Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the book, Helen interviews inspiring, brave, creative experts across the UK and the US, tapping into some incredible insights and pulling them together into this friendly guide to offer the support we all need occasionally. How the book was made It's a subject that Helen is in a strong position to write about.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 7, 2024

But for many of us, the very idea fills us with horror. Even if you enjoy meeting new people and chatting about your creative work, networking can often feel inauthentic and superficial. So, how do you actually go about this in practice? Are you short of work or just looking for new and more interesting opportunities?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2024

The work of Buenos Aires-based illustrator Sol Cotti is instantly recognisable thanks to her bold use of colour, composition and characters. We caught up with her to learn how a dinner helped launch her career and why women are a recurrent subject in her work. She loves getting to know different people and their customs and traditions.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 2, 2024

There’s something about graffiti that feels like a nervous tic, and it brought me comfort and escape. The face is a composite of physical features and expressions that tell us about emotional states, time, and identity. Each of us goes about our existence in a dualistic way," he says.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In our exclusive interview, she shares the remarkable journey leading her to this career landmark. So we were keen to learn how Samar got here, why she's made the leap, and what it can teach us about achieving our own goals. In our exclusive interview, she tells us the full story. It's that big of a deal.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Photography by Christine Donnier-Valentin The design and branding icon chats to Creative Boom about an extraordinary life and career that have helped define the creative profession and industry we know today. Design seemed to be about how things looked and how people functioned, and that was beginning to fascinate me."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 26, 2024

Yet he's also become frustrated because he recognises that creativity's potential role in improving the lives of all is dramatically unfulfilled, owing to deeply entrenched misconceptions and fears about its nature. Key to the future Because let's be clear: creativity isn't just about creative professionals.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 4, 2024

And if you don't do something about that, burnout is surely just around the corner. We wanted to know if the Creative Boom community plans to do things differently, too, so we asked you to share your thoughts with us on Twitter. But that's also a double-edged sword, suggesting to us that any time we're not working is time wasted.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 24, 2022

But instead of Mr Tickle and Little Miss Sunshine, the paintings bring us funny tributes to the art world, including Mr Bacon and Ms Emin. Through each piece, Chaumeton uses humour and intrigue to make us think about each artist on display. To discover more about the artist, visit sebastianchaumeton.com.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Identity for GlouGlou by &Something The founder of Shrewsbury design studio &Something , Tony Clarkson, opens up about his recent struggles with motivation and offers his advice to others in the same situation. But then, a couple of decades into your career, things can start to go downhill fast. It happens to the best of us.

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Creative Boom

JULY 5, 2022

It took a global pandemic to slow many of us down and make others reassess their entire lives. Now, for those of you working as sole traders, you might think freelancing doesn't quite offer the escape from the rat race many of us dream of, but Sarah Madden has made it possible. I've had a few pivots during my career.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 12, 2023

We met her to learn more about her journey and art style. And since then, she has gotten her career off to a flying start by working for the likes of Scientific American, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the Financial Times, and landing representation from The Artworks Illustration Agency and Mendola Artists.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2023

And that highlights exactly what AUB is about. Because ultimately, they recognise that creative people don't all slot into neat little boxes, especially early in their careers. For me, the best thing about AUB is the open-door policy on campus," she explains. Forty years ago, you were expected to specialise from the start.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2023

Winners from the US, Denmark, Korea, Japan, Russia, India, Austria, and Holland gathered to receive their certificates, mingle and network with some of the top designers in the world. Speakers at the ceremony As well as the winners (which you can learn more about here ), two speakers gave captivating talks during the event.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

We caught up with her to learn how she made the leap during the pandemic, why feeling lost proved useful, and why taking your career at your own speed is good. To learn more about her career and what aspiring artists can learn from her, we sat down with Danii to hear the full story.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 1, 2023

Multidisciplinary artist Grace Duong transformed her creative career when she launched a tarot deck on Kickstarter. Upon releasing her newest project, Astro Alignment, she sat down with us to discuss her journey from freelance designer to metaphysical brand owner and why intuition has always been her guiding force. in the world.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 18, 2024

Away from such PR silliness, though, there's a serious point to be made about sticking to your goals in the face of adversity. But actually, is that the best use of your time? Or is it just a knee-jerk reaction to what other people are doing and a general sense of listlessness in your career? Well, we're past both of them now.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We caught up with her to learn more about her work, how she switched from interior architecture design, and why storytelling is so important to her. This blend of passion, challenges, and fulfilment made switching to illustration not just a career move but a personal journey towards doing what I love most," she adds. "A

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

They'll keep you busy, help boost your skills and aid your career in the long term, right? Take it from us: working for free usually does more harm than good. Think about it. If the client has been in your shoes early in their own career, they're likely to treat you sympathetically. Here are five reasons why.

