Creative Manifestos: Inspirational Statements to Celebrate Self-Expression

These 100 boldly designed and carefully curated creative manifestos will inspire, promote change, and spark insight.

A creative manifesto can trigger new ways of seeing problems, encourage us to be daring, and help us find our way out when we feel stuck in a rut. Here, you’ll find 100 inspiring examples from a wide variety of creatives, including writers, designers, architects, and engineers. These manifestos come in many different shapes and sizes, but each one addresses fundamental questions about what it means to be creative, where creativity comes from, and how to be more creative in your everyday life. Along with interactive, thought-provoking prompts to record your personal reflections, you’ll also find a short introduction to the history of the manifesto and how manifestos have motivated people around the world.