Neil gaiman 2012 commencement speech make good art transcript. May 22, 2012 the above commencement speech, mandatory listening for anyone who hopes to be creatively successful, is right up there with steve jobs 2005 stanford commencement speech, which ive embedded below. May 06, 20 louise erdrich, dartmouth college, 2009. He encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writers, and dreamers to break rules and think outside the box. Neil gaimans soulstirring speech on the essence of art, spurred such wide resonance that it was soon adapted into a small and lovely hardcover book titled make good art. What neil gaimans make good art speech has taught me about.
Make good art is the transcript of neil gaimans commencement speech at the university of the arts, class of 2012. His words in this famous speech are true to everyone not just those who are into drawing and painting. Stardust 2006 read by neil gaiman unabridged sound. Neil gaiman gives a commencement speech to art school the. May 21, 2012 neil gaimans commencement speech is the mustwatch thing of the day. Make good art neil gaimans famous commencement speech. The most amazing commencement speech ever was given by him.
Neil gaiman gives graduates 10 essential tips for working. The speech is part autobiography, part inspiration, with gaiman imploring his audiencereader to make good art as a way of coping with anything that life throws at them. The book make good art, designed by renowned graphic artist chip kidd, contains the full text of gaimans inspiring speech. In the academic world where you learn from books and predefined answers, mistakes are always considered untoward and. He has won numerous awards, including the hugo, nebula, and. Gaiman, who confessed that he never graduated from an establishment of higher education was granted an honorary doctorate of fine arts hdfa by the university of the arts. A must watch for any artist and everyone who hopes to be creative and successful. Author neil gaimans inspirational commencement speech to. Featuring the voices of bebe neuwirth, martin carey, brian dennehy, and anne bobby.
That means you are going to be defending the right of people to read, or to write, or to say, what you dont say or like or want said. Its twenty minutes long, so make a cup of coffee and then settle down to be amazed and inspired. Neil gaiman 2012 commencement speech make good art. Jun 23, 2016 one of the best speeches that will teach you about life is neil gaimans make good art video on youtube. Neil gaiman knows exactly how to talk to girls from. May 14, 20 neil gaiman turns his grad speech into good art neil gaiman s new book is based on a speech he delivered to graduates of philadelphias university of the arts. Neil gaiman at the university of the arts, may 17, 2012. Things to learn from neil gaimans commencement speech.
Nov 10, 2017 what neil gaimans make good art speech has taught me about books and creativity laura marie nov 10, 2017 right before becoming a teachers assistant in a creative writing class, i watched neil gaimans make good art speech for the first time. The 10 th anniversary edition of the graveyard book includes a foreword by margaret atwood as well as sketches from the illustrator, handwritten drafts, and neil gaimans newbery acceptance speech. Overall i think gaiman gave a great commencement speech. In may 2012, bestselling author neil gaiman stood at a podium at philadelphias university of the arts to deliver the commencement address. More children are borrowing books from libraries than ever. That commencement speech became a hit on the web and has now been adapted into a small book, titled, appropriately, make good art. A must watch for any artist and everyone who hopes to. So potent and enlivening was his advice on courage and the creative life that the speech was adapted into make good art public library a gem of a book designed by none other than chip kidd. This is neil gaiman addresses the university of the arts class of 2012 by the university of the arts phl on vimeo, the home for high quality videos.
Neil gaiman the best commencement speech you may ever. He did not carrying on the same point too long and skillfully weaved personal and non personal stories into his general message of making good art. Gaiman is also one of the top writers of modern comic books and the. Neil gaiman addresses the university of the arts class of 2012.
