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Grace Helmer on creating tender illustrations, going freelance, and what to look for in an agency

Creative Boom

London-based illustrator Grace Helmer draws viewers into her tender, painterly illustrations with a masterful use of colour and compositions that contain a sense of story. We caught up with her to hear how she's gotten to where she is and what illustrators should look for when seeking an agent. © Grace Helmer. © Grace Helmer.

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Illustrator Teddy Kang on shifting into the fashion industry and learning to see where life takes you

Creative Boom

Art director, designer and illustrator Teddy Kang has had an eventful couple of years. Since the pandemic, he's moved from Toronto back to China, working in new creative fields and rediscovering his routes as an illustrator. Like pretty much everyone else on the planet, Teddy's career was thrown a curve ball in 2020.

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Daniel Sulzberg on how illustration has changed and what value artists can bring that AI can't replace

Creative Boom

The Santa Barbara-based illustrator has enjoyed plenty of success thus far, boasting clients such as Red Bull, Major League Soccer, and The Washington Post. After being a bit of a creative nomad, I went back to school at UCLA to study graphic design but discovered that being an illustrator made me happiest. You worked on Smallville.

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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

Creative Boom

Liza Enebeis Liza Enebeis is the creative director and partner at Studio Dumbar/DEPT, an award-winning international branding agency in the Netherlands. In 2019, the trio founded Estrid, working scrappily out of Eliass' apartment with a global freelance team. One plus one, right? Not rocket science."

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

Creative Boom

In 2020 he was featured in the De Young Open in San Francisco, a juried community art exhibition. That said, I believe they read more as an illustration or painting than they do a collage. In mid-2020, I took the leap of faith and began a full-time art career. He sells his work online, in galleries and through curated shops.

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Navigating our way back to 'normal' after two years of a global pandemic

Creative Boom

Many artists, designers, illustrators, animators and video editors have found continued remote working not only feasible but, in many ways, preferable. As the final vestiges of lockdown laws are scrapped, though, the pressure on employees to return to the studio and freelancers to resume in-person meetings is growing.

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Kevin Rooi on dealing with rejection, making best use of AI and being your own boss

Creative Boom

In 2020, he secured his first agency job via MediaMonks , and then later, joined Denstu Creative. I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and learning new skills at my agency. Working in a creative agency is like hitting the gym for your brain. Clients he's worked with so far include TikTok, Acer, and Porsche. Absolutely!

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