Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2024

The illustrator behind a series of best-selling books explains how she sums up the story and grabs the reader's attention. This is why we were keen to chat with Leah Jacobs-Gordon , a multi-disciplinary designer with a passion for illustration and a keen eye for captivating design, who's worked on more than 250 book covers to date.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

Auckland-based illustrator Joseph Carrington creates instantly recognisable work thanks to his sleek, deceptively simple style. We caught up with him to learn how this results from a lot of graft and how representation has helped progress his career. Another ingredient which has infused itself into Joseph's work is his location.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 9, 2024

We discuss how to follow in her footsteps and how buying a.ART domain name can help. Following her career in aviation and working at the Pentagon, she studied art at Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia, and the International Center of Photography in New York. Making sense of loss Take Barbara Rachko.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 2, 2024

We caught up with him to hear how they're made and the ways in which graffiti shaped his process. I did this until my early twenties, eventually replacing it with art school and work. I did this until my early twenties, eventually replacing it with art school and work. "I I love how portraits tell a story," he reveals.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We caught up with him to learn how he's inspired by everything from Wes Anderson to his grandparents, as well as hearing how he stays focused on his creative ambitions. Any feelings of awkwardness melt away thanks to art, giving him the creative drive to make work that will amaze people. Wise words.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Pennsylvania-based illustrator and designer Laura Moyer has created stunning work for Disney, Pixar and Apple, all from the comfort of her cabin in the woods. We caught up with her to hear how she works remotely and why nature is a constant source of inspiration to her. Sounds dreamy, right? she tells Creative Boom. "I

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Creative Boom

APRIL 10, 2024

As the RSPCA celebrates 200 years of working to help animals live fairer and better lives, it has launched a new purpose, positioning, and brand identity designed by Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR). All of this was in aid of gaining a comprehensive understanding of the organisation and its breadth of work in animal welfare.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 25, 2024

So, in this article, we'll share some top advice from the world's most famous novelists and explain how we can all benefit from them. Stephen King: "Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work." Put simply, it's a lot of hard work. Just go to work. The more you use, the more you have."

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When working on this project, it was less of a question of how I start and more of a question of where I stop. And as well as improving her creative work, drawing on location also connected her to the people around her. He shared with me how he took a leap starting the business after taking voluntary redundancy from his day job.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We caught up with her to learn more about how they were made and how they inspire different children worldwide. It's a splendid array of illustrations that's even more magnificent when considering how quickly they were made. Because the magazine has a very fast cycle, this series of work was done in three weeks," Cara reveals.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

You sit back nervously, hoping for universal praise for your hard work. The same question applies the other way around when you're asked to give feedback on fellow designers' work. Or is it cruel and unnecessary to share criticism when we don't know the ins and outs of the work? Yes, it hurts when your work is criticised.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 26, 2024

Pop art icon Andy Warhol is famous for his comments about the fleeting nature of fame, so it would surely come as some reassurance to him that the museum built in honour of his work has recently turned 30. When digging into this project, we asked ourselves, 'If Andy were to promote the museum, how would he do it?'"

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Creative Boom

APRIL 7, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock If networking isn't working for you, it's time to change things up. We gathered advice from the creative community on how to do this. Are you short of work or just looking for new and more interesting opportunities? So, how do you actually go about this in practice?

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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. It was hard work, but it's where I learned the essentials that still influence my art today," she tells Creative Boom. On the contrary, it still plays a huge role in her work today.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2024

How&How Studio helped them develop eye-catching new branding, including some fabulous rainbow trees. In simple terms, Pachama works with ethical and effective carbon removal projects to accurately report where carbon credits are being used and what is being done to enhance sequestration efforts.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 9, 2024

Joanna Henly , an artist, founder, mentor, and speaker, has been working closely with ADHD and ASD (autism spectrum disorder) creatives for over four years. After her recent diagnosis, she took time off work to research, attend accredited courses online, and fully immerse herself in understanding how to navigate her condition.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 31, 2024

Indeed, as designer Laurie Rosenwald points out in her article Why and how to make mistakes on purpose , they're basically key to developing your creativity and growing your practice. Or how about this from life and business coach Helen Jane Campbell ? "I Let's be honest, we all make mistakes, all year round. The lesson? Listen better."

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

What is SEO Marketing and How Does it Work? Google is the world's largest search engine, so it's essential to know how to optimise your content for it. The Beginner's Guide to SEO: How to Optimize Your Website, Rank Higher on Google and Drive More Traffic (The Beginner's Guide to Marketing Book 3). Bestseller No.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We caught up with her to learn more about her work, and how a non-linear career has paid off. I would spend every minute I could outside of school figuring out how to model robots and Gundams. I was very inspired by Final Fantasy and wanted to learn how to create their beautiful characters and worlds."

