A review by lisanne624
The Steampunk User's Manual: An Illustrated Practical and Whimsical Guide to Creating Retro-Futurist Dreams by Jeff VanderMeer, Desirina Boskovich

4.0

For anyone who is interested in the Steampunk movement, this is an invaluable book. The authors have interviewed many artists who are active in many different areas, including music, art, design, storytelling and the book includes many beautiful photos of their work. The book is also very useful and inspirational for people who want to create their own works, with such topics as coming up with ideas, incorporating Steampunk into your own area of interest, and developing your skills. There is no shortage of ideas and inspirations included in the book! The last part of the book asks for "big ideas" from various artists -- asking them to describe their dream if-money-were-no-object projects. As someone who is not at all creative, the ideas and photos in the book are really amazing. I received a copy of this book from Goodreads First Reads.