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Is social media for self-promotion over? Creatives reveal their honest thoughts

Creative Boom

I've given up on Instagram," complains freelance book cover designer Alex Kirby. "I As designer and animator Neil Grunshaw puts it: "Twitter and Instagram are like busking in the hope that an A&R walks past and give you a record deal… in other words, p **g into the wind." Yet, in 2022, many are finding it useful for self-promo.

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10 Best Creatives from Argentina

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We’ve covered the work of many creatives, from freelance designers to animation studios, in many different countries so far and now we’ve set our sights on Argentina. The list features animation, illustration, branding, painting and so much more. We whittled down our list of Argentine creatives to our ten best. Twentyfive.

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The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

Stocking Fillers Grumpy Ant plush toy by Aysha Tengiz If you have a friend who makes (or just appreciates) good art, check out the online shop of Aysha Tengiz, a London-based artist working within illustration, animation and textile design. And this one has been designed by Dutch designer/printmaker Karel Martens. Wield it wisely."

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50 Best Design Blogs You Have To Read (2023 Update)

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I Love Typography I Love Typography covers everything from typography and type history to making fonts, and everything in between, including printmaking to book history and occasionally calligraphy. It’s the brainchild of Richard Baird, a British freelance designer and writer who specialises in brand identities and packaging.

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Chris Madden on becoming a graphic illustrator, the joys of editorial work, and how to enter the industry

Creative Boom

Combined with an aesthetic from traditional printmaking techniques, he's settled into a new role as a graphic illustrator. Animals are one of your favourite things to draw. I have always been obsessed with animals, and it seemed a way to combine my love of illustration with the animal world.

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100 Amazing Graphic Designers to Follow on Instagram

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Hailing from Rome, Italy, Pápay Fanny is a freelance designer whose feed is an explosion of colour! Alexandra Francis is a designer, illustrator, animator, zine maker and Shillington Manchester graduate. Lorik Khodaverdian is Shillington New York graduate who now works as a freelance designer in California. Pápay Fanny.

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9 Best Design Colleges in Los Angeles (2022 list)

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Otis Graphic Design students are offered study in UX/UI, typography and type design and other typical graphic design skills, whilst also learning printmaking and traditional letterpress skills. Also, Otis offers both a Communication Arts undergraduate degree with a major in Graphic Design and a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design.