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Chinese illustrator Xinyue Song only graduated in 2018, yet she has already landed illustration work for the likes of Converse, CVS and Adidas. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Xinyue splits her time between the Big Apple and Beijing. This was back in 2018, and things have only snowballed since then. "In

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The project draws a lot of attention to the freelance illustrator, who was born in China and then moved to the United States alone when she was 17. I've always been passionate about art, and I have been practising traditional Chinese calligraphy from a very young age," she says. © Wenjia Wang. © Wenjia Wang. It wasn't an easy ride.

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How Much Do Graphic Designers Make?

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Common majors include graphics, visual arts, communication, illustration, animation, and interactive design. Full-time vs. freelance: Freelancers average around $42/hour. Graphic Designer Salary Growth Year Average Salary Growth % 2018 $50,370 – 2019 $51,840 2.9% Can you be a freelance graphic designer?

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Meet the students Sara Dobson is a British multidisciplinary artist currently studying MA Fine Art: Digital at Central Saint Martins, a course she began in 2022 and will complete in 2024. All the while, my art was always there in the background as an outlet. I was awarded a Fellowship at the Royal Society of Arts in 2018.

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Elsewhere, Olivia also works as a freelance sports reporter. Drawing on her extensive knowledge of the digitally connected world, she was presented with an honorary doctorate for her services to graphic design from Norwich University of the Arts in 2015 and the University of South Wales Alumni Award for Arts and Culture in 2018.

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On top of this, she is also a teacher at the School of Visual Arts, contributes to Imprint and Uppercase magazine and has co-authored numerous books, including The Typographic Universe, American Typeplay and New Modernist Type. Back in 2018, Tea was recognised one of Australia’s #OUT50 LGBTQ Leaders by Deloitte.