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Winners of Indigo Design Award 2023 announced at glittering ceremony in Georgia

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The Eastern European nation is currently one of the hottest hubs for digital nomads, and the capital city Tbilisi is its beating heart. Jesper was awarded Freelancer of the Year. Also being awarded trophies on stage were The Readymag team, who won Digital Design of the Year 2023. Check out the highlights in the video below.

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Illustrator Charles Bailey uses a deliberately naive art style to talk about difficult subjects

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There, his eyes were opened to the various paths he could take as an artist, and since graduating in 2019, he has gone on to become a full-time freelance illustrator with the WWF and the Mental Health Foundation on his client list. After sketching, I use Photoshop to work on the colours digitally."

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

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She's a digital illustrator, but she also masters gouache paintings," she explains. And having gone freelance since 2019, what advice would she give to other creatives looking to make a similar leap? I like to see my illustrations as a journal - when I look back at them, I can remember exactly how I felt when I created them.".

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20 Genius Money-Saving Tips For Creative Freelancers

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20 Genius Money-Saving Tips For Creative Freelancers. Inflation, global energy shortages, and supply chain challenges have created a tight economic environment for creative freelancers working in the gig economy. Today, we’ll list some of the best money-saving tips for freelancers and creatives to increase your profits.

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Leah Jacobs-Gordon on the artistry of book cover design

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Alongside these endeavours, she's carved out a niche as a freelance book designer, creating covers for a range of international publishers across various genres. However, they said they loved my work and asked if I would like to do freelance work with them instead. Her foray into book cover design began somewhat serendipitously.

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Haruko Hayakawa creates surreal CG artwork packed with humour and subversion

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For as long as she can remember, Haruko Hayakawa has always been drawn to art and the act of creation, whether that was drawings, sewing or exploring digital art. But it wasn't until she stumbled upon a tutorial for a 3D landscaping program called Bryce that she became aware of the potential of digital creativity. "I

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Scotty Gillespie on unusual requests, ghostly ceramics and the joy of using humour in art

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An illustrator based in South West England, Scotty Gillespie creates work that is bright and optimistic, celebrating inclusivity, playfulness and tenderness and spanning digital illustration, ceramics, animation, and design. It wasn't until a "second attempt" at finishing university in 2019 that Scotty's career began.

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