Penguin Wreck This Journal: Now In Colour, 224 Pages
Celebrating its tenth anniversary with a full-colour overhaul, Keri Smith's iconic journal has already found its way into the hands of over seven million people worldwide. That's quite a track record for a book that actively encourages you to destroy it. Whether you've already torn, scribbled, and generally abused a previous edition, or you're arriving at this curious little object for the very first time, the premise remains wonderfully perverse. This is a book you're supposed to ruin. And now, with colour added to the mix, the possibilities for creative carnage have grown considerably. Colour, Smith argues, is inherently risky. There's something to that. Splashing, mixing, flinging, and dripping pigment across a page feels far more committed than pencil marks. You can't easily take it back. That irreversibility is rather the point. The journal's prompts, a blend of returning favourites and freshly altered or entirely new additions, push you toward actions that feel slightly wrong and oddly thrilling. It's part art book, part personal challenge, part therapeutic chaos. You'll come away with something that looks like no one else's, because no two people wreck things in quite the same way. For anyone curious about loosening their grip on 'doing it properly', this vibrant anniversary edition makes a genuinely compelling case for making a beautiful mess.
- Author: Keri Smith
- Publisher: Penguin
- Genre: Design & Fashion
- ISBN: 978-1846149504
- Pages: 224 pages