“Tom Giesler has the illustrator’s version of perfect pitch. His drawings perfectly capture the sense of strange adventure inherent in every patent drawing. This book is a virtuoso performance.” – Adam Savage, co-host of Mythbusters
Category Archives: Quotes
Quote: David Rees
“Brilliant, hilarious, and weirdly inspiring, un-vention-al will forever change the way you look at objects that don’t actually exist.” – David Rees, cartoonist, author of How To Sharpen a Pencil
Quote: Bill McKibben
“I’m very glad the world’s major problems are now solved, so those of us who’ve been working on them can get back to drinking, sleeping, and so on!” – Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist, founder of 350.org
Quote: Fernando Cota
“Mr. Von Giesler has, for better or worse, applied the principles of open sourcing to the patent process. His cavalier vision is a world free from patent attorneys, licensing, patent examining fees, and, unfortunately, regard for public safety.” – Fernando Cota, former U.S. Patent Examiner
Foreword by Al Jaffee
The legendary Al Jaffee – award-winning cartoonist, satirist, MAD Magazine Fold-In creator – has written the foreword for my book un-vention-al. I’m honored beyond words.
Excerpt: “… a fun-filled, well-written, illustrated guide to solving all our problems…un-vention-al tackles, with wit and invention, the serious problems coming our way as the world’s population explodes and its resources implode.”