I wanted to write an adult novel, a childrens book, a comic, a movie, record. Erdrich, who graduated from dartmouth in 1976 with the first crop of fouryear female graduates, no less spins a couple of yarns about her time at the school and speaks to her alma maters graduates about the fear of failure and the power of knowledge when combined with love all this from behind a lectern made from the trunk of some ancient. Neil gaiman gives graduates 10 essential tips for working in the arts. May 03, 2014 in 2012, author neil gaiman told the graduating class of the university of the arts to make glorious and fantastic mistakes and make good art. This hard cover book collects neil gaimans commencement speech at the university of the arts, originally given on 17 may 2012. Neil gaiman gives a commencement speech to art school. In 2012, author neil gaiman told the graduating class of the university of the arts to make glorious and fantastic mistakes and make good art. Its an inspiring message of encouragement to artists everywhere to keep doing what you want to do, no matter what, and contains some nice ideas and quirks that only gaiman could conjure up to make it a memorable talk. Neil gaiman turns his grad speech into good art neil gaimans new book is based on a speech he delivered to graduates of philadelphias university of the arts. Something that worked for me was imagining that where i wanted to be an author, primarily of fiction, making good books, making good comics and supporting myself through my words was a mountain. Among the greatest commencement addresses of all time is an extraordinary speech beloved author neil gaiman delivered in may of 2012 at philadelphias university of the arts. Neil richard mackinnon gaiman is an author of short fictions and novels who started as a journalist.
Weve handpicked over 350 addresses going back to 1774. Neil gaimans commencement speech to the university of the arts graduating class of 2012 philadelphia. Make good art neil gaiman hardcover harpercollins publishers. Scififantasy author neil gaimans commencement speech at the university of the arts in philadelphia is getting passed around like crazy. If you accept and i do that freedom of speech is important, then you are going to have to defend the indefensible. The above commencement speech, mandatory listening for anyone who hopes to be creatively successful, is right up there with steve jobs 2005 stanford commencement speech, which ive embedded below. The speech is part autobiography, part inspiration, with gaiman imploring his audiencereader to make good art as a way of coping with anything that life. Below, ive collected some of my favorite quotes and bits of wisdom from the speeches.
Renowned graphic artist chip kidd designed the text layout. Read the full speech transcript of the famous speech make good art by neil. In may 2012, bestselling author neil gaiman delivered the commencement address at philadelphias university of the arts, in which he. Its advice that served him well when he turned a failed 90s tv series into the muchloved novel neverwhere. Something that worked for me was imagining that where i wanted to be an author, primarily of fiction, making good books, making good comics and supporting myself through my words. And these are genders that have something, but not everything, to do with the gender of the main character of the story. The art that stood in front of my eyes was a group of glow.
Make good art neil gaimans 2012 commencement speech is one of my favorite public. Cnn neil gaiman is the author of many novels such as american gods, neverwhere and stardust. Neil gaimans commencement speech is the mustwatch thing. He imparts several pieces of lifewisdom on young people beginning a career in the arts. Its one reason why im so ridiculously out there and donating serious amounts of money and a fair amount of time to the various. His works include the comic book series the sandman and novels stardust, american gods, coraline, and the graveyard book. The mildmannered english writer has long been a kind of literary rock star. I havent watched it for some time and was inspired to revisit it after watching a great piece of artistry online.
Author neil gaimans inspirational commencement speech to the. Make good art is the transcript of neil gaimans commencement speech at the university of the. Oct 14, 20 children should be allowed to read whatever they enjoy, the author neil gaiman has said as he warned that wellmeaning adults could destroy a childs love of reading for ever gaiman was. May 14, 20 he encouraged the fledgling painters, musicians, writers, and dreamers to break rules and think outside the box. Although neil gaiman never attended college, he gives one of the best. I have an odd habit of humming songs that, later, i realise, have something to do with the situation im in. University of the arts commencement 2012 neil gaiman teded. To borrow a phrase from his viral 2012 university of the arts commencement speech, gaiman makes good art, from his graphic novels to his social media collaborations, awardwinning fantasy fiction and beloved childrens books. One of the best speeches that will teach you about life is neil gaimans make good art video on youtube. This is right up there with the steve jobs and david foster wallace commencement speeches. Gaiman spent much of his childhood in libraries, writing in the guardian, i had the kind of parents who could be persuaded to. Id love to hear your thoughts in the comments on either, as well as links to any favorite speeches of your own.
