The world is changing faster than most of us can keep up with. But that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to try. The team at Trilix feels it’s important to keep learning, growing and challenging our pre-conceived notions about the world and industry in which we operate. So, we read.
And we thought it’d be fun to share with you exactly what books are holding court on our bedside tables. Some interesting stuff, we think...
Abe Goldstien
A Power Stronger Than Itself, The AACM and American Experimental Music by George LewisAmazon.com says: Founded in 1965 and still active today, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. From its working-class roots on the South Side of Chicago, the AACM went on to forge an extensive legacy of cultural and social experimentation, crossing both musical and racial boundaries.
Moving from Chicago to New York to Paris, and from founding member Steve McCall’s kitchen table to Carnegie Hall, A Power Stronger Than Itself uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and brings to light a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art.
Abe says: This history of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Music demonstrates how a handful of committed individuals can take control of their creative efforts and influence generations to come. A great model for the advertising industry to embrace. Best read while listening to any recording of the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Brent Wirth
The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel In Two Semesters
by Chip KiddAmazon.com says: Kidd is a pioneer in book cover art, but this novel marks his first attempt to write the words between his magnificent covers. It tells the story of one boy's discovery of graphic design in college and his talented and cruel professor. The "novel in two semesters" follows our narrator through his first year at the ubiquitous "State U." This is a fascinating, funny, and wonderfully written novel of graphic design that manages to deepen the reader's appreciation for the artistry and wonder of design without a single drawing.
Brent says: I became interested in the book when I heard that a well known designer had written it and the fact that it’s a book about a year at art school.
It is a very descriptive, engaging, funny story. Lots of experiences that I could relate to and laugh about. It is a great, quick read for anyone who has taken any art classes and a great look into that world for anyone who hasn't (at least as it was in 1957).