Rated "Indifferent" in our old book database. ( )

Que discurso!
Sempre admirei a criatividade do Neil Gaiman e ler este discurso foi deveras inspirador.
Recomendo, sei que também vai te inspirar. ( )

Autographed. A card inside: "Compliments of the Author."

I bought this at a flea market. I can't believe someone would give up a signed book. Maybe they aren't a fan.

It's the content of a speech that Gaiman gave at the Philadelphia University of the Arts in May 2012. The speech is great and you can hear him give it on youtube. I found it to be very uplifting, especially for a person who does freelance work and works with budding writers. There are a lot of great takeaways in it. It would make an excellent gift for any creative person.

Chip Kidd, a graphic designer, turned the speech into an interesting visual using different fonts and designs on each page to make it interesting. It's lovely. (I've done desktop publishing so I have some experience in this sort of thing.) My biggest problem with the design is his color choices. While it's pretty ... it's also pretty hard to read in many spots. Especially when the typeface is small and the contrast is low. I'd give the graphic design a 2 because of that. ( )

The sort of inspirational, motivational platitudes you’d expect from the title, but the book design is great. ( )

Fun inspiring little book. Gives some insight into the author's creativity. Coraline was a spelling mistake. And Neil lied about his work experience. And yes, I did take the book's advice and get out my art equipment after reading. ( )