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Creative Sparks: An Index of 150+ Concepts, Images and Exercises to Ignite Your Design Ingenuity

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How creative can you be?

You don't turn off the creative juices when you punch out for the day. That's because, for you, creativity is more than just a job - it's a passion. Even so, everyone needs a boost now and then.

Creative Sparks shows you how to ignite your design ingenuity 24/7. Jim Krause provides the friction with 150+ mind-bending concepts, images and exercises that will help you:

Bottom line: Creative Sparks will have an explosive impact on your designs - and your life.

312 pages, Hardcover

First published August 11,2003

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Format
312 pages, Hardcover
Published
August 25, 2003 by HOW Books
ISBN
9781581804386
ASIN
1581804385
Language
English

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Jim Krause has worked as a designer in the Pacific Northwest since the 1980s. He has produced award-winning work for clients large and small, including Microsoft, McDonald's, Kodak, Cingular Wireless, Washington Apples, Levi Strauss, Paccar/Kenworth, and Seattle Public Schools. Jim Krause has written over 15 books on design, creativity, and digital photography. His books are widely popular and are on sale around the world. Several have been translated into multiple languages.
Krause's latest books are Color Index XL, Lessons in Typography, Visual Design and Color For Designers.
When Jim isn't working on books, he can usually be found riding or racing either a motorcycle or a bicycle, hiking, reading, roasting coffee beans in his back yard, drinking espresso, or doing an art project of some kind or another.

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katsup
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April 17,2025
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This is definitely not the kind of book you would pick up and "read", but it's great to pick up every now and then and get some ideas. I mainly stick to photography, but sometimes you really need to break out of your mold and experiment with other forms of art...and Creative Sparks really helps you find something different to do!
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Spocktopus
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April 17,2025
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If you like graphic design and/or anything creative, this is a fun book to use for gathering new ideas.
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bunniday
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April 17,2025
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When I purchased it, I was not aware that it is aimed for the commercial artist. As a person who likes to dabble in art-like adventures, it appealed to me... I took a lot of notes on the Life Practices sections and also the Projects and exercises sections... Since I don’t do art as a business, I will pass this little tome on to someone who might make daily use of it... it is a gem of a resource. It was also fun reading about some of the challenges of being a commercial artist.
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DrBoondigga
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April 17,2025
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Great advise and exercises- the only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is that the actual graphic design of the book isn't the best (ironically!)
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