Book of Ideas: 2: a journal of creative direction and graphic design - Volume 2 - Softcover

Radim Malinic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0993540015 ISBN 13: 9780993540011

Publisher: Brand Nu Limited, 2018

Synopsis

Book of Ideas series Vol.2 - suitable for art and design students, freelancers, art directors, graphic designers and all other creatives looking to grow their career.

Book of Ideas - vol.2 continues what designer and creative director Radim Malinic started in the first edition, offering yet more indispensable advice on making it in the creative industries.

Chapters cover issues ranging from creativity for good, how to decode our own creative DNA, embracing limitations, using humour and how to entertain the right wrongs . It discusses how to improve design work through more skilful use of language, and in doing so, how to stir the right reactions and present well-rounded creative projects with confidence.

Among the ideas and the work illustrating them, Book of Ideas - vol.2 offers holistic guidance on better understanding yourself as a creative and how to approach your life and work in a mindful, smart way to make you a better designer, creator and thinker, at any point in your career.

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Review

Radim Malinic's first Book of Ideas was a surprise bestseller back in 2016, and Volume 2 doesn t tamper with the winning formula of smart, jargon-free advice for ambitious creatives, generously illustrated by some of Malinic's own best art direction.

The book shows how lucky breaks, chance meetings and sparks of inspiration may provide brief flashes of success, but it's tenacity, determination and utter professionalism that can propel you to the Premier League. It would be no exaggeration to describe Malinic as a self-help fanatic. His prose seems to pour out, along with page after page of stunning work, to become nothing less than an instruction manual for emotional wellbeing combined with the agility of a visual athlete.

The book is divided into three sections Work, Creativity and Mind, with each chapter broken down into mini-essays and case studies, all generously studded with insights, advice and lessons learned. The mindfulness section of the book is especially intimate, and Malinic s openness in addressing subjects like depression and anxiety are bound to strike a chord with many readers. These frank accounts of the demons in Malinic s mind reveal a genuinely open soul this is a designer who is unafraid to show the whole artist, as opposed to just the shiny, Instagram-friendly highlights. As you d expect for a title designed by a designer, the book is well presented, with a beautifully foiled cover and unfussy, elegant design. With his fourth publication, Malinic continues to be his own best case study, proving that his strategies and philosophies really do work.

This really is a lovely, heartwarming hybrid of self-help manual and art direction masterclass.

9/10 ***** --Mark Wynne - Creative Bloq

About the Author

Radim Malinic is a creative director and designer living and working in South West London. He runs Brand Nu, a multi-disciplinary award winning studio

Before finding his calling in the creative industry, Czech born Malinic was an ice hockey player, a bassist in death metal bands, an indie DJ, music journalist and student of Economics and Business management. At the break of the new millennium, Malinic moved to the UK to explore the expansive music scene, only to find even a greater interest in art and graphic design. Since then his eclectic interests have seen him working with some of the biggest brands, companies and bands in the world.

Clients include Harry Potter, London Film Museum, SyCo, Sprite, WWF and USAID amongst many others. Aside from his studio work, Radim designs products for his brand 'November Universe', he releases music and tours globally with his talk designed to inspire and support self-development in the creative industry.

In March 2016, Malinic released his latest publication, Book of Ideas. The #1 Amazon bestseller has helped novices and professionals across the world to find a new way of approaching their creative work.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brand Nu Limited
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0993540015
• ISBN 13: 9780993540011
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256