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The Caterpillar Girl: Aleksandra Bokova explores her background in a magical, toy-like animation

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As well as letting go of the old, rigorous academic training of her home country, she has also made peace with her past and learnt to accept herself for who she is. As well as her personal background, another important influence on The Caterpillar Girl was the culture of Aleksandra's home country. This is no mean feat. Watch it below.

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How Hoxton Mini Press and Here Design crafted the best-illustrated lifestyle book

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As a topic, wild foraging presented Hoxton Mini Press with a unique opportunity. As Creative Director and Co-founder Martin Usborne explains: "We've started to explore some aspects of food, but since it's a saturated market, we want to focus on fairly niche topics that we can do with some style and quirk.

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Illustrator Ulrike Marais explores grief and memory in her insect-themed cookbook picture book

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There's more to this bunch of cooking critters than meets the eye, though, as their story is universal and taps into difficult topics of grief, death and memory that nonetheless need to be talked about. Our family life has always been centred in our kitchen, in my childhood home," she tells Creative Boom. "My

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Julia Jin's multicultural artwork explores themes of nature and womanhood

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Bournemouth-based freelance illustrator Julia Jin combines oriental art styles with Western graphics to create unique artworks that tackle topics of nature and womanhood. When I came to this new culture and saw natural landscapes different to those from my home country, I became better at observing the details of nature," she says. "I

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Charming Niceshit and Lobulo film celebrates the unsung heroes of Christmas

Creative Boom

Centred around everyday objects which add some magic to Christmas, including a bathroom cactus, a stocking hanging by a roaring fire and an attention-starved Christmas tree, A Holiday Dream gives them their time to shine and lets them finally air some home truths about the burden they have been carrying. This is AI-free generated art!"

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Crying in The Club: Eva Malley on why her viral zine was a social media sensation

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Despite not being strictly autobiographical, the zine about wallowing in self-pity before being picked up by friendly strangers hits home because it's so true in life. Speaking about why the comic was such a success, Eva thinks it connected with people because it deals with relatable topics.

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5 Ways to Improve Your Graphic Design Skills

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Take Online Courses There are plenty of online courses available for those who want to learn graphic design from the comfort of their own home. Courses like Skillshare and Udemy offer a wide range of topics, from basics to advanced techniques.