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Just lines -- Charming shape/excellent form -- Striking type -- A whole new palette -- Textures and patternspatternspatterns -- Found imagery/random objects -- Mixed up media/techniques -- Collaged -- Russell hassell/russell hassell design/new york, ny -- Clizabeth y. akamatsu/appleby studio/nacogdoches, tx -- Donna reynolds/racer-reynolds illustration/oakland, ca -- Martin holloway/martin holloway graphic design/warren, nj -- Mary lum/hornell, ny -- Piero fenci/appleby studio/nacogdoches, tx -- Greg leshe/greg leshe photography/south orange, nj -- Petrula vrontikis/vrontikis design office/los angeles, ca.

This guide keeps your creative fires at a steady burn, so you can ignite your work with originality and impact -- on demand. Page after page features fuel for your brain in the form of stimulating visuals, insightful commentary and provocative prompts provided by some of the best artists and designers in the business, including Bill Cahan, Ivan Chermayeff, Robert Louey, Jilly Simons, Lanny Sommese, Jennifer Sterling, Petrula Vrontikis and more.

Read this guide all the way through to add ideas to your creative stockpile, or scan its pages to catch a quick spark of inspiration. Either way, you'll have the power to fire up hot design solutions for every kind of project.