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by Miguel Ángel Pérez Arteaga (Editor)
In this book experienced and well-known graphic designers explain top us the key thoughts behind their concepts and production processes.
alone. They come from a process to a large extent organized and rational but
sometimes unconscious and magical. In this book we can enjoy and learn from the
creative processes of great graphic designers and creative voices around the
world. Here we can find impulsive graphic design versus more cerebral design; radical
and avant-garde design alongside poetic, childish, commercial, intellectual,
subversive and socially oriented graphic design. 26 designers from 15 countries show us
their workspaces, their personal notebooks and the creative processes that
allow them to break away from established norms and be original while
simultaneously adapting to the client's requirements and communicating a clear
message to consumers. They teach us the keys to understand what is behind
those magnificent works that inspire, thrill, impact or invite us to action. In
this book the creative process itself is inspiration, a unique guide to
creativity with storytelling and lessons on how to live your best creative
life. The book features the work and creative processes of Ralph Bauer
(Netherlands/Peru), Susana Blasco (Spain), Tomasz Boguslawski (Poland), Sarah
Boris (London), Chelsea Cardinal (USA), Ryan Carl (USA), André Da Loba
(Portugal), Isidro Ferrer (Spain), Veronica Fuerte (Spain), Rick Griffith
(USA), Sebastian Kubica (Poland), Anette Lenz (France), Jiani Lu (Canada),
Alejandro Magallanes (Mexico), Veronica Majluf (Peru), Fanette Mellier
(France), Cláudia Mestre (Portugal), Milimbo (Spain), Akinori Oishi (Japan),
Alvaro Pecci (Spain), Stefan Sagmeister (NY, USA), Teresa Sdralevich (Belgium),
Akiko Sekimoto (Japan), Leonardo Sonnoli (Italy), Cihan Tamti (Germany),
Jessica Walsh (USA).
Author Biography
Miguel Ángel Pérez Arteaga is a graphic design and communication expert and co-founder of the design studio Batidora de Ideas. Author and illustrator of twelve children's books published in Spain, Mexico and Brazil, he is also the author of the book Creatividad: curiosidad, motivación y juego (Creativity: curiosity, motivation and play) in the series "[Re]thinking education" published by Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza. He participated in the exhibitions "Ready to Read: Book design from Spain, a selection of the best books published in Spain" (New York, Washington, Mexico, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Madrid and Lisbon) and "Ilustrísimos: An overview of children and young adults' illustration in Spain" at the Bologna Book Fair. A finalist in the Daniel Gil Awards (Spain) and the Biennial of Illustration of Amarante (Portugal), he has had numerous individual and collective painting, photography and illustration exhibitions. Miguel Angel Perez Arteaga is a lecturer in the Marketing Department of the University of Zaragoza (Spain).
