Sketches on Sundays. How frivolous experiments grow into cool ideas and change our life

About the book
A collection of funny illustrations and unusual thoughts about creativity from the artist, author and laureate of many awards of Christoph Nimann. In the style of his column Abstract Sunday ("Abstract Sunday") in New York Times, Nimann tells the story of his career and leads the exciting chronicle of modern life in sketches, diaries and notes in popular newspapers. He cheerfully and smartly tells of the creative process, career in art and attempts to overcome external and internal obstacles that creative people face.

The book contains almost 350 original illustrations and will become an inexhaustible source of inspiration and motivation.

From the author
I heard that Google allows its developers to engage in projects that are especially passionate about, and devote 20% of working hours to them, even if they are not related to current work.

As I understand it, the company does not mind that employees are engaged in these projects, even if success is not guaranteed, and if successful implementation, they do not promise great profit.

They just allow developers to look for interesting ideas, not worried that these ideas may not be needed by anyone.

At first it seemed to me that Google was doing this by kindness of sincere: they say, for four days you spread, and on the fifth you can fool around and engage in all kinds of nonsense.

But the more I thought about it, the better I understood that this is a very smart move.

Analyzing what I do today, I understand that the foundations of my style were born five years ago during a stupid experiment on Sunday morning. So, maybe today to allocate an hour or two time for pampering?

I have no idea what I will do in five years. But obviously not what I am doing now.

I like to experiment. Sometimes this leads to the creation of beautiful pictures, unusual animations and small inventions, but usually I do not wait and do not get a meaningful result. However, each experiment increases my chances of finding a new direction in creativity, which in the distant future may change my career.

It seems to us that cool ideas come to mind unexpectedly, like outbreaks of lightning. Therefore, it is so difficult to admit that in fact they are born from several small unremarkable steps. He made the line thicker - created (or constructed) the idea.

I can not torture a cool idea.

But I can hone skills, create a normal working environment and find time for thought and experiments.

The rest is a matter of luck.

There are days when this thought makes me almost happy.

For whom this book

A book for people of creative professions. For everyone who inspired Austin Cleon"s books.

About the author
Christoph Nimann - illustrator, artist, writer. His work can be seen on the covers of New Yorker, Time, Wired, New York Times Magazine, American Illustration. Laureate of the American Institute of Graphic Art, Awards of the Association of Art Directors Art Directors Club and Lead Awards (awards for achievements in the field of printed and online media) Since July 2008, he has written and draws for the blog of New York Times Abstract Sunday. He participated in exhibitions repeatedly. Lives in Berlin