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Portrait illustrations by Becki Gill burst with pop culture, music and joyful colour

Creative Boom

It sounds like quite the idyllic setting for Becki Gill , as the freelance illustrator describes her life in the South Lakes, living with her fiancé, a dog and two cats. Becki has lived in the Lake District her whole life, even choosing to stay local when she studied Illustration at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle, graduating in 2017.

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Making the Leap To Full-Time Freelancer: 6 Vital Pieces of Advice

Just Creative

We’re more than halfway through 2020, and the freelance gig economy continues to expand full-throttle as a viable primary source of income for all types of professionals. alone within the last decade, freelance work will only continue to thrive – presenting more and more opportunities to the solopreneurs and side hustlers of the world.

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

Creative Boom

After moving to Barcelona in 2017, I set out to teach myself everything I could about design. When he's not breaking down the barriers surrounding conversations about mental health, Alex works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, having recently made the leap and packed in his regular full-time day job.

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Clever forms meet function in the graphic design work of Sumangla Bishnoi

Creative Boom

In 2017, she was accepted into Maryland Institute College of Arts with a scholarship. Besides freelancing, she also works as a senior visual designer at AKQA, San Francisco. However, Sumangla took this as a challenge. Sumangla is utterly thankful (and deserving) for her placement in the industry today.

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

Creative Boom

She moved to Berlin in 2017 and now works as a freelancer in a small studio near the Neukölln Canal for clients including The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Internazionale Magazine, Zeit Magazin, Instagram, HuffPost, the Washington Post and others. Elenia Beretta.

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Illustrator Tegan Price on the importance of good mental health with the help of creativity as she launches workshops in London

Creative Boom

Artist has taken successful concept of workshops she ran for major brands such as Nike, ASOS and Timberland to help other freelancers or individuals get together and create. Freelancing can be a lonely gig, however much you love it.

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

Creative Boom

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.