Live Life Colorfully: 99 Ideas to Add Joy, Positivity, and Creativity to Your Life

by Jason Naylor

Live Life Colorfully is a quirky, illustrated mix of inspiring words, tips and tricks, and challenges from award-winning artist, designer, and creative director Jason Naylor.

This colorful book is based on one of his strongest messages, Live Life Colorfully, and will inspire everyone who picks it up.

• Find the silver living, taste the rainbow, and colorize your life with this vibrant book.
• Filled with bright, colorful illustrations
• Sure to motivate anyone who needs a boost

Naylor spreads joy and kindness around the globe using his signature bright colors and even brighter messages with typography, illustration, and large-scale worldwide murals.

Live Life Colorfully is a succinct way to say, "Be yourself, be brave, be proud of who you are, be kind, be loving, be happy, and be colorful."

• An inspiring book with a little bit of edge and a lot of confidence
• Taking a moment to deliberately notice colors in the world around you can significantly enhance your moment, your day, and your life.
• Perfect pick-me-up gift for self-help, motivation, and happiness seekers, as well as lovers of pop art and bright colors
• Add it to the shelf with books like 52 Lists for Happiness: Weekly Journaling Inspiration for Positivity, Balance, and Joy by Moorea Seal, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon, and Start Where You Are: A Journal for Self-Exploration by Meera Lee Patel.

Genres: Self Help, Art, Nonfiction

144 pages, Hardcover

Published January 19, 2021

About the author

Jason is an award-winning artist, designer, and creative director based in Brooklyn. After earning a BFA in graphic design from Brigham Young University, he moved to NYC to immerse himself into the life, color and magic of New York. He began his professional career working in the Creative Department of M·A·C Cosmetics, where he learned about the business of art and design, and developed his taste for spreading life and color into any and every project he could get his hands on.

Jason’s work explores the communication of human emotions using bright colors and even brighter messages. He works in both digital and traditional media, and while his work ranges from typography and illustration, to products and large scale murals, the immediately recognizable commonalities found in his work are his electric color palette and his positivity. Jason’s work has received global recognition including the Golden Novum Design Award and two CLIO Bronze medals and he has been featured on HGTV and the Discovery Channel. In 2018, Jason was named by BUMBLE as one of the 100 Most Inspiring New Yorkers, and his upbeat, colorful creations have found partnership with a range of brands such as Coach, Pepsi, Guess, XBOX and Maybelline.

Jason’s mission is to spread color and positivity across the globe. He breathes life into every project with an optimistic attitude, humility and confidence as he believes that kindness is the key to success. Jason’s brightly colored designs and positive words reflect his zeal for life, his quest for joy and his love of LOVE. Currently, Jason is working towards developing a three dimensional version of one of his favorite motifs... the heart.

Reviews

[Ashley Holstrom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jason Naylor is a rad street artist. Live Life Colorfully is a gorgeous and bright collection of 99 ways to add more color to your life every day—like colorizing your wardrobe or walking in a rainbow (turn right when you spot something red, turn left when you spot something orange, etc.). This book is so fun and I’m obsessed.

⚡️ From Books to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing at Crooked Reads.

[KellyJ1028 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely stunning art work. This book was a definite pick me up after recovering from knee replacement. Highly recommend.

[Geoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Recommendation: If you're ever unsure of a gift or want a talking piece for your coffee table, this is definitely a great option. The colorful artwork and fun ideas throughout are engaging for all ages and I found myself smiling the entire time I read it. Naylor definitely shares his underlying philosophy that you could really try and read more into if you want, or if you really want to you could rip out pages and play with them or give them to people, it really is a real-life choose your own adventure type book!

My Response: When the publicist reached out to me about this one, I wasn't sure if I wanted to accept it.* It's been a few years since I reviewed an interactive book like this and even though they're perennials on my top 10 viewed lists (oh heeeey Lee Crutchley and Sharon Jones . . . ), I always feel like they're cheating a little bit, but then again I spent most of last year flying through "trashy romance novels" so . . . yeah.

However, after checking out Naylor's Instagram and seeing how many of the bright pieces of art made me smile and honestly adoring his love for colorful socks, I said yes.

Continue reading on my book blog at geoffwhaley.com.

*I received a copy of Live Life Colorfully from the publicist in return for my honest opinion. No goods or money were exchanged.

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book, and I can see it appealing to teens and 20 somethings who are attracted to color and creativity. There are some uses of expletives, so keep that in mind if buying this as a gift. I can see teachers use parts of it to explore creativity with their students. However, for me, I didn't find it useful since I knew most of what was in this cute, colorful, and small book.

Like many Chronicle Books, this being from its imprint, Chronicle Prism, it's visually appealing.

Note: I won this from the publisher through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.

[Z · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is no meaning for someone who previously failed all colores in life. But if you hold some color, this book delivers your color bright and provides you more tones.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some really thought-provoking reflections. Full of vibrant color illustrations. A fun book!

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a gem! A color-filled romp of creativity to inspire all who pick up this book... and colored pencils... and markers... and maybe paint.

[Audrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved all of the creative suggestions and the colorful pages were eye candy

[LaLa ✿Indie Maker✿ · Rating 5 out of 5]

It emphasized the importance for me to be exactly who I am, and look to enjoyable colorful actions that can be shared with others.

[Darcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great messages with beautiful illustrations. The graphic designer in me loved flipping each page.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some fun fresh-feeling things, but a lot of the same old stuff you've heard before. The art is pretty awesome though.

[Katie Nelson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and inspiring

Love all the bright colors and positive inspiration. Not a very long book, but meant more for a visual pick-me-up and a source of creativity.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Filled with little colorful, inspirational messages on how to add more LIFE to your life! Find something to enjoy, and celebrate it!