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The Art of Dailiness, by Michael Bierut

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The esteemed graphic designer shares an essay and drawings from his legendary 100 Day Project, showing what vital roles routine, practice, observation and dedication play in the creative process. Share Share Suleika Jaouad’s bestseller, The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life is her celebration of the power of journaling and other daily expressions of creativity. She credits her own habit of journal-keeping to The 100 Day Project, a class assignment originated by Michael Bierut at the Yale School of Art. “The point of the project,” she says, “is to use discipline as a vehicle for creative inspiration.” In her book, she asks 100 writers, artists, and thinkers to share their own techniques for getting and staying inspired, including Michael himself, whose essay is republished here. Illustrating the essay are excerpts from Bierut’s own project in which he created a drawing a day based on a photograph in The New York Times. They are published here for the first time.

Words Michael Bierut Photos Claudia Mandlik — Date 16 July 2025 Tags Features Creative Industry Graphic Design Drawing Education Advice Process The Art of Dailiness, by Michael Bierut The esteemed graphic designer shares an essay and drawings from his legendary 100 Day Project, showing what vital roles routine, practice, observation and dedication play in the creative process. Share Words Michael Bierut Photos Claudia Mandlik — Date 16 July 2025 Tags Features Creative Industry Graphic Design Drawing Education Advice Process Share Suleika Jaouad’s bestseller, The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Pra

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