Title: Not as useful as I'd hoped.
Product review: I think everyone in the creative field at some point asks how they can be more inspired. From the online thumbnail, this book looks like a great tool. Unfortunately, as I was reading it, my reaction was, "meh." The first third of this book profiles graphic design professionals (some I'd heard of, many I haven't) and these designers' personal take on creativity. A few of the inspiration sources were appealing, but honestly, many cited writers or artists who seem unfamiliar, dated, or obscure. The majority of the book features lots of white space with vignettes of travel photographs. I personally didn't get much out of them. None of them are provided as useable, digital resources. The book ends with scans of several letters from the 1980's to another designer (Rick Tharp), who doesn't seem to have any other relationship to the project. Overall, I'll probably keep this on the shelf for a couple of months but then ultimately donate it to the library to free up some space.
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