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Practical steps creatives can take when freelance work goes quiet

Creative Boom

For creative freelancers, the start of the year is often a quiet time, with few enquiries coming in. And a quiet spot, work-wise, is a perfect time to do so. At the same time, I usually ramp up the marketing for my business Clearcut Derby when it's quiet." Image licensed via Adobe Stock Short on commissions at the moment?

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The power of self-belief: why quiet confidence is essential for creative professionals

Creative Boom

I'd argue that, at its core, self-belief is the quiet conviction that your ideas, skills, and perspective have value. Self-belief is not about being overconfident; it's a quiet conviction that you have the skills and ideas to make an impact. You can also read the full discussion of this topic on Threads and X.

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'It's bad, it's gone quiet': how to rescue your freelancing if this is happening to you

Creative Boom

Out of four possible options, the one that matched our followers' experiences the closest was 'It's bad, it's gone quiet', with over 40% of you choosing this answer. If our recent survey of creative freelancers is anything to go by, you may well be struggling. As for the other options, 17.1% chose 'It's neither good nor bad', 16.7%

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From Amazon to Adobe: is 2025 the year of the 'quiet rebrand'?

Creative Bloq

Jaguar, take note: splashy rebrands are so 2024.

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'I like to focus on the quiet things': Anna Roberts on her dreamy, pastel-tinted depictions of everyday objects

Creative Boom

I like to focus on the quiet things that I feel diverse attention," she tells us. "I I wanted my piece to reflect the immersive experience of cinema, illuminating a quiet moment," she shares. This can be anything from fruits to plastic bags, the things that often go amiss to the untrained eye. "I © Anna Roberts. © Anna Roberts.

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A Musician’s Passion Project Leads to Hand-Built Furniture Debut

Design Milk

Balancing sharp lines with soft materials and simplicity with a touch of the unexpected, his pieces create a quiet tension one that Nestel-Patt hopes, like his music, will momentarily suspend you in time and invite a fully immersive experience as you interact with them.

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Capturing a sense of vulnerability is what illustrator Mark Conlan does best

Creative Boom

Whether I'm working digitally or with analogue materials, my goal is to capture an emotional state often a quiet, reflective feeling and translate it visually." While he loves the versatility of working digitally, his work always seems to have a natural, organic feel.