An intimate and engaging journal that offers a pick-me-up on every page. Feeling lonely? Pensive? Peeved? Questioning? This deceptively simple book offers perspective, hope, and a twist of existential metaphor - and is perfect to pick up again and again. Unlike a linear journal, this book can be opened up to any page, encouraging and engaging readers time and time again through continued use. Rather than simply complete tasks and turn pages, users are encouraged to leave their mark, and if they land on the same page days or weeks later, they can review, reflect, and revise their previous response. Perfect for anyone who loves to explore ideas, record thoughts and feelings, and capture those fleeting but amazing moments of everyday life. ***THINGS ARE WHAT YOU MAKE OF THEM: Life Advice For Creatives - Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else), from the popular author of 1 Page at a Time and Pick Me Up. Available October 2017.

Pick Me Up: A Pep Talk for Now and Later

Self-Help

Kurtz, Adam J.

Creativity

TarcherPerigee

Every day is a chance to create something new for yourself. Put down your phone and pick up a pencil. Give yourself some space. The Internet will still be there. Start with one page at a time, and you'll be surprised at just how much you can create. Each of the 365 prompts in 1 Page at a Time will encourage you to draw, write, list, reflect, and share. This book is your new best friend. Let's get started! Now available in red, blue, and yellow! ***THINGS ARE WHAT YOU MAKE OF THEM: Life Advice For Creatives - Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else), from the popular author of 1 Page at a Time and Pick Me Up. Available October 2017.

1 Page at a Time (Red): A Daily Creative Companion

Arts & Photography

Drawing

Every day is a chance to create something new for yourself. Put down your phone and pick up a pencil. Give yourself some space. The Internet will still be there. Start with one page at a time, and you'll be surprised at just how much you can create. Each of the 365 prompts in 1 Page at a Time will encourage you to draw, write, list, reflect, and share. It's a journal, scrapbook &amp; anything else. This book is your new best friend. It's whatever you say it is. Slowly fill the book and by the time it's done, you'll have a perfect keepsake of the year you made it through. Now available in red, blue, and yellow covers!***THINGS ARE WHAT YOU MAKE OF THEM: Life Advice For Creatives - Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else), from the popular author of 1 Page at a Time and Pick Me Up. Available October 2017.

1 Page at a Time (Blue): A Daily Creative Companion

Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else) from someone who's been there (and maybe still is). From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others in his signature tone: empathetic, vulnerable, inclusive, and conversational. Perforated tear-and-share pages make it easy to display the most crucial reminders or to pass a bit of advice on to someone who needs it. As wry and cheeky as it is empathic and empowering, this deceptively simple, vibrantly full-color book will be a touchstone for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who wants to be more creative--even when it would be easier to give up and act normal. The Ultimate BuzzFeed Books Gift Guide: "Pursuing art in all its forms, whether professionally or not, requires so much resilience and faith. Adam J. Kurtz's Things Are What You Make of Them is full of pick-me-ups and reminders that you are more than your self-doubt, and certainly you aren't alone in them."

Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives

Individual Artists

Every day is a chance to create something new for yourself. Put down your phone and pick up a pencil. Give yourself some space. The Internet will still be there. Start with one page at a time, and you'll be surprised at just how much you can create. Each of the 365 prompts in 1 Page at a Time will encourage you to draw, write, list, reflect, and share. It's a journal, scrapbook &amp; anything else. This book is your new best friend. It's whatever you say it is. Slowly fill the book and by the time it's done, you'll have a perfect keepsake of the year you made it through. Over 100,000 copies sold! Now available in red, blue, and yellow covers.***THINGS ARE WHAT YOU MAKE OF THEM: Life Advice For Creatives - Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else), from the popular author of 1 Page at a Time and Pick Me Up. Available October 2017.

