Designing for inspiring creativity: Book authoring
What is this about?
I co-authored and designed a book to inspire creativity in individuals who might not consider themselves creative thinkers.
The process involved an exploratory phase of creative experiments and discussions, which led to the idea of repurposing daily objects. This idea was then transformed into a book featuring unique photographs and layouts, aiming to evoke a sense of creativity in the reader.
See the book on Amazon.com
Key Contributions
Idea Generation
I worked with Hisako Ichiki, a design collaborator to come up with ideas for repurposing daily objects in our surroundings.
Photography & Art Direction
We art-directed and photographed for all the ideas we generated for this book.
Book Design
We then worked with the publisher, Rockport, to design the entire book.
Imapct
World Wide Sales: 11,000+ copies
The book was well-received, selling more than 11,000 copies worldwide and achieving the objective of inspiring creativity in its readers. The book continues to engage and entertain readers with its unique perspective and refreshing ideas.
My Role
Co-author, Art Director, Designer, Concept Thinker
Tools/Tech
Pen, Paper,
Adobe Indesign: Layout
The Book
Original Book Cover with a real brush on the spine.
After building our prototype, we worked with Rockport Publishing to produce our book.
Book contents
Book Exhibition
We organized and hosted a book launch event in Los Angeles where we brought several ideas from the book to life. One of the highlights was constructing an actual sofa using kitchen paper. It was an extraordinary experience!
Featured in Design Magazine
The book was featured by the Japanese design magazine DESIGN QUARTERLY.
