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The Freelance Manifesto
by Joey Korenman • 2017
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
4.52
551
The Freelance Manifesto Summary
The Freelance Manifesto 90%
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
by Joey Korenman 2017
4.52
551 ratings
Show Your Work!
by Austin Kleon • 2014
Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.
4.08
62k+
Show Your Work! Summary
Show Your Work! 90%
Share your unfinished work daily, and the audience finds you before you are ready.
by Austin Kleon 2014
4.08
62k+ ratings
Creativity for Life
by Eric Maisel • 2007
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
3.93
115
Creativity for Life Summary
Creativity for Life 90%
The creativity coach's manual for making art, selling it, and staying sane in between.
by Eric Maisel 2007
3.93
115 ratings
Keep Going
by Austin Kleon • 2019
Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.
4.26
18k+
Keep Going Summary
Keep Going 90%
Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.
by Austin Kleon 2019
4.26
18k+ ratings
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers
by Charles Haine • 2019
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
4.00
5
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers Summary
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers 90%
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
by Charles Haine 2019
4.00
5 ratings
Find Your Artistic Voice
by Lisa Congdon • 2019
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
4.05
3k+
Find Your Artistic Voice Summary
Find Your Artistic Voice 90%
Voice is built, not born. Daily practice, borrowed influences, and the discomfort most artists flee.
by Lisa Congdon 2019
4.05
3k+ ratings
Real Artists Don't Starve
by Jeff Goins • 2017
The starving-artist myth is a lie. Make money from your work without selling out.
3.98
3k+
Real Artists Don't Starve Summary
Real Artists Don't Starve 90%
The starving-artist myth is a lie. Make money from your work without selling out.
by Jeff Goins 2017
3.98
3k+ ratings
Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet • 1995
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
4.29
10k+
Making Movies Summary
Making Movies 90%
How a director keeps a movie from dying the death of a thousand compromises.
by Sidney Lumet 1995
4.29
10k+ ratings
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
by Amanda Palmer • 2014
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
3.92
37k+
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help 90%
Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.
by Amanda Palmer 2014
3.92
37k+ ratings
The Creative Habit
by Twyla Tharp • 2003
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
4.09
42k+
The Creative Habit Summary
The Creative Habit 90%
A choreographer's method for making creativity a daily practice instead of a waiting game.
by Twyla Tharp 2003
4.09
42k+ ratings
The Practice
by Seth Godin • 2020
Creativity is a professional practice, not a personality. Show up, do the work, share it daily.
3.96
5k+
The Practice Summary
The Practice 90%
Creativity is a professional practice, not a personality. Show up, do the work, share it daily.
by Seth Godin 2020
3.96
5k+ ratings
The Art of Creative Thinking
by Rod Judkins • 2015
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
4.00
3k+
The Art of Creative Thinking Summary
The Art of Creative Thinking 90%
Why artistic breakthroughs come from doubt, inexperience, and happy accidents, not innate talent.
by Rod Judkins 2015
4.00
3k+ ratings
Steal Like an Artist
by Austin Kleon • 2012
Steal from a hundred heroes, start before you're ready, and let your flaws become your style.
3.96
340k+
Steal Like an Artist Summary
Steal Like an Artist 90%
Steal from a hundred heroes, start before you're ready, and let your flaws become your style.
by Austin Kleon 2012
3.96
340k+ ratings
Art, Inc.
by Lisa Congdon • 2014
Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.
3.98
2k+
Art, Inc. Summary
Art, Inc. 90%
Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.
by Lisa Congdon 2014
3.98
2k+ ratings
Directors Tell the Story
by Bethany Rooney • 2011
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
4.47
74
Directors Tell the Story Summary
Directors Tell the Story 90%
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
by Bethany Rooney 2011
4.47
74 ratings
Creative Quest
by Ahmir Thompson • 2018
Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.
3.94
4k+
Creative Quest Summary
Creative Quest 90%
Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.
by Ahmir Thompson 2018
3.94
4k+ ratings
Creative Calling
by Chase Jarvis • 2019
Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.
4.16
2k+
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling 90%
Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.
by Chase Jarvis 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
Make Good Art
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
4.28
10k+
Make Good Art Summary
Make Good Art 90%
When your career, heart, or world falls apart, you have one creative option.
by Neil Gaiman 2013
4.28
10k+ ratings
Ignore Everybody
by Hugh MacLeod • 2009
Forty rules for creative freedom: ignore the crowd, keep the day job, and build your own audience.
4.08
29k+
Ignore Everybody Summary
Ignore Everybody 90%
Forty rules for creative freedom: ignore the crowd, keep the day job, and build your own audience.
by Hugh MacLeod 2009
4.08
29k+ ratings
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias • 2001
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
3.87
479
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters Summary
The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters 90%
101 screenwriters reveal the habits that separate careers that sell from ones that stall.
by Karl Iglesias 2001
3.87
479 ratings
Every Tool's a Hammer
by Adam Savage • 2019
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
4.18
11k+
Every Tool's a Hammer Summary
Every Tool's a Hammer 90%
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
by Adam Savage 2019
4.18
11k+ ratings
Art and Fear
by David Bayles • 1994
Art is a skill, not a gift. The only secret to sustaining it: knowing how not to quit.
3.77
105k+
Art and Fear Summary
Art and Fear 90%
Art is a skill, not a gift. The only secret to sustaining it: knowing how not to quit.
by David Bayles 1994
3.77
105k+ ratings
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore • 2019
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
4.04
2k+
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction 90%
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
by James Victore 2019
4.04
2k+ ratings
Think Like an Artist
by Will Gompertz • 2015
The artist's playbook for any career: turn failure into fuel and ideas into assets.
