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Hotlist 2025: the 25 most popular design studios, as voted for by their peers

Creative Boom

Their portfolio spans collaborations with tech giants like Google and Apple, as well as smaller creative projects. Founded in 2009 and based in Lucerne, Switzerland, their avant-garde and experimental style makes them both distinct and in demand. KALW by COLLINS KALW by COLLINS KALW by COLLINS 25.

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Sweet Sixteen: Some things I've never said out loud about running Creative Boom

Creative Boom

Hey, it was one of the reasons I started Creative Boom in the first place: to combat the London-centric creative media coverage. The myth is fading, and the mask is coming off When I started Creative Boom back in 2009, it was partly out of frustration. Have we achieved that? I damn hope so. It gives me hope. Good luck with that.

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State of the industry 2025: are freelancers surviving, or thriving?

Creative Boom

Yesterday a recruiter sent me a portfolio of a designer with over 20 years' experience with a rate of a measly 275 per day," says Gordon Reid, founder of Middle Boop Studio. This worked for me in 2009-10 when times were equally bad." The problem is that clients know we're desperate, and if we don't drop our rates, we lose the client.

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Be at the top of your game: 13 lessons on creative progress from artists and designers

Creative Boom

It's now an astonishing 13 years since Creative Boom first launched, back in the heady days of 2009. My portfolio included a bit of everything from photography to video to illustration. And yet ironically, if you spend too much time on social media, you can get pulled into a stifling conformism. Where has the time gone?

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20 best illustration agents in the UK, and the awesome illustrators they represent

Creative Boom

So research the ones you're contacting in-depth first, so you know where they're coming from and can tailor your email and portfolio appropriately. Headed up by director Hannah Shilland and agent and producer Sam Walker, they have expertise in commercial campaigns and communications, exhibitions, and traditional and digital media.

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30 Fun & Creative Web Designs From DeviantArt

SpyreStudios

Sure, there are CSS galleries you can check out or even other designers’ portfolios on Twitter or other social media websites, but what about DeviantArt ? Portfolio ?. First published in June 2009; updated September 2021. How many web designers can say that there are too many places to draw inspiration from?

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15 Instagram Influencers In The Design Field You Should Follow

Graphic Design Junction

The gram is often the best social media outlet for people and brands to discover top influencers in the design field. Design lad is a UK freelance animation director and illustrator whose portfolio is filled with fun palettes and awesome balloon-designed characters. Timothy’s Instagram feed is certainly a pool of inspiration.