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From Project Manager to Freelance Designer: Karina Aslikyan, Shillington Sydney Graduate

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You have a background in project management and web development. My first real job out of uni was at a tech startup where I got to work on everything from design, UX, web development and project management, teaching myself along the way. At what moment did you decide to take the leap and study design?

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Spring forward: creative strategies to help your design studio blossom

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Now's the perfect time for fresh ideas to revitalise your creative business. In this article, we'll explore innovative strategies to help your design studio blossom, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve and captivate clients with your exceptional work.

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How to juggle multiple projects as a creative

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock. You wouldn't be the first creative professional to buckle under the weight of multiple projects. How do you strike the right balance and stop work from taking over when balancing multiple projects? We asked the creative community for advice and share their best advice in the article below.

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Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We asked the Creative Boom community what tools save them the most time and effort, and here's what they had to say. I'm looking forward to using it for more client projects in the future." We're big fans too, and you can read more about the tool in this article we wrote about it last summer.

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Creatives reveal when they made a fool of themselves, and the lessons they learned

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We all make mistakes, but it's about what you learn from them that matters. Indeed, as designer Laurie Rosenwald points out in her article Why and how to make mistakes on purpose , they're basically key to developing your creativity and growing your practice.

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How to beat isolation when you no longer live in a creative hub

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Moving out of the city brings many advantages but can be a shock when you're no longer nestled in a metropolitan creative hub. For more on the reasons for the big exodus, read our article Why artists and designers are moving out of big cities.) And that can be a shock to the system once it kicks in.

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Clients from hell: How to navigate nightmarish scenarios as a freelancer

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock The worst clients can turn your life into something out of a horror movie. So, in this article, we'll explore four nightmarish scenarios and conjure solutions to vanquish these demons effectively, safeguarding both your work and sanity. Clients who ended up making your professional life a nightmare.

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