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Failed It!: How to Turn Mistakes into Ideas and Other Advice for Successfully Screwing Up

Erik Kessels • Phaidon • ISBN Not provided

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Failed It!: How to Turn Mistakes into Ideas and Other Advice for Successfully Screwing Up

Erik Kessels • Phaidon • ISBN-13 9780714871196

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2016 • 1st Edition

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Failed it! by Erik Kessels is a creative guide that encourages embracing mistakes as a pathway to innovation and creativity. Through a series of humorous and insightful examples, Kessels demonstrates how errors can lead to unexpected and successful outcomes. The book is a celebration of failure as a vital part of the creative process, offering practical advice for artists, designers, and anyone looking to unlock their creative potential.

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Publisher: Phaidon
Paperback1st EditionMay 16, 2016
Pages: 168Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

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Contributor: Erik Kessels

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Category: Contemporary DesignCategory: Creative ProcessCategory: Design ThinkingCategory: Experimental DesignCategory: InnovationCategory: Mistakes As ArtCategory: Visual CommunicationInfluenced by: Marcel DuchampInfluenced by: John BaldessariInfluenced by: Yoko OnoInfluenced by: Andy WarholInfluenced by: Joseph BeuysInfluenced by: Bruce NaumanInfluenced by: Sol LeWittInfluenced by: Robert RauschenbergInfluenced: Contemporary ArtistsInfluenced: Graphic DesignersInfluenced: Creative EntrepreneursInfluenced: Art EducatorsInfluenced: Design ThinkersInfluenced: Visual StorytellersInfluenced: Innovative ThinkersInfluenced: Art StudentsCornerstone of: Creative Process Exploration

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