Make Good Art: Inspiration for Creative People, (Hardcover)

from DarthDeverell

This hard cover book collects Neil Gaiman's commencement speech at the University of the Arts, originally given on 17 May 2012. Renowned graphic artist Chip Kidd designed the text layout. The speech is part autobiography, part inspiration, with Gaiman imploring his audience/reader to "make good a...

from sedelia

*I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.* Whenever I'm feeling down, Neil Gaiman's Make Good Art speech is one of my go-to videos to help me feel better about writing, the job search, or just life in general. It's everything a commencement speech should be: funny, inspirational, a...

from jlharmon

Gaiman's Make Good Art speech was excellent. Sometimes I was a little confused reading it because a) spoken words and written ones have a little different flavor, and b) sometimes the typesetting and colors were hard to follow. But I have to say, it made me slow down and appreciate the words just...

from les121

This lovely little book takes Neil Gaiman's words and turns them into a work of art. It's the perfect gift or coffee table book for aspiring artists and Gaiman fans alike.

from Neftzger

Even if you've seen the video of this speech the book is worth reading because it holds so much good advice - and not just for writers. Neil reminds us to keep going and pursing our goals even when we're knocked down. We all need reminders every once in awhile, but this reminder has a beautiful l...