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Defy's anniversary ads for Boyds strike the perfect balance between past and future

Creative Boom

To celebrate its 85th anniversary, it approached Defy , an independent Philadelphia-based marketing company that's been quietly churning out unique angles for powerhouse global clients such as Nike, Ricoh, Comcast, Ritz Carlton, Wilson Sporting Goods and AmeriGas. They loved the tagline, and it just made sense," said Greenblatt.

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How to promote and build your creative business without using social media

Creative Boom

I first joined Twitter in 2008, when I was working on a web design magazine, and the web development community had fully embraced it as their network of choice. Secondly, start to contact clients and potential clients directly. But it's also pretty undeniable that fewer and fewer creatives are posting on socials, period.

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Founders, Freelancers & Rebels: new book dispels the fear of going solo

Creative Boom

This book's for you if you've stopped feeling 'hungry' for new client work, you're starting up for the first, second or third time, or you've simply run out of steam," she tells us. "I I work thoughtfully to help clients feel good inside and outside. Making the time to pursue a passion or talent is a big theme for many of my clients.

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5 pieces of good news for freelance designers in 2022

Creative Boom

With a diverse community of more than 150,000 freelance designers, 99designs by Vista matches clients with creatives across brand and logo design, packaging, web design and more. And so nowadays, clients don't really care where you're located, as long as you have a web connection and know how to use Zoom. Of course you do.

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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.

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Amy Pastre and Courtney Rowson on 13 years of running a studio and where they believe design is heading next

Creative Boom

Courtney: We started the business for reasons unrelated to the 2008 downturn. We were also fortunate to have built a diverse range of clients over the years, so while clients in some industries had to pause, others accelerated because of the high demand for their products or services. It's been 13 years since you launched SDCO.

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Before & After Pics Of Clients By This Makeup Artist From St. Petersburg

Design You Trust

So in 2008, she decided that enough was enough and made a conscious decision to turn her passion into a career. Now, the makeup wants all of her clients to look like Hollywood beauties, whether they’re preparing for a wedding or just a casual photoshoot. Makeup has attracted Ulyana Starobinskaya since her childhood.

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