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

To help the local creative community get excited about a new workspace in Manchester opening next year, a playful identity has been unveiled, featuring gorgeous illustrations by German illustrator Klaus Krammerz that draw on the "weirdness and the wonderfulness" of the people you work with. How we get our hands on it, we're not yet sure.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

We caught up with her to hear about how she made her first 1,000 followers and how a series of failures made her successful. Before long, her work was getting noticed, thanks partly to social media. "I In a society as conservative and risk-averse as Lima, Ximena says she has always felt a bit eccentric thanks to how she dresses.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He chats to us about how he put them together, and why they should be on your Christmas list. Creativity For Sale and Mindful Creative will officially debut on 24 October, and Radim considers them his most ambitious and important pieces of works to date. I had to work with two editors who helped me to make this a reality," he adds. "I

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Creative Boom

APRIL 23, 2024

Multi-disciplinary creative Nathan Wilkes has worked for the likes of Disney, Netflix and the BBC. We caught up with him to learn more about his work, and how he goes about developing stories for IPs. By around age 10, I knew I wanted to work in film, which progressed into working in animation. "I

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In fact, she would find herself drawing them as a means of procrastination when working as a creative copywriter and a design and travel journalist. I noticed the wonderful cultural oddities like how the French carry baguettes underarm akin to New Yorkers toting yoga mats," she explains. And I never stopped.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Putting together samples of your work for art directors, editors, and others might sound straightforward, but many illustrators find it anything but. How do you create a successful illustration portfolio? So how you put your portfolio together should recognise that essential fact.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Berkshire-based artist and illustrator Hannah Gillingham pairs her creative skills with a love of stories to make her amazing work. We caught up with her to learn how she uses narratives to represent characters. As for which stories inspire her, a quick look at Hannah's work reveals a deep love of sci-fi.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 9, 2024

Although cities are designed for convenience and entertainment, Jullien's latest works highlight how we often escape to towering mountains, expansive forests, and rolling waves to experience awe and respite. One can imagine how that environment might become desolate, lonely, and even inhabitable for different reasons than the city. "The

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Here's some advice to help you rebound and find new work. How's the economic downturn treating you? said 'Not sure', and only around a quarter of you (26%) said, 'It's good, work is steady'. But how you market yourself will be the deciding factor for clients when choosing you over your competitors. So what can we do?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 23, 2023

We explain how they're made, what's special about them, and why you should check them out. That's thanks, in part, to cover designer James Victore and book designer Wilf Whitty , who've worked with the publisher from the start. Because I was committing myself to do great work, and trust is the lifeblood of my business."

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Creative Boom

APRIL 23, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock With the economy looking a little flat, most freelancers must put more work into selling themselves. But how do you actually do it? If you're finding that offers of work are dropping off at the moment, you're not alone. So how can you survive the next few years as a creative freelancer?

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We caught up with her to hear how she created it across time zones and how the pitch went better than expected. I spent a few days watching videos about properly swinging a club, how golfers move with the equipment, and courses in Palm Springs. "I It was amazingly fun!" she adds. "I Saved by the art."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 18, 2024

Shihui Li, a student on the BA Interaction Design Arts course at London College of Communication , wanted her final project to inspire others to think about how their choices of what to eat impact the environment. This is a piece of work that provokes thought, discussion or action about animals that have been eaten to extinction by humans."

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 17, 2024

This allowed me to see the character designs, the set, the pacing of the story, and how actor Vincent Lahens moved within this world," he explains. "I I built a significant portion of the sound universe during these collaborative work sessions." I find that this music is very contemporary and accessible.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We caught up with him to hear how they are made. With a background in communication design, Andy went on to work for NYC agencies before pivoting in 2022 to focus on his freelance illustration career. In his illustrations, Andy is fascinated with how people express their unique style and personality through their bodies and limbs.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 16, 2024

Illustrator, animator, and prolific sketchbook keeper Léon Moh-Cah reveals how she travelled the world and connected with people through her art. It isn't really about how symmetrical my building is or how faithful my colours are. It isn't really about how symmetrical my building is or how faithful my colours are.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Long days, head down, hard at work – they don't necessarily have you craving office life, maybe just a chat with a few like-minded individuals who aren't your dog, cat or other half. Freelancing can be a lonely gig, however much you love it. It was even better than we thought. It was something I realised that I absolutely loved doing.

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