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Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys To Creativity (2009)

Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity (2009)

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159184259X (ISBN13: 9781591842590)
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About book Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys To Creativity (2009)

MacLeod's drawings have captivated me for several years, and I finally read his book.I enjoy reading accounts of how people come to win at life, and Ignore Everybody provides a number of guideposts about MacLeod's journey. I read it as a travel advisory rather than a map. The cartoons in the book had a different tone, reflecting the bars in which he started drawing. Some of them I could picture the people and conversations that inspired them. Despite the bold title, Ignore Everybody has a good deal of uncertainty. You don't know for sure if something will work out, but if you trust enough to keep working, it stands a good chance. Maybe. I wanted to like this book and there were aspects of it I did like but I had to glean them carefully from all of the constant name dropping and self-important blather. McLeod talks a big talk but his "artwork" is entirely mediocre (if not altogether terrible) and lives on a medium that's almost certainly an incredibly lame shtick that he continually refers to as a profitable niche. Even going so far as to say it has made him more appealing to the opposite sex. Ugh. Bottom line: this a guy with some insight and interesting experience in advertising but he comes across like that one guy in high school who thought he was fucking awesome and acted like everyone adored him but in reality they all really thought he was a giant douche bag that wore too much cologne.

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It looks like a ton of people hated this book! I loved it, but that is probably because I read it as an artist who was just seriously starting out. Many of the ideas in the book may seem like no brainers, but if you are new to the art world, they may just be the thing you need to get going. The idea that in order to be successful as an artist and get ahead of the competition you must do your art every day was ground breaking to me at the time, and left a lasting impression until this day. I know, I know...that sounds pretty much like common sense, but it was the delivery of the idea that made it so impactful. I say read the book, especially if you are new to being a professional in the art world. You never know what will jump out at you.
—eunjae

I've noticed that a lot of other reviewers gave this book only a star or two but I really enjoyed it. It's a very fast read but it has some good advice, actually very realistic advice, that I haven't seen in writing before. Yes, a lot of it is common sense but sometimes you just have to see it in writing to have it sink in. I really like his "Sex & Cash" theory and for people like me who have normal day jobs but do creative things like write or paint on the side, this theory is something to think about.
—Kcp101

Simple, effective, and well-said.
—ldog

Decent.
—ane

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