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Limit Yourself: And Unleash Your Creativity
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Limit Yourself: And Unleash Your Creativity
Contributors:
By (Author) Ralph Burkhardt
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:
Laurence King Publishing
Publication Date:
4th November 2019
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Memory improvement and thinking techniques
Dewey:
153.35
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
128
Dimensions:
Width 120mm, Height 180mm
Description
Packed with with quotes, checklists, cool illustrations and encouraging words, Limit Yourself packs a punch, revealing the simplest and most effective way to tap into your creative genius and set goals.
Telling yourself you have all the time, all the resources and all the money in the world just kills creativity and self discipline. Instead, why not try to limit yourself and unleash your creativityDesigner and advertiser Ralph Burkhardt has put together this inspirational book, with a proven method that can help you tap into your creative and business potential and, above all, get results. Limit Yourself is a great tool to help you during brainstorming meetings with colleagues, or to keep handy on your desk Limit Yourself and Unleash Your Creativity contents:What, why, whoABOUT CREATIVITYWhat is creativityEveryone can be creative!The true creative mythThe creative processReflect on your creativityThink inside the boxABOUT LIMITATIONS'Limitation' might sound like a bad wordWho needs limitationsWhat kind of limitations are thereWhat limitations can do for youWhat you need to bringWho's afraid of the blank pageThe creative trajectoryWhy total freedom doesn't liberateCreative boundariesReady, mindset, go!01 LIMITATIONS OF TIMELearn to love deadlinesMake better use of your timeThe fiveminute time limitOne painting / poster / logo / lettering a day02 LIMITATIONS OF RESOURCESHow to deal with a limited budgetImprovisation = innovationExploration through limitation03 LIMITATIONS OF DESIGN PRINCIPLESRefine your colour paletteLimit your typefacesWhy Frank Gehry loves limitationsMusic at the limits04 LIMITATIONS OF A BRIEF'Do whatever you like!'Discovering the client's needsJust don't do itWhat to learn from Dr. Seuss05 LIMITATIONS OF MEDIUMWhat is minimalismHow to simplify and intensifyMaximum meaning, minimum means!Embracing technical limitationsUse your digits!06 LIMITATIONS OF SKILLSMaintain momentumTeam up with othersTry random limitationsHarness someone else's creativity07 LIMITATIONS OF SPACESize does matter!Decide what's importantDo it 'Like a Rolling Stone'The ultimate limitation scaleFINAL THOUGHTSTake the first step!What to do with immutable limitationsA generation of demandsLimited to only one worldAuthor Bio
Ralph Burkhardt is managing partner of the award-winning design firm burkhardthauke, based in Germany. He also teaches typography at the Media University in Stuttgart and internationally as a guest lecturer. In 2018 he started his own brand, called hinzkunst lifetime objects made with love.
Burkhardt s previous books include Famous Last Words, Printdesign, Rotis a polemic paper and Hotchpotch: Lexicon of (un)Useful Creative Knowledge.