1 Page at a Time: A Daily Creative Companion

Product Description 
"In You Are Here (For Now), artist and author Adam J. Kurtz is vulnerable, wise and hilarious as he doles out advice and comfort to anyone who's really going through it." -BookPage\nNational bestseller * IndieBound * LA Times * Bookshop\nAn honest and relatable guide to figuring out where you're headed—and feeling okay in the meantime.\nWhen life feels uncertain, or just plain out of control, making intentional choices can help us move forward and find our way. Sometimes all it takes is a gentle nudge, but for anyone waiting for that big, obvious sign from the universe: This is it!\nThis candid collection of essays and artwork is full of reflections, encouragement, and insights on the theme of personal transformation—realistic perspectives to help you move from "staying alive" to nurturing and celebrating the person you know you really are.\nFrom the generous and slightly jaded mind of artist Adam J. Kurtz, these pages explore mental health, identity, handling setbacks, and finding humor in the unknown—and will be a touchstone for seekers, graduates, creatives, and anyone who's trying to figure out what's next (and maybe even feel a little hopeful about it). 
 Review 
“This book reminds us all to be unapologetically flawed and beautifully human. Adam's work serves as a permission slip to show up authentically and without shame. What a special gift.” \n–Alexandra Elle, author of After the Rain\n“Adam J. Kurtz is the relatable voice in a sea of expensive and excessive ‘wellness’ BS that says, ‘cut the crap, let’s get real, let’s get silly, let’s get through this.’ And I’m here for it.”\n–Moorea Seal, author of The 52 Lists Series \n“Adam acknowledges that life is messy and often frustrating, but always worth living. His art and words flourish with honesty and humor, reminding us that the best way--perhaps the only way--to move through each day is with more of the same.” \n–Meera Lee Patel, artist and author of Start Where You Are and Create Your Own Calm\n“Adam is singularly gifted with the ability to make you vigorously nod with recognition and in the same breath wonder, Did he just change my entire life?" \n–Mari Andrew, author of Am I There Yet? and My Inner Sky\n"Adam J. Kurtz never ceases to ground us in humor and realism with an effortless kindness underscoring everything he creates. 
You Are Here (For Now) makes me feel like I’m going to be ok, because it reminds me that not being ok is normal and even necessary. In a world obsessed with instant success, Adam reminds us to slow down and enjoy all the awkward pleasures of being human." 
 – 
Chani Nicholas, astrologer and author of 
You Were Born For This\n"Just like people, some books are challenging, some are boring, some are beautiful. And some, like Adam JK's latest book, are like your new best friend. 
You Are Here (For Now): A Guide To Finding Your Way does what we’d all like our close friends to do for us in these difficult times: it picks you up when you’re down, it gives wise counsel, it encourages us in our creative work, it’s funny and gentle and caring, and it’s a book you just want to be around."\n–Debbie Millman, Host of the Design Matters podcast and author of Why Design Matters 
 About the Author 
Adam J. Kurtz 
 (aka @adamjk) is a designer, artist, and speaker. His previous books including 
1 Page at a Time and 
Things Are What You Make of Them, have sold over a million copies in a dozen languages worldwide. His offbeat creative work has been featured in 
Nylon, 
Adweek, 
Vice, 
The New Yorker, and more.

You Are Here (For Now): A Guide to Finding Your Way

An inclusive and minimal tarot deck that’s open to interpretation\nThe hand-drawn and very pink OK Tarot deck features simple illustrations of the major and minor arcana by artist and author Adam J. Kurtz. Created for beginners and enthusiasts alike, this deck brings a sense of playful lightness to your readings and will help spark conversations and spiritual connection (with others and within yourself).\nThe sturdy lidded box holds 78 standard cards and a 48-page introduction booklet with interpretation guide for each symbol, along with two bonus stickers. Brimming with hope and good energy, this deck avoids depictions of race, religion, or gender to help YOU focus your intention, find clarity, and remember that even if things aren’t perfect, they’re still going to be OK.

