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12th out of 44 books
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62 voters
Living Out Loud: Activities to Fuel a Creative Life
by
Keri Smith (Goodreads Author)
Remember those childhood days spent running in your bare feet, playing make-believe, and most of all, living life with wonderment? That youthful enthusiasm and playfulness are key to discovering who you are and what you love to do. Living Out Loud is the perfect prescription for a creative jump start to your life. Included are games, projects, activities, crafts, postcards...more
Spiral-bound, 128 pages
Published
July 1st 2003
by Chronicle Books
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هدية من شخص عزيز وصلت في وقتها، كل كلمة كتبت كنت محتاج لقراءتها في هذه الفترة من حياتي، فترة مميزة يبقى بريقها للأبد. تتحدث الكاتبة عن كيفية الحياة عن طريق اللعب.
تقصد باللعب أن نجعل وظيفتنا من شيء نحبه، وظيفة يمكن أن نخترعها نحن من أساس لعبة نحبها و نحن صغار مثلاً، أو هواية تشغل بالنا أغلب الوقت.
أحببنت الكتاب كثيراً، و أنصح الجميع بقراءته. ة.ة
تقصد باللعب أن نجعل وظيفتنا من شيء نحبه، وظيفة يمكن أن نخترعها نحن من أساس لعبة نحبها و نحن صغار مثلاً، أو هواية تشغل بالنا أغلب الوقت.
أحببنت الكتاب كثيراً، و أنصح الجميع بقراءته. ة.ة
This is really a cute little book with lots of fun ideas and tips to inspire and motivate. That was my first impression. Then i flipped through it again to jot down a few points i wanted to remember and found it was a bit more than just a cute little book...
Yes, it has a lot of info i've read in other books (just look at the source pages in the back) but it's nicely condensed and to the point. I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a pick-me-up, but has no time to read.
Yes, it has a lot of info i've read in other books (just look at the source pages in the back) but it's nicely condensed and to the point. I'd recommend it to anyone who needs a pick-me-up, but has no time to read.
I love Keri Smith. Her books are such joyful invitations to create every day and to live an authentic life of expression. I think this is one of her first publications in what has now become kind of her own "genre." I recognize the seeds of ideas in this book that went on to sprout entire books on that topic later on. So, I think because I have read her more recent stuff first, this seemed a little jumbled to me - as she is trying to squeeze a lot of ideas into one book. But that being said, it...more
Sep 05, 2010
Helen Capstick
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
The young at heart!
Shelves:
recommendations
The idea behind this book is to have more fun and do more activities. This as an idea is really interesting. There are some cute freebies in the back of the book, for example cool postcards and cut-outs. Overall an ok ‘Self Help’ Book but a couple of Smiths ideas were slightly cheesy. Worth buying if you are young at heart!
I like this one very much because its not just about being creative in the 'normal' sense of the word but looking how life is lived and encouraging to step outside the box and experience it!
I have yet to finish everything that's here. I'd like to think that I have the rest of my life to do this—to come back again and again, to rediscover the self, to renew the spirit.
(Non-Fiction -art, creativity, inspiration) This book was my first introduction to Keri Smith. If I am ever stumped and need inspiration, I will gladly re-visit Ms. Smith again.
This book is full of little ideas to live a positive and creative life. But it wasn't those ideas that really won me over, it was all of the stickers, the postcards, and craft-like things inside. I love me some stickers.
I read on a road trip this past weekend and oh my gosh I now have a full blown vision of how I would want to bring creatives together to art, love, laugh, cry, be!
Amazing and inspiring book to read, made me think a little more about where i'm going in my life.
I very much enjoy this book. Many a dull moment has been brightened with it's recommendations.
It is freeing. It is one of those books I'd give a copy to every friend if I could. :)
It's difficult for me to give 2 stars to one of Keri Smith's books but this one just doesn't hold a candle to books like "How to Be an Explorer of the World" which is one of the books I highly recommend for sparking creativity. Keri has good ideas throughout the book but it doesn't seem as cohesive as her other books. The book is in need of better editing. It's a very fast read. So I am still a fan of Keri Smith, but this isn't the book to get.
Aug 16, 2008
Librarian
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
adultnonfiction,
design-or-art-or-crafty-books
Having a creative block? The great thing about this is that the exercises are very action oriented. If you actually do them, they will probably get you inspired. And the exercises are written in such a way as to be as easy or as complicated as you want them to be. There's not a lot of description which is a good thing. Sometimes it's a little too skippetty-tra-la-la for me, but only sometimes, which is good for a book like this.
Changed my life. I adore the direction this book placed me in. Keri Smith is a true gift of a writer. She celebrates the littlest moments that get overlooked often and in turn creates a brand new perspective filled with creativity, imagination, love, light, and fun. I will read anything she writes.
miss esme asked for this at the bookstore, and when we didn't have it, i special ordered copies for both of us. this is super fun to read, and has little things you can cut out, a declaration you can sign, and other fun stuff like how to start a "creativity group".
FANTASTIC kick in the seat of the pants, creatively speaking! Smith has so many wise and wonderful way to reignite the playful, productive spirit in us! Read on and shine on! Truly one of the best gift books I've ever received!! Thanks you, M.S.
I received this book for Christmas 2007. It is an enjoyable read. I was somewhat disappointed that much of the information contained I'd seen elsewhere with more detail. However, the exercises are inventive and lead to interesting self observations.
I do love multi-dimensional books.
This one is fun but only for those who can remember how to be a kid again. Its perhaps a bit on the girlie side so beware.
The games and exercises are a great help with positive creativity.
This one is fun but only for those who can remember how to be a kid again. Its perhaps a bit on the girlie side so beware.
The games and exercises are a great help with positive creativity.
Great little book full of inspiring ideas for artists and writers. The artwork is a little too whimsical for my taste, but the exercises are lighthearted and fun. Good to have around the studio in case of a slow day.
Another 'project' book, only a bit more girly this time. Inspiring to-do's, fun board game and a very helpful piece on how to make a living doing what you love¬
Any book that can rev my motor is a keeper! Any time i am feeling empty, i should push myself to reach for such a book.
Fun fun fun! The exercises are simple per se, however, they really shatter your comfort zone. Love a challenge :)
A great book by Keri Smith, the fact it encourages you to nap makes it even more awesome.
A lovely, inspiring, motivating book that will make fully embrace your creativity and geekiness!!!!
I try to read this every year to jump start my creative side. Time to read it for 2008!
Jul 16, 2007
Amy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
those who need a jumpstart in creativity
Shelves:
creativity
a fun little, cutesy book with some good messages about liberating the artist within.
Not as goofy as its title.
great to find inspiration to get out of your daily routine
Love the idea of being more creative.
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Keri Smith is an author/illustrator turned guerilla artist. She has several bestselling books, including Wreck This Journal, This is Not a Book, How To Be An Explorer of the World, Mess, Finish this Book, and the soon to be released Pocket Scavenger all published by Perigee Books. Read more at her website http://WWW.KERISMITH.COM
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