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Creative Boom

MAY 3, 2023

Safe suburban life, playing with friends on bikes until our parents called us for dinner. As an established illustrator in the United States, we wanted to know how illustration has changed since he began his career in the 2000s and whether he's worried about AI and the future of creativity. I just wasn't sure how to go about it.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We chat with an independent designer and art director at YouTube Music about his inspirations, career trajectory, and the importance of learning from setbacks. And while that ceased to be a problem in the 1980s and 1990s, in this pre-internet age, consuming music was still all about buying physical vinyl. he recalls. "I

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2023

San Francisco-based illustrator Emma Cheng has swapped her stethoscope for sketchbooks by switching from a medical career to a full-time freelance illustrator. Through my illustrations, I aim to bring these narratives to the forefront, raising awareness about health and the value of life." It's like dating two people again and again.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

We chatted to the authors – Margit Erb, the founder and director of the Saul Leiter Foundation, and Michael Parillo, its associate director – to discover why Leiter's work is so important, how they put the book together and why his images still speak to us today. Who was Saul Leiter? Saul Leiter was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1923.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this article, we'll explore the art of distinction as a freelance illustrator, delving into six crucial strategies that can elevate your career to new heights and getting input from freelance illustrators who've managed to use them effectively. That can help give you an idea about which direction to go in yourself.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 18, 2022

These voices can hold us back, trample our confidence and stifle creativity. Every day we're bombarded with amazing work by others, and whilst that's inspiring, for the most part, it can also make us worry we'll be left behind. It happens to the best of us a lot of the time. So what to do? Of course, the opposite is true.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We all make mistakes, but it's about what you learn from them that matters. We share some creative stories about when things went wrong and the takeaways that followed. It's April Fool's Day, but most of us don't really need a special day to be foolish. The lesson? "S**t All of which is fantastic.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 5, 2024

As it celebrates its 18th anniversary, we caught up with founder Cathy Olmedillas to hear about what she's learnt on the way, how she's taking Anorak to new markets, and what creatives should keep in mind when embarking on fresh ventures. Talent isn't all about having tons of experience. They grow up so fast.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

At least in the early stages of your freelance career, it's a good idea to experiment with different directions until you settle into the niche you truly love. My personal projects have given me the most success in my career as an illustrator," he says. You might have to spend an hour or so setting them up and learning how to use them.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 22, 2023

Read on as we offer five tips to help diminish the emotional impact of rejection and use it to boost your career long-term. But rejection, and fear of rejection, is still an inevitable part of your career journey. And it's not really about people defining your worth or abilities. Don't take it personally.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Based in California, Min Heo was born in Seoul and moved to the US after her parents immigrated in the 90s. She's always loved drawing, but it was never a viable career choice – "growing up in an Asian-American immigrant family where practicality was king," she says.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

At the beginning of my career as a 23-year-old art director in London, I really struggled to find creative opportunities to demonstrate my creativity," he reveals. He realised that he had to consolidate his two separate careers into one if he was going to achieve his dreams. And to begin with, it even came hard for Nikos. "At

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In her latest series of paintings, award-winning designer, couturier and artist Susie Stone asks us, what does your wardrobe say about you? You know, that thing many of us forgot during endless days of pyjamas, joggers, hoodies and bed socks? To find out more about the artist, visit www.susiestone.com.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 4, 2024

And if they're pessimistic about their chances of getting their dream career at the end of a three-year degree, they may wonder whether it's wise to pursue it. Then UAL's Creative Computing Institute is perfectly placed to help you launch your career in this exciting field. While some graduate jobs [.]

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It happens to us all, but most of us don't really talk about it. This makes you wonder if you're lacking in some way or even cut out for a creative career at all. Any career, whether creative or not, can become a churn, whether it's due to our own actions or things outside of our control. So we'll start.

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Creative Boom

JULY 7, 2023

All about algorithms Like any new craze, it was fun for a while. But there's certainly nothing new about it any more. And while many of us joined these platforms during their fun, "anything goes" eras, when everything was about the users, now it's all about the algorithms and their use to make venture capitalists vast amounts of money.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 3, 2023

It's been just over twelve months since we last caught up with David Huang when we talked to the Taiwanese American illustrator about the struggles he's experienced in order to carve out a career as an artist. I still prefer drawing on actual paper; there's something very immediate about it," he reveals. "I

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 19, 2024

14 Best Career Paths for Creatives: Find Your Calling You’ve always been an artist. Many fantastic career paths allow for creativity while still paying well. Why Choose A Creative Career? Before we get into the details, let me address an obvious question: why should I pursue a creative career? Don’t worry!

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