covering topics from finding a mentor and working across roles, to defining what you bring to the table, this book helps you navigate organizational structures, build strong relationships and dissolve traditional barriers.... all while keeping your san

From the bestselling author of Linchpin, Tribes, and The Dip comes an elegant little book that will inspire artists, writers, and entrepreneurs to stretch and commit to putting their best work out int

Want to be a writer? The Creative Writing Journal is a treasure trove of inspiration for anyone wanting to know the nuts and bolts of writing.Including more than 40 helpful exercises to teach you to w

For more than forty years, the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, has been giving disabled adults the opportunity to make art. As the world's oldest and largest center of its kind, Cre

In our busy lives, we need to set time aside for chilling out and calming our thought processes. This handy jotter offers an escape from daily stresses and worries and is a great way to unplug and unw

the (creative) College Guide is for you, a smart high school kid playing the confusing (and often stressful) game of find/apply/decide. How can you get through all this and survive with your sanity in

Anyone still asking, "What is creative nonfiction?" will find the answer in this collection of artfully crafted, true stories. Selected by Lee Gutkind, the "godfather behind creative nonfiction,"

From Lee Gutkind, the "Godfather behind creative narrative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair), and the staff of the landmark literary journal Creative Nonfiction comes this fresh collection of fact-based

Lee Gutkind, proclaimed the "Godfather behind creative nonfiction" by Vanity Fair, along with the staff of his landmark journal Creative Nonfiction, has culled alternative publications, 'zines, b

This revised and updated edition of The Creative Writing Handbook now includes new chapters on writing for stage and radio and on writing screenplays for film and television. Written by professional

The Creative Writer's Craft is organized by genre into three sections - Poetry, Fiction, and Drama. It offers students the opportunity to explore and develop crafting skills for writing various types

All kids visiting the countryside are fascinated by the tractors and farm machinery they see working in the fields.This convenient storage case contains nine mini books that children will want to retu

With the Learn to Draw Star Wars Drawing Book & Kit, young artists can learn to draw their favorite characters from the series, including Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader, and more.Lessons in the

Learn to think like a design pro to get the bathroom you've always wanted without making the types of mistakes that cost money or leave you less than thrilled with the result. Bathrooms, Updated Editi

Learn the core concepts and techniques for mixing any color your palette needs with Beginning Color Mixing! Perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists, the concept- and technique-driven

Learn Photoshop CC with this DVD-and-book training package!Adobe Photoshop is the industry leading image-editing program for digital photographers, graphic designers, and web developers, and the newes

With the Learn to Draw Star Wars, young artists can learn to draw their favorite characters from the series, including Chewbacca, Yoda, Darth Vader, and more.This 64-page, spiral-bound manual includes

Learn the newest version of Adobe's premiere page design software—InDesign CC— with this complete packageWritten by a team of expert instructors, this complete book-and-DVD package teaches even the mo

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Audition CC Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training

With Learn to Draw Disney Frozen 2, young artists will learn to draw Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, and other characters from the kingdom of Arendelle and beyond!The step-by-step drawing exercises

Read a story and learn to draw 11 dinosaurs, then complete the tale with stickers with Watch Me Read and Draw: Dinosaurs! What’s better than reading and drawing? Doing them together, in the same

Playing games is the best part of growing up. Help kids tap into their playful imaginations with 101 Games to Play Before You Grow Up, the ultimate handbook for kids that introduces tons of games to p