Mike Doyle

A compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases an array of pieces ranging from lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings of spaceships, mansions, and mythical creatures.

Beautiful LEGO

Steve Sorensen

"Eccentric characters shuffle and strut in and out of Doyle's tale and breathe life into this unusual history of surfing." - Honolulu Star Bulletin "Full of humor and inside stories that capture the youthful joy and innocence of the formative years of the California beach culture." - San Diego Union-Tribune "Morning Glass is a thoughtful portrait of a man enthralled with the ocean." - Orange County Register "Mike has an incredible story to tell and every surfer who believes surfing is more than just a hobby must read it.” - Surfing Magazine "He came from a period when surf heroes were individuals, each with a distinct personality and character.... I suspect his revelations may ruffle a few feathers." - Steve Pezman, Surfer's Journal

The Adventures of Legendary Waterman Mike Doyle

Morning Glass

A revolution in advertising took place in advertising in New York in the 19050s with the creation of the agency Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB). No relationship to Mike Doyle. People were seeing, for the first time, advertising that didn't insult the intelligence but was also often witty and entertaining. Brilliant campaigns were seen for Volkswagen, Avis, Polaroid, Jamaica and the list goes on. Other agencies followed, producing great work. The wind of change blew many of these companies across the Atlantic to the UK, and London in particular, which had its own claim to fame with the creation of Collett, Dickenson, Pearce (CDP). It was described as producing the best advertising in the world. Many new creative agencies opened, producing work that the public actually enjoyed and had a huge success in the marketplace. Call it the luck of the Irish, or being in the right place at the right time but Mike ended up working for many of these agencies and for some of the legends of the business, too many to mention here. During those 45 years, he produced many award-winning campaigns that also proved to be best sellers. Mike gives his unique insights into some of these outstanding advertising talents with behind-the-scenes stories. All the time having, as he says, "the most fun you can have with your clothes on".

Mike Doyle Recalls 45 Years As a Copywriter in the 'Golden Years' When British Advertising Was Judged to Be Be Best in the World

A Sinner's Tales of the Second Oldest Profession

Scenes from nature spring to life in Mike Doyle's latest curated collection of LEGO art, Beautiful LEGO: Wild! From botanical marvels to adorable critters—such as a sea otter family made from 3,500 LEGO pieces—every page is sure to delight the artist and naturalist in all of us. Interviews with LEGO masters from around the world give you a glimpse into the inspiration behind these incredible works of art. Discover amazing landscapes, insects, mythical creatures, and more, all within the enchanting pages of Beautiful LEGO: Wild!

Beautiful LEGO 3: Wild!

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark showcases dark LEGO master­pieces from artists around the world. From realistic sculptures of creepy ­crawlers to impressionist works of shadowy nightmares, this collection will leave you marveling at every turn. But dark has its lighter side, too—with sculptures of dark chocolate as well as plenty of black humor on display.

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark

`Mike Doyle's collection A Steady Hand takes shape in dialogue with the texts of other poets and artists (for example, Anna Akhmatova, Max Ernst, Cesar Vellejo, W.S. Merwin), with diaries, journals, biographies, and pieces by and about painters -- particularly Klee. A Steady Hand tends to converse internationally. If that sounds very general, the particularity of this poet's community is that it is so literary/artistic; it is not easy to assign it any other sense (e.g., geographic) of community. One gets the strong sense of language itself being his home and native land.' --Laurel Boone, Canadian Literature

A Steady Hand

Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark showcases dark LEGO master­pieces from artists around the world. From realistic sculptures of creepy crawlers to impressionist works of shadowy nightmares, this collection will leave you marveling at every turn. But dark has its lighter side, too—with sculptures of dark chocolate as well as plenty of black humor on display. Gothic fantasies and sci-fi horrors come to life in scenes created entirely with the simple LEGO brick. Step into a world of pure imagination in Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark.

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