Make to Know

From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery

De: Lorne Buchman

Narrado por: Lorne Buchman

A journey through the minds of some of the most creative people on the planet reveals that creativity is rarely a “lightbulb moment” and instead arrives through a process of making and self-understanding.

The creative process is winding. It involves entertaining uncertainty and improvising new paths to knowing. In this insightful and informed book, Lorne M. Buchman, an international leader in art and design education and president of ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, guides listeners through stories of a diverse and talented group of artists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and designers. Including such luminaries as Yves Béhar, Chris Kraus, Zack Snyder, Paula Scher, and Frank Gehry and businesses like Apple and Tesla who have changed the world as we know it, Buchman focuses on the revelatory nature of the creative journey itself.

Michelangelo is said to have seen the angel in the stone and carved away until he set him free. Make to Know is about making as a path to knowing—presenting creativity as a “carving away” toward a revelation, not as a fully formed epiphany gleaned from a mysterious ether. As Buchman reveals throughout this provocative book, uncertainty is the space where discovery happens and where creators can be both playful and imaginative. Whether you’re an artist, designer, writer, daydreamer, or doodler, anyone can learn from these lessons on the varied paths to self-expression.

©2021 Lorne Buchman (P)2022 Thames & Hudson

Anecdotal inspiration

This may seem subtle but the message of make to know is an important reframe that we can all use to better engage with our own creativity!

This is a must read for creatives

I am a creative. Musician and this book has opened my mind further to the possibilities of reaching out to the unknown and embracing it. This book is very encouraging and refreshing for those feeling “stuck” in their creative path!