How Ideas Are Born: Creative Process in Graphic Design

In this book experienced and well-known graphic designers explain top us the key thoughts behind their concepts and production processes.

Ideas are not born
alone. They come from a process to a large extent organized and rational but
sometimes unconscious and magical. In this book we can enjoy and learn from the
creative processes of great graphic designers and creative voices around the
world. Here we can find impulsive graphic design versus more cerebral design; radical
and avant-garde design alongside poetic, childish, commercial, intellectual,
subversive and socially oriented graphic design. 26 designers from 15 countries show us
their workspaces, their personal notebooks and the creative processesthat
allow them to break away from established norms and be original while
simultaneously adapting to the client’s requirements and communicating a clear
message to consumers. They teach us the keys to understand what is behind
those magnificent works that inspire, thrill, impact or invite us to action. In
this book the creative process itself is inspiration, a unique guide to
creativity with storytelling and lessons on how to live your best creative
life. The book features the work and creative processes of Ralph Bauer
(Netherlands/Peru), Susana Blasco (Spain), Tomasz Boguslawski (Poland), Sarah
Boris (London), Chelsea Cardinal (USA), Ryan Carl (USA), André Da Loba
(Portugal), Isidro Ferrer (Spain), Veronica Fuerte (Spain), Rick Griffith
(USA), Sebastian Kubica (Poland), Anette Lenz (France), Jiani Lu (Canada),
Alejandro Magallanes (Mexico), Veronica Majluf (Peru), Fanette Mellier
(France), Cláudia Mestre (Portugal), Milimbo (Spain), Akinori Oishi (Japan),
Alvaro Pecci (Spain), Stefan Sagmeister (NY, USA), Teresa Sdralevich (Belgium),
Akiko Sekimoto (Japan), Leonardo Sonnoli (Italy), Cihan Tamti (Germany),
Jessica Walsh (USA).

Miguel Angel Perez Arteaga is professionally dedicated to graphic design and communication as Batidora de Ideas. Author and illustrator of twelve children’s stories published in Spain, Mexico and Brazil. He is the author of the book Creatividad: curiosidad, motivación y juego published by Presses of the University of Zaragoza. He participated in the ＂Ready to Read exhibition. Book design from Spain, selection of the best books published in Spain＂ (New York, Washington, Mexico, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Madrid and Lisbon) and ＂Ilustrísimos. Panorama de la ilustración infantil y juvenil en España＂ at the Bologna Book Fair. Finalist in the Daniel Gil awards (Spain) and in the Biennial of Illustration of Amarante (Portugal). He has had numerous individual exhibitions and collective painting, photography and illustration. He is a professor in the Marketing department of the University of Zaragoza (Spain).