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Alex Foxley's '90s-inspired illustrations are here to fill your world with positivity

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"My housemate Phil Whitton was doing some pretty awesome illustrations, and he encouraged me to start posting on Instagram, treating it like a digital sketchbook," Ale tells Creative Boom. After moving to Barcelona in 2017, I set out to teach myself everything I could about design.

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How Sean Rodrigo is turning Walthamstow into a mini metropolis of good

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Indeed, the Australian-born creative who's lived in London since 2017 is on a mission to use art, design, and technology to tackle social issues in his adopted community. After honing his skills as a freelance writer and director in Sydney's TV advertising scene, he moved to London in 2017.

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'It was love at first sight': Julie Andriamampianina on discovering digital art and refining her style

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While she indulged in the odd bit of drawing here and there, it was not until 2017, when she was studying art direction for her master's degree, that she discovered the "magical world" of illustration. "It She's a digital illustrator, but she also masters gouache paintings," she explains. It was love at first sight," she explains. "I

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Showcase of 10 Talented Freelance Designers (And Their Portfolios)

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If there’s anything that could make a freelancer more marketable, it’s the power and allure of their website portfolios. And among freelancers, there’s none other than designers who feel the need to make their websites more visually appealing. 5 Ways to Make Passive Income For Freelance Designers. Yul Moreau.

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Illustrator Montse Galbany uses kind shapes and vibrant colours to tell her stories

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Since 2017 she made the leap to become a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and her impressive roster of clients already includes Youtube, Forbes, Rebel Girls, Sierra Magazine, Tribune Magazine, Penguin Random House and Atlassian, among others. However, her pencil days are behind her, as Montse now chooses to work digitally.

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Illustrator Elenia Beretta celebrates a culinary classic with new picture book, We Love Pizza

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"But after many years, I realised that I wanted to make a change in my career and be able to paint by hand instead of digitally. So initially, I started as a self-taught artist, then went on to study for a Master's degree in Illustration for Editorial Publishing in Milan.". Elenia Beretta.

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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

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In 2019, the trio founded Estrid, working scrappily out of Eliass' apartment with a global freelance team. A leading voice on digital education in Germany, she founded Digital Education for All e.V. in 2017 to provide children with equal access to digital learning. She's currently the global ECD at JKR in New York.

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