A Technique for Producing IdeasA McGraw-Hill Advertising Classic A Technique for Producing Ideas reveals a simple, sensible idea-generation methodology that has stood the test of time. First presented to students in 1939, published in 1965, and now reissued for a new generation of advertising professionals and others looking to jump-start their creative juices, this powerful guide details a five-step process for gathering information, stimulating imagination, and recombining old elements into dramatic new ideas. |
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User Review - James.Igoe - LibraryThingIf you 'drink' this book, as I did, it is because most of the ideas and methods for producing ideas are second nature to you. If you are not by nature an idea person, this book lays out methodical ... Read full review
Contents
The Formula of Experience | 4 |
Ideas Are New Combinations | 19 |
Constantly Thinking About It | 34 |
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