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'Never be afraid to make mistakes': Minkwan Kim on designing visuals for YouTube Music

Creative Boom

And while the new tech made music cheaper and more convenient, many of us Gen X-ers assumed that our love affair with album art would not be replicated by the Millennials, let alone Gen X. At least in the case of Min , a graphic designer and art director based in New York who graduated in 2020 and is currently working at Google YouTube Music.

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Holly Stapleton mixes gouache with digital art to create works bathed in golden hour light

Creative Boom

Completely self-taught, Holly didn't undertake any formal training or higher education in illustrator or visual arts. So I moved back to Toronto and sent my work to a few art directors. I worked part-time as a nanny during my first year as a freelancer. 2020 © Holly Stapleton. Cat Person, 2021 © Holly Stapleton.

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Xinyue Song escapes the patterns of everyday life with her happy and ironic illustrations

Creative Boom

A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Xinyue splits her time between the Big Apple and Beijing. After completing a Bachelor's degree in graphic design and a Master's degree in Computer Arts from the hallowed institution, she started her career as a freelance illustrator.

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Haruko Hayakawa creates surreal CG artwork packed with humour and subversion

Creative Boom

Haruko would go on to study 3D, motion and VFX at the School of Visual Arts, but later dropped out after feeling that the industry was not the right fit for her. After bouncing between agency work and in-house freelance jobs working as a food stylist in the photo industry, she settled back down into design and branding. "My

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

Creative Boom

Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession. That's when I decided to go to an art college.". And that's exactly what she did in 2016, studying Visual Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and graduating in 2020, during the height of the pandemic.

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UK creative industries projected to lose £74bn in revenue in 2020

Design Week

The UK’s creative industries are projected to experience a revenue drop of £74bn in 2020, according to the Creative Industries Federation (CIF). Freelancers are particularly vulnerable with 287,000 roles likely to be terminated by the end of 2020.

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How Much Do Graphic Designers Make?

Inkbot Design

Common majors include graphics, visual arts, communication, illustration, animation, and interactive design. Full-time vs. freelance: Freelancers average around $42/hour. 2020 $54,680 5.4% However, art directors and creative leadership roles can pay graphic designers over $100,000 annually. 2021 $56,100 2.6%