3.84
2k+
Think Like an Artist Summary
Think Like an Artist 90%
The artist's playbook for any career: turn failure into fuel and ideas into assets.
by Will Gompertz 2015
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 90%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
3.98
5k+
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 90%
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
How to Be an Artist
by Jerry Saltz • 2020
A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.
3.94
4k+
How to Be an Artist Summary
How to Be an Artist 90%
A handbook for artists: the work, the network, the rejection, and staying in the game.
by Jerry Saltz 2020
3.94
4k+ ratings
Make Your Own Rules
by Andrew Huang • 2024
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
4.27
319
Make Your Own Rules Summary
Make Your Own Rules 90%
A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.
by Andrew Huang 2024
4.27
319 ratings
Evil Plans
by Hugh MacLeod • 2011
Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.
3.92
2k+
Evil Plans Summary
Evil Plans 90%
Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.
by Hugh MacLeod 2011
3.92
2k+ ratings
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer
by Michael Fleishman • 2014
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
4.00
3
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer Summary
Starting Your Career as a Graphic Designer 89%
Design skill is the starting line. Pricing, selling, and client survival are the race.
by Michael Fleishman 2014
4.00
3 ratings
Fearless Creating
by Eric Maisel • 1995
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
3.89
366
Fearless Creating Summary
Fearless Creating 89%
Anxiety kills more art than lack of talent. A guide for starting and finishing creative work.
by Eric Maisel 1995
3.89
366 ratings
Louder than Words
by Todd Henry • 2015
From imitation to unmistakable: the cycle that builds your creative voice and makes it last.
4.11
457
Louder than Words Summary
Louder than Words 89%
From imitation to unmistakable: the cycle that builds your creative voice and makes it last.
by Todd Henry 2015
4.11
457 ratings
The Creative Act
by Rick Rubin • 2023
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
3.95
89k+
The Creative Act Summary
The Creative Act 89%
You were born creative. The real work is learning to listen to what wants to come through.
by Rick Rubin 2023
3.95
89k+ ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 89%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
How Creativity Rules the World
by Maria Brito • 2022
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
3.78
251
How Creativity Rules the World Summary
How Creativity Rules the World 89%
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
by Maria Brito 2022
3.78
251 ratings
The Right-Brain Business Plan
by Jennifer Lee. • 2011
Spreadsheets feel wrong for your creative work. A visual, paint-and-collage plan built on intuition.
4.03
681
The Right-Brain Business Plan Summary
The Right-Brain Business Plan 89%
Spreadsheets feel wrong for your creative work. A visual, paint-and-collage plan built on intuition.
by Jennifer Lee. 2011
4.03
681 ratings
Hegarty on Advertising
by John Hegarty • 2011
An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.
4.07
732
Hegarty on Advertising Summary
Hegarty on Advertising 89%
An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.
by John Hegarty 2011
4.07
732 ratings
You Are a Writer
by Jeff Goins • 2012
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
3.80
4k+
You Are a Writer Summary
You Are a Writer 89%
Before craft comes identity: a playbook for platform, audience, and the persistence to get read.
by Jeff Goins 2012
3.80
4k+ ratings
V Is for Vulnerable
by Seth Godin • 2012
The artist's ABC: vulnerability over polish, initiative over permission, impact over effort.
3.84
520
V Is for Vulnerable Summary
V Is for Vulnerable 89%
The artist's ABC: vulnerability over polish, initiative over permission, impact over effort.
by Seth Godin 2012
3.84
520 ratings
Free Play
by Stephen Nachmanovitch • 1990
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
4.20
3k+
Free Play Summary
Free Play 89%
Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.
by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990
4.20
3k+ ratings
Daily Rituals
by Mason Currey • 2013
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
3.65
21k+
Daily Rituals Summary
Daily Rituals 89%
161 legendary artists didn't wait for inspiration. The real secret was far more boring.
by Mason Currey 2013
3.65
21k+ ratings
Springfield Confidential
by Mike Reiss • 2018
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
3.91
5k+
Springfield Confidential Summary
Springfield Confidential 89%
The one rule that made The Simpsons great: network executives were banned from the building.
by Mike Reiss 2018
3.91
5k+ ratings
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 89%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
The Accidental Creative
by Todd Henry • 2011
Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.
4.06
6k+
The Accidental Creative Summary
The Accidental Creative 89%
Inspiration is optional: the systems that make creative work reliable, not random.
by Todd Henry 2011
4.06
6k+ ratings
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk
by Danielle Krysa • 2016
Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.
3.68
2k+
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Summary
Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk 89%
Ten mental blocks that keep you from creating, and the illustrated, pocket-sized ways around them.
by Danielle Krysa 2016
3.68
2k+ ratings
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut • 2015
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
4.32
1k+
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world 89%
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
by Michael Bierut 2015
4.32
1k+ ratings
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be
by Steven Pressfield • 2022
Your physical location and daily commitment open more doors than talent. Show up where it counts.
4.02
1k+
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be Summary
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be 89%
Your physical location and daily commitment open more doors than talent. Show up where it counts.
by Steven Pressfield 2022
4.02
1k+ ratings
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 89%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters
by Peter Korn • 2013
Four decades of making furniture taught one man more about being human than about wood.
3.73
2k+
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary
Why We Make Things and Why It Matters 89%
Four decades of making furniture taught one man more about being human than about wood.
by Peter Korn 2013
3.73
2k+ ratings
Do the F*cking Work
by Brian Buirge • 2019
How to stop waiting for inspiration, survive your own bad taste, and ship work that matters.
3.92
281
Do the F*cking Work Summary
Do the F*cking Work 89%
How to stop waiting for inspiration, survive your own bad taste, and ship work that matters.
by Brian Buirge 2019
3.92
281 ratings
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