A few months ago, W+K Portland set up a publishing initiative, 'Sharp Stuff'. They wanted to see how quickly they could put together some words and pictures which make sense. And then decide what to do with them.

They have just completed their first title, 'American Dreamers'. This brings together inventors, artists, entrepreneurs and visionaries. Subject matters from cooking to space travel; from sex to running. It's a mixture of projects, schemes and blueprints for brighter futures.
_Dr Zubrin reminds us why humans must travel to Mars.
_Cindy Gallop offers a real world alternative to porn.
_Stan Lee calls for heroes.
_Arianna Huffington banishes old media gods.
In just over 3 months, they have accrued more than fifty dreams in this one charming book.

'American Dreamers' is currently available as Print on Demand or as an eBook here. Some of the dreams are also available on Medium.

The Portland team behind this is keen now to see how these can live in other forms. Below is an example poster, inspired by Kurt Anderson's piece, 'Reset' and designed by Andy Prince (husband of ex-WK London legend, Lisa Prince).

Portland will be making more of these. And a couple of online experiments are bubbling away. In the meantime, you can follow the initiative on Twitter – @makesharpstuff.