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Great little pick-me-up book. Bright, easy, fun. Nice to catch this glimpse into a world renowned designer's head and find such practical, pleasant, salt-of-the-earth thinking going on.
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Overall, I'm glad I bought and read this book and agree with the points made by many of the other reviewers but coming to a slightly different conclusion rating-wise.
Pros: - The layout of the book and the materials used to make it are unique and interesting. Personally, I thought they were very cool. - It's a very easy read; approachable and uncomplicated while still having plenty of content. - He has some really interesting and potentially useful takes on what one decides to intentionally include in one's life. It's essentially an exercise in awareness and mindfulness and a reminder of the gift that as autonomous adults we can choose (within existing limits) what we want our lives to include. He covers a range of specific categories from the tangible (home and posessions) to the more esoteric (relationships and what they mean to us).
Cons: - He presents his personal taste as universal. Besides being contradictory to the main point of designing your own life in a way that makes sense to you, it is also naive of the author to assume that everyone would be happy in the space and conditions that make him happy. Personally, I loved flourescent colors in my teens but would never decorate my home with them now. Also, my husband has no interest in wearing bright pink or silver shirts with white pants and lots of rings (which he claims every man should). And his rule of not having any books in the house because they look horrible... unthinkable in our case and we happen to like the way our library shelves look, complete with his book on them. :-) - This is my own soapbox, but his recommendations to ditch the old and get new seems like irresponsible stewardship.Read more ›
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I found this book to be pretty inspirational and I do appreciate people who inspire or try to inspire or who care enough and Karim Rashid seems to do this. Maybe in a simplistic and naively optimistic way, but then again, nobody every accomplished anything by pessimistically knowing better. He's certainly accomplished a lot, more than most of us so maybe there's something to be learned here. Layouts remind me of Wired mag, good to page through form time to time, doesn't really require it to be read cover to cover.
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In reading this book I was reminded of an assignment I had in school one time to write a paper on my philosophy of life. This book is kind of like that paper, but written by Karim Rashid and greatly expanded to 300+ pages.
He presents his view of thinking about how you live life. In some ways I agree, such as to not get to tied down with possessions, unless you really want them for personal, artistic, or other reasons. In some ways I don't, for instance he recommends buying a new computer every year or so because the new ones are so much better. I'm writing this on one that is several years old but which will take data in just as fast as I can type it. A faster machine would not make me type any faster.
On the whole, I like more of his ideas than the ones I reject. But what I really liked was the fact that he wrote them down in such an entertaining way that makes a book enjoyable and gives you food for thought.
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To a designer, everything is up for grabs. This is premise that drives Rashid's book. A wonderful concept segregated in categories of relevance that make it a fun and simple read at first blush. Upon futher investigation, one begins to decipher Rashid's intent to taking on design as a lifestyle as well as a concept that is applied to tangible goods. Brilliant at times, waxing poetic other time, and slightly sterotypical in his opinions (but then again, he is entitled to them), I have to say that I adore this book. It is a wonderful reference book for daily living and it is a great source for reminding oneself to be present and how to create an environment that fosters being present. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in re-vamping, organizing and enjoying their life vis a vis their lifestyle design.
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Even though I disagree with some of his ideas I loved the idea of "designing my own life." He tell us how he designs his and encourages you to do the same. It's so up beat and fun, the book is beautiful and you will feel inspired to design your own life. Re the white clothing, perhaps white looks fab on him, but I would recommend getting your "colours" done by a stylist. Depending on your skin tone and hair/eye colour you may look awful in what he suggests!
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