I have experience in Graphic Design, for the average Joe who hasn't worked in the industry I know quite a lot. I'm an artist in many forms in my spare time and creative in as many ways as I can fit into a normal day. That being said I'm also an average guy working in Marketing who enjoys spending time with his brilliant friends, a lot of whom work for creative agencies odly enough. LBi is brilliant (Plug*). I don't actually own this book yet because I have spent far too much money this month on Christmas presents. But this is going to be my January present to myself. I found it for much the same price in Uban Outfitters and spent far too long lost in the pages for the liking of the customer service rep, sorry.... :D As the title suggests I found this book very inspiring and can't wait to have my own. Cheers

This is a very interesting book. You can find all sorts of sketchbooks and see what's behind every designer's mind. Although there are a lot of great sketchbooks, others will leave you a bit disappointed. Despite that, I would say the book is worth the buy. Somehow it makes me feel like it doesn't take that much effort to draw and make something create and appealing, and I think that was the main goal of the book : inspire people to create.

Few people get to see inside the sketchbooks of designers and illustrators. We normally only see the final product on the pages of our books and magazines. This book features reproductions of pages from the private sketchbooks of over 100 top illustrators and graphic designers from around the world. These designers use their sketchbooks for recording their ideas, dreams, and the world around them. They serve as a laboratory for developing projects before they reach their final finished state; and as such they give a glimpse into the creative process of these talented individuals. Included in this anthology are designs from ad campaigns, book illustrations, cartoons, and travel journals. The styles illustrated in this book are as varied as the artists. There are doodled letters, cartoon drawings, photos, and sketches of all kinds. The illustrations are accompanied by concise and informative texts detailing the artists’ creative development, their design philosophies, techniques, and visual influences. Websites for all the designers are given at the end of the book, so you can explore their worlds’ further. This is a great source of design inspiration for anyone working in graphics, illustration, or if you are just interested in design.