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What We Should Do When This Is Over
An old man and a young boy lead a normal life, until everything changes and they're forced to adapt to a new reality. At night, they play a game where they dream of what they will do when the world goes back to normal.
35 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 17, 2020
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About the author
Iain S. Thomas
21 books1,445 followers"Iain S. Thomas is the #1 bestselling author of I Wrote This For You and Intentional Dissonance. He wrote his first book, Ignite, at the age of 23 for the Markham clothing store. It won the Grand Prix at the First Paper House Art Of Design Awards and the only craft prize awarded that year, in the design category, at the national design/advertising awards (The Loeries).
As a creative director, he’s a champion for innovative design and communication for his clients which have included Nike, Levi’s, Johnny Walker, The Design Indaba, MTN, apple and many more, from Los Angeles, to Amsterdam, to Johannesburg, to Cape Town. His work has spanned everything from monuments to biodegradable posters.
In 2009, for his work as the author of the art/photography project “I Wrote This For You”, he was voted one of the top 5 finalists in the world in the “Best Blogger To Follow” category on mashable.com under his online pseudonym, pleasefindthis.
The project, which has proven incredibly popular across the world and gone on to become a best selling book, has also afforded him numerous exciting opportunities, including an invitation to dinner with the US Ambassador to South Africa, Donald Gipps as a consultant on digital development within South Africa, and a speaking spot at TEDx Johannesburg.
Through the project, he was also able to have skateboards delivered to The Uganda Skateboard Union on behalf of Stacy Peralta, director of Dogtown And Z-Boys and Riding Giants and he’s previously acted as a creative consultant to Brian Wayne Transeau or “BT” (whose previous collaborators include Peter Gabriel, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and David Bowie, amongst others) on his last album, If The Stars Are Eternal, So Are You And I.
His work has won numerous local and international awards and can be found in Communication Arts, Design Indaba Magazine, Ad Vantage Magazine, bestadsontv.com, Contagious Magazine, Archive, The University of Pretoria’s Permanent Design Collection, X-ings: Shaping Culture Through Design Exhibition, The United Nations Gallery of Sustainable Communication, TEDx, Heso Magazine (Japan) and http://www.inpursuitofelegance.com
Iain’s work focuses on non-traditional media in all its forms. He has never once really and truly enjoyed a long walk on a beach." - source
As a creative director, he’s a champion for innovative design and communication for his clients which have included Nike, Levi’s, Johnny Walker, The Design Indaba, MTN, apple and many more, from Los Angeles, to Amsterdam, to Johannesburg, to Cape Town. His work has spanned everything from monuments to biodegradable posters.
In 2009, for his work as the author of the art/photography project “I Wrote This For You”, he was voted one of the top 5 finalists in the world in the “Best Blogger To Follow” category on mashable.com under his online pseudonym, pleasefindthis.
The project, which has proven incredibly popular across the world and gone on to become a best selling book, has also afforded him numerous exciting opportunities, including an invitation to dinner with the US Ambassador to South Africa, Donald Gipps as a consultant on digital development within South Africa, and a speaking spot at TEDx Johannesburg.
Through the project, he was also able to have skateboards delivered to The Uganda Skateboard Union on behalf of Stacy Peralta, director of Dogtown And Z-Boys and Riding Giants and he’s previously acted as a creative consultant to Brian Wayne Transeau or “BT” (whose previous collaborators include Peter Gabriel, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and David Bowie, amongst others) on his last album, If The Stars Are Eternal, So Are You And I.
His work has won numerous local and international awards and can be found in Communication Arts, Design Indaba Magazine, Ad Vantage Magazine, bestadsontv.com, Contagious Magazine, Archive, The University of Pretoria’s Permanent Design Collection, X-ings: Shaping Culture Through Design Exhibition, The United Nations Gallery of Sustainable Communication, TEDx, Heso Magazine (Japan) and http://www.inpursuitofelegance.com
Iain’s work focuses on non-traditional media in all its forms. He has never once really and truly enjoyed a long walk on a beach." - source
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October 6, 2020
This was stunning. I've shared it with friends and family and each one has a different type of connection to the work but it resonated with each of us so completely that this is now our go to holiday gift. At least for this insane year. The art is fun and helps to remind the audience that no one is alone In this and I love how it's so gentle in trying to remind us that we have more control over the situation than we seem to realize.
December 29, 2024
He did it again.
I've read all of Iain Thomas' books and they always feel so simple on the surface, but by the time I'm through, they've impacted my very soul. They're always so heartwarming and make me feel like someone out there understands. Someone out there is going through what I'm going through, and we'll all be okay. This book is no different, and it scratches an itch that I didn't even realize I had. I've felt so disconnected from the world since the pandemic, and this touched a part of my heart that needed to be remembered. Absolutely beautiful. Dedicate some time to this story, it's worth the read.
I've read all of Iain Thomas' books and they always feel so simple on the surface, but by the time I'm through, they've impacted my very soul. They're always so heartwarming and make me feel like someone out there understands. Someone out there is going through what I'm going through, and we'll all be okay. This book is no different, and it scratches an itch that I didn't even realize I had. I've felt so disconnected from the world since the pandemic, and this touched a part of my heart that needed to be remembered. Absolutely beautiful. Dedicate some time to this story, it's worth the read.
January 8, 2023
Beautiful story
I loved that it started vague and became more apparent what 'this' was. It is a reminder of what once was & the hope needed to get through.
I loved that it started vague and became more apparent what 'this' was. It is a reminder of what once was & the hope needed to get through.
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