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

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After moving to Barcelona in 2017, I set out to teach myself everything I could about design. Through his social media channels, he also advocates for discussions about mental health to help people open up and talk through their feelings. "Before I knew it, I incorporated illustrations into my photography work.

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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.

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Patrick Nelson's breathtaking collages bring a graphic design sensibility to the world of art

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Describing his art, Patrick says: "I construct graphic, timeless images from hand-stained newspaper clippings, juxtaposing modern designs with old media. My artwork lands somewhere in the middle of collage and mixed media," he continues. For Patrick, social media has been the most useful tool in that regard. © Patrick Nelson.

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

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It's a media that can be used differently: similar to watercolours but thicker and more compact.". In the last few months, I've introduced some fluorescent colours to my palette to create more contrast.". "I I like the idea of gouache because of its texture," she continues. But also because it's natural. Elenia Beretta.

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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 And having gone freelance since 2019, what advice would she give to other creatives looking to make a similar leap?

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Inspired by memories of Taipei, David Huang's illustrations are a colourful, expressive delight

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David graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2017 and has now been freelancing for five years. Before social media existed as a way of procrastinating, drawing was my distraction from my homework. So I decided to go into freelancing, mostly focusing on editorial illustration.".

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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

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We especially love her take on how LinkedIn and social media can distort what success looks like to people, as expressed in this Medium article. In 2019, the trio founded Estrid, working scrappily out of Eliass' apartment with a global freelance team. in 2017 to provide children with equal access to digital learning.

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