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Write, Design & Wreck

Draw, Paint, Rip, and Ruin this Book
By Editors of Chartwell Books
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Write, Design & Wreck invites you to embrace your creativity through writing, painting, and even destroying the pages. With over 100 unconventional prompts, this journal encourages you to explore your artistic side freely, from stomping on pages to using condiments as paint. It's an interactive experience designed to inspire and connect you with your creative spirit.
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Ideal for creatively minded individuals seeking an unconventional, hands-on journal to spark inspiration and self-expression.

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Express your creativity with the unique artistic and writing prompts in Write, Design, & Wreck.

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Embrace the creative freedom to write, make a mess, and destroy with Write, Design & Wreck.

If you're looking for inspiration or want to connect to your creative side in an unconventional way, this book is for you. Discover over 100 prompts that include painting, destroying pages, and answering thought-provoking questions. Embrace the creative freedom to write, make a mess, and destroy!

Write, Design & Wreck includes prompts such as:

  • Get your shoes dirty and stomp on this page
  • Close your eyes and draw an animal
  • What are your favourite childhood memories?
  • Use condiments to paint
  • Who inspires you and why?
  • And more!

Develop your creativity as you destroy this journal!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780785842026

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.

Illustration: color illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Publishing and supplying books to wholesalers, mail order companies, and retail stores for over 60 years, Chartwell Books publishes across a wide range of subjects, including history, craft, home reference, puzzles and games, music and music instruction, art instruction, transportation, and more.

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