At the end of his book, he has a list of "Recommended Reading." I haven't had much time to spend on this, but, I did purchase one of the books on his list — "Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity" by Hugh MacLeod.
So far this book is also a good read. Parts of it read a lot like Kleon's book.
His big thing is that he started out doodling on the back of his business cards, to pass the time, while in New York at the beginning of his career. Needless to say, those very doodles became his trade mark and that's what he does now. He's been asked "Your business card format is very simple. Aren't you worried about somebody ripping it off?" I love his "Standard Answer: Only if they can draw more of them than me, better than me."
Along with Kleon, he says "don't quit your day job" which I find interesting. I guess they both must have had some bad experiences. Another thing I found interesting is that MacLeod is a blogger. I have to admit, when I first started blogging I wasn't a fan, but, I have really grown to enjoy it.
I found some of his chapter titles to be quite humorous.
"If your business plan depends on suddenly being 'discovered' by some big shot, your plan will probably fail."
"Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten." — for this one he says something that I don't want to forget "I'd like my crayons back, please." I'm going to include an image of his Table of Contents so that you can see all of the chapter names for yourself.
Like I said before, I'm not finished with the book, but, I wanted to share some of it with you. I'll leave you with some of his business card cartoons. Enjoy!
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