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How Loughborough's graphic design BA is shaping the industry's leaders

Creative Boom

His career began while still at university when he established himself as a freelance designer and worked on branding, web design, and brand strategy. Caroline Paris (class of 2008) Caroline Paris, group creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi, has been named a Female Frontier by Campaign magazine for leadership.

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Inside COLLINS House, the beautifully subtle but boldly inclusive space at Cannes Lions

Creative Boom

We speak with Brian Collins, renowned designer and co-founder of COLLINS agency, about championing the possibilities of design and wanting to create a space for young talent to network. CEO Richard Dickson have all visited and mingled with everyone from first-time studio owners and freelance illustrators to CMOs and CEOs of global agencies.

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5 pieces of good news for freelance designers in 2022

Creative Boom

In the midst of global turmoil, massive changes are afoot in the world of freelancing. The global creative platform has released its latest findings in a new report, Design Without Borders: A Fresh Perspective on Freelance. So quite simply, what it doesn't know about freelancing isn't worth knowing. Earnings look set to rise.

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Fairness isn’t a metric: what creatives in tech should learn from the WGA strikes

UX Collective

Image AI Generated: Midjourney The 2008 Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike reshaped media labor, and tech may be on the verge of a similar reckoning. Image Credit: Open AI The Strikes I stood across the street from a picket line in 2008. 2008 turned out to be the year that changed my life, though it didn’t feel like it at the time.

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Franklyn's redesign for WeWork marks a new chapter for the co-working platform

Creative Boom

Designers and agency heads often like to talk about the "challenge" of taking on a new client, but most of the time, the stakes are not, in all honesty, that high. Founded in New York in 2008, it was a startup that pioneered the idea of renting flexible co-working spaces to freelancers and other startups. So far, so good.

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10 brilliant illustrators you should have on your radar

Creative Boom

To find the best, we turned to Caper : a modern illustration agency representing some of the most innovative and talented illustrators emerging from China and Asia. Caver Zhang Caver Zhang is a freelance illustrator based in Jinan, China. Jazzy Yuan Jazzy Yuan is a freelance illustrator who's currently based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Is social media for self-promotion over? Creatives reveal their honest thoughts

Creative Boom

I've given up on Instagram," complains freelance book cover designer Alex Kirby. "I I'd been wrongly fixated on Instagram because it's visual, but I realised I had more meaningful connections from my agency years on Linkedin. I search 'freelance animator' and filter to posts to find shoutouts. I do the same.".

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