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Managing mental health in 2024: freelancers share their strategies in turbulent times

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Working as a creative freelancer can be stressful right now. We love freelancing. And in 2024, as AI, algorithm changes, and economic turmoil continue to disrupt everything around us, many freelancers are feeling that stress more than ever before.

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Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024

Creative Boom

It doesn't matter how talented you are in your chosen creative discipline; that's only half of the work of being a successful freelancer. Talk to a freelancer who's got that sorted, and you'll probably find they have a suite of productivity tools that help them achieve this with minimal fuss. Obsidian Do you work in Markdown?

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Illustrators on the challenges facing them in 2024, and how they're responding

Creative Boom

From the rise of AI to the ebbs and flows of the freelance market, you're constantly trying to navigate uncharted waters. The instability One of the most daunting challenges for illustrators is the unpredictable nature of freelance work. It's just been so up and down in 2024 so far. Sebastian Abboud tells a similar story.

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How creatives will be doing things differently in 2024

Creative Boom

But these creatives are taking a fresh approach to 2024, and their advice may help you, too. Artist and designer June Mineyama-Smithson is among those who recognise this and plans to double down on it in 2024. And 2024 will likely be the right time for a number of you to cut the cord. You're not alone.

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Illustrator Danii Pollehn on how feeling lost led to her successful freelance career

Creative Boom

But the journey to her current destination as a freelance artist is a somewhat winding one. Her incredible work has already caught the attention of such illustrious clients as Adobe, Lavazza and UPS, to name a few. It's something of a surprise then to learn that Danii only truly embraced full-time freelance life fairly recently.

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Graphic Design Trends to Watch in 2024

Designer Daily

As we enter 2024, the graphic design landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer expectations. A New Era in Graphic Design The graphic design trends of 2024 reflect a dynamic and evolving industry.

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Beth Tibbles on rediscovering illustration, the joy of playfulness, and staying authentic

Creative Boom

We caught up with her to learn more about her journey so far, how she looped back into illustration, and what it's like to go freelance. She's since gone on to work with clients such as BBC Teach and Channel 5. After four years and with all this experience under her belt, Beth felt it was time to make the leap and go freelance. "It