Zen Pencils (eBook)

Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks

Gavin Aung Than (Autor)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
144 Seiten
Andrews McMeel (Verlag)
978-1-4494-6152-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Gavin Aung Than, an Australian graphic designer turned cartoonist, started the weekly Zen Pencils blog in February 2012. He describes his motivation for launching Zen Pencils: 'I was working in the boring corporate graphic design industry for eight years before finally quitting at the end of 2011 to pursue my passion for illustration and cartooning. At my old job, when my boss wasn't looking, I would waste time reading Wikipedia pages, mainly biographies about people whose lives were a lot more interesting than mine. Their stories and quotes eventually inspired me to leave my job to focus on what I really wanted to do. The idea of taking these inspiring quotes, combining them with my love of drawing and sharing them with others led to the creation of Zen Pencils.'

The sources of inspiration for these graphic re-interpretations include:

Confucius

Theodore Roosevelt

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Bruce Lee

Calvin Coolidge

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil Gaiman

Phil Plait

Henry Rollins

Marianne Williamson

Henry David Thoreau

Howard Thurman

Samuel Beckett

Stephen Fry

Ira Glass

Chris Guillebeau

Charles Hanson Towne

Alan Watts

Timothy Leary

C.S. Lewis

Chris Hadfield

Sophie Scholl

Jack London

Vincent van Gogh

Roger Ebert

John Green

Terence McKenna

Erica Goldson

Taylor Mali

Marie Curie

C.P. Cavafy

Jiddu Krishnamurti

William Ernest Henley

Brene Brown

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New York Times Bestseller: A "e;charming, funny, and pointedly invigorating"e; collection of comic illustrations and inspiring quotes about creativity (Publishers Weekly). Australian graphic designer Gavin Aung Than had been working a corporate job for eight years and, when his boss wasn't looking, reading Wikipedia biographies of people whose lives were more interesting than his. Finally, their stories and quotes inspired him to quit and pursue his passion for illustration and cartooning and eventually he found an enthusiastic audience online for his blend of uplifting quotations and striking artwork. This is a delightful collection from the creator of Zen Pencils, who "e;deftly blends the inspired thoughts of our great creative and moral thinkers with its own fresh visual wit"e; (Michael Cavna, TheWashington Post's Comic Riffs). "e;Gavin has the amazing ability to make words and ideas come alive. He teaches, inspires, and brings a whole new level of creativity to the quotes that hold a special place in our hearts."e; Brene Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Daring Greatly"e;Sometimes all it takes is a clear, original vision and a talented hand. Gavin Aung Than and his genius of Zen Pencils gives us that together, and so much more."e; Chris Hadfield, retired astronaut and former Commander of the International Space Station"e;If you read this book and don't get a lump in your throat and a stirring in your heart at least once, check your pulse. You're dead."e; Philip Plait, The Bad Astronomer

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.1.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Cartoon / Graphic Novel
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• ISBN-10: 1-4494-6152-2 / 1449461522
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4494-6152-2 / 9781449461522