What's Your Creative Style?
What's Your Creative Style?
When you need to fuel your creative spark, it helps to have an experienced voice to guide you. There are a lot of artist's memoirs and guidebooks out there, and it's important to choose the right one. This quiz will assess your creative style and then pair you with the perfect read.
When you need to fuel your creative spark, it helps to have an experienced voice to guide you. There are a lot of artist's memoirs and guidebooks out there, and it's important to choose the right one. This quiz will assess your creative style and then pair you with the perfect read.
Do you listen to music while you work?
When shopping for a new outfit, you tend to go for...
When a great new idea hits you, what do you do?
You're on a first date. What do you steer the conversation towards?
Say you're on a desert island—not stranded, but with a few days to kill. What would you pack?
Great! Now you're back from the desert island and get to choose a new destination. What's your pick?
What's your preferred way to share your work?
If you were to keep a journal, what would a typical entry look like?
Last, but not least: What does creativity mean to you?
Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert
Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert
You're a free spirit who loves travel, excitement, and believes in the power of self-exploration.
Elizabeth Gilbert's guide to expressing your truest self, <i>Big Magic</i>, will be your perfect guide for your journey. As the author of <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i>, Gilbert knows how important it is to take risks both in your personal and creative lives. <i>Big Magic</i> asks artists to embrace fear and move beyond it to find inspiration through routine and persistence.
Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland
Art and Fear, by David Bayles and Ted Orland
You're a seasoned, detail-oriented creative person who loves to hone your craft.
Bayle and Orland's cult classic guide <i>Art and Fear</i> is perfect for working artists who are committed to producing the best work they possibly can through responsibility and routine. Bayle and Orland take the time to explain the difference between fear about one's own abilities and fears about the artistic world. This guide will help you build the structured work processes you thrive on.
Make Good Art, by Neil Gaiman
Make Good Art, by Neil Gaiman
You're passionate, energetic, and have more project ideas than there are hours in the day.
Novelist Neil Gaiman's <i>Make Good Art</i> will help you hone your boundless energy into focused ambition. For Gaiman, imagination is key, and he encourages artists to think visually to achieve their goals. As a bonus, this book contains the text of Gaiman's acclaimed commencement speech at the University of the Arts for extra inspiration.
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
You're serious, introspective, and lead a rich inner life. For you, the physical and spiritual worlds are constantly in dialogue with one another.
For artists who live life to the fullest, <i> The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh</i>, the remarkable lifelong correspondence with Van Gogh and his brother (and patron) Theo, offers invaluable insight into a man who was deeply concerned with art, spirituality, and the beauty of his surroundings.
Shocking Life, by Elsa Schiaparelli
Shocking Life, by Elsa Schiaparelli
You're the life of the party, and you love to push the envelope in everything you do. Your work is experimental and at times outrageous, but always has polish and flair.
Elsa Schiaparelli's irrepressible memoir, <i> Shocking Life</i>, chronicles her life as an avant-garde fashion designer. Reading about her exploits and the risks she took as a groundbreaking artist is your best inspiration.
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, by Carrie Brownstein
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, by Carrie Brownstein
For you, creative work is all about community and communication.
Carrie Brownstein's memoir, <i>Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl</i>, chronicles a life devoted to punk rock, do-it-yourself ethics, feminism, and humor. This book is perfect for those artists who are committed to collaboration through their community, those whose work always strives to combine beauty with social awareness.