OK Tarot: The Simple Deck for Everyone

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

A supportive planner and journal for anyone—filled with prompts, reminders, and gently existential encouragement from the creative mind of Adam JK.\nIt’s never too late to start—even if you’re not normally a paper-planner person. This spiral-bound, undated companion is the useful and creative tool we all need in these busy and complicated times. Part organization, part distraction, and part “everything place” to check in with yourself, plan ahead, and reflect as it happens, Unsolicited Advice will keep you going all year long. 
No toxic positivity. No handwriting anxiety over “perfect” pages. We’re all just trying our best here! You’ll find writing prompts, introspective activities, comic relief, and two sheets of illustrated color stickers—designed to help you look forward, set goals, unplug, make space, and keep track of all the good, bad, and “Uhh, what was that?” that you’ll experience in the days, weeks, and months to come. 
Already a fan favorite, this evolved and undated edition starts whenever you’re ready and is perfect for students, recovering digital obsessives, or anyone who’s been burned by frilly “optimistic” planners in the past.

Unsolicited Advice Planner: Undated 52 Week Planner

Unsolicited Advice is a pocket-size dated agenda that gives you space to plan your life with encouragement, tiny handwritten advice, and jokes (that literally nobody asked for). If you're not familiar with this annual project read on below for all the fun details. Wait... another year? Didn't we literally just do this? I swear it was 2016 like five minutes ago but here we are, getting ready to do it again. We'll be challenged, we'll celebrate, we'll set goals, screw up, and chase them again. Life is hard sometimes but I feel like it is, you know, worth it. If you're like me, the new year is a time of reflection and planning, when everything feels especially possible. Give yourself the tools you need to "succeed" (whatever that means). Sure, there are apps for this, but there's no substitute for a paper planner, which not only holds up to 365 days of data, but also doesn't require a secure wifi connection. There's something special about putting pen or pencil to paper, and that's also why there are about a million planners and agendas out there. Why are planners boring, expensive or both? Cheap planners are easy to find but have literally zero personality. Fancy planners might have like, revolutionary new layouts or colorful tabs or whatever but they also can be so nice that you're afraid to write in them. It's like, I'm trying to get my shit together and it's going to be a little messy and I just need to feel supported by someone who gets me, you know? A simple, no-nonsense* planner you can actually use. It's small, it's lightweight, it's cool but not too cool, and it's not too precious. This planner has evolved since 2011 and strikes the exact right balance between a functional planner and the weird little DIY "planner and life coach" it grew from. I'm 90% sure you'll actually use this thing all year. Fun activity pages in the beginning help you set your goals, but like, only if you want to. Favorites like the "Instant Grams" emergency social posts are back again, and throughout the year I'll surprise you with activity pages every few weeks. Each new month starts with a full page calendar grid to cross off the days as they go, and a monthly goals writing page. The actual weekly spreads put the focus on you, so there's enough open space that you can plan ahead, or use this as a dated diary to recap your life as it happens. I'll pop in to offer advice, doodles, moon cycles, mercury retrograde warnings, holidays (all the real ones plus some of the fake ones), and an end-of-week catch up section. It's child-ish, but not for children. My brand of "backhanded optimism" does contain some (scribbled-through but vaguely legible) expletives so this book might not be for all the people in your life. If you're okay with the occasional reminder to "cheer the f*** up" or plan all your "exciting s*** happening," then you and I are gonna get along great! *does actually contain some nonsense lol

Unsolicited Advice 2019: Weekly Planner

ADAMJK

Cheaply printed and stapled by hand, the six issues of Adam J. Kurtz's HOME BREW zine tell the story of a young artist trying to find their voice (and then get it out of their head). Though the the work collected in this series wasn't always good, it became a foundation for a body of hopeful, vulnerable, and humorous work. Reproduced in its entirety for the first time, this collection includes a new introduction from the author, and a foreword from artist/educator Kate Bingaman-Burt.

HOME BREW: Moods, Mess, and Mistakes

Biographies & Memoirs

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