May 14, 20 among the greatest commencement addresses of all time is an extraordinary speech beloved author neil gaiman delivered in may of 2012 at philadelphias university of the arts. He neither started nor finished his advanced studies. Make good art is the transcript of neil gaiman s commencement speech at the university of the arts, class of 2012. Neil gaiman gave a commencement speech last week, and it was typically inspiring. Npr ed the month of may brings flowers, mothers day and graduations. Author neil gaiman recently gave the commencement address to the university of the arts in philadelphia chockfull of advice for aspiring artists of all kinds. The format is fun and colorful adding emphasis to make good art without being distracting. Children should be allowed to read whatever they enjoy, the author neil gaiman has said as he warned that wellmeaning adults could destroy a childs love of reading for ever gaiman was. Published just in time for graduation day, this inspiring collection of commencement addresses celebrates the value of education. He was invited to deliver a commencement speech to the. Neil gaimans commencement speech is the mustwatch thing of the day. Every now and again it becomes fashionable among some adults to point at a subset of childrens books, a genre, perhaps, or an author, and to declare them bad books, books that children should be stopped from reading. Few writers of fantasy or any other genre can claim to be as wildly successful as neil gaiman. May 27, 2012 awardwinning author and graphic novelist neil gaiman recently delivered an inspirational keynote commencement speech to the 2012 graduating class at the university of the arts in philadelphia, pennsylvania.
His career itself is evident that if you keep brushing up your skills, over the period of time you will be conquering your goals one by one. Hes a fixture in many genres, including the world of graphic novelsand for good reason. Jun 09, 2012 neil gaiman s commencement speech to the university of the arts graduating class of 2012 philadelphia. What you can learn from neil gaimans make good art speech. May 23, 2012 neil gaiman addresses the university of the arts class of 2012 one of the best commencement speeches. Neil gaiman 2012 commencement speech make good art youtube.
Neil gaiman is the author of the new york times bestselling a view from the cheap seats, the ocean at the end of the lane, the graveyard book, coraline, neverwhere and the sandman series of graphic novels, among other works. Jill abramson, arnold schwarzenegger, and gloria steinem. Neil gaiman inspirational commencement speech at the. Awardwinning author and graphic novelist neil gaiman recently delivered an inspirational keynote commencement speech to the 2012 graduating class at the university of the arts in philadelphia, pennsylvania. A good chunk of those years have been dedicated to writing, creating fan favorites like the comic book series the sandman and novels american gods and good omens, cowritten with his late friend terry pratchett. The following is the full transcript of the commencement speech make good art delivered by neil gaiman to the university of the arts class of 2012 on may 17, 2012. Jun, 2017 5 lessons you can learn from neil gaimans captivating graduation speech.
Neil gaiman addresses the university of the arts class of 2012 one of the best commencement speeches. I first read neil gaimans how to talk to girls at parties in his 2006 short story collection, fragile things. Neil gaiman turns his grad speech into good art neil gaimans new book is based on a speech he delivered to graduates of philadelphias university of. Neil gaiman, master storyteller and a truly nice guy. And dont listen to anyone who says there are rules and. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The best commencement speeches, ever back to all speeches. I dont think there is such a thing as a bad book for children. Advertisement neil gaiman, considered one of the top ten living postmodern writers, never went to college. Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter.
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Neil gaiman the best commencement speech you may ever hear. Fortunately for me, some of the greatest speeches have been turned into short little books. His fiction has received newbery, carnegie, hugo, nebula, world fantasy and will eisner awards. May 21, 2012 theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. So potent and enlivening was his advice on courage and the creative life that the speech was adapted into make good art public library a gem of a book designed. On 14 october 20 neil gaiman gave our second annual lecture at the barbican centre, london. Excerpt from neil gaimans speechturnedbook, make good art.
The best quotes from 7 graduation commencement speeches. The speech was so good it was turned into a book, make good art. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks youre wonderful, and dont forget to make some art write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. Fans of gaiman will likely share my familiarity and appreciation for his work. Neil gaimans speech can probably still be found on the internet, but having a physical copy is just as good as him reading it on the videos. Neil gaimans commencement speech is the mustwatch thing of.
May 17, 2016 the following is the full transcript of the commencement speech make good art delivered by neil gaiman to the university of the arts class of 2012 on may 17, 2012. Neil gaiman and his make good art commencement speech on dec 20 2017 the greatest speeches in history is a weekly column that compiles the most memorable speeches in history with the goal to emphasize on the power of public speaking, to illustrate its importance, impact, and necessity to master. Neil gaiman, author of neverwhere and american gods may your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. University of the arts commencement 2012 neil gaiman.
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