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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 I'd been wrongly fixated on Instagram because it's visual, but I realised I had more meaningful connections from my agency years on Linkedin. I search 'freelance animator' and filter to posts to find shoutouts. I do the same.".

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Interview with Michelle Crocker, Shillington Graduate and Freelance Designer for Film and TV

Shillington

Three months later, with a fresh portfolio, Michelle headed out into the industry and started working as a freelancer taking on jobs in the film and TV industry. I spent my time printmaking which I loved, however I left with no real life design skills. Instead I decided to go freelance and took on some more film and TV jobs.

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The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

The 30mm pin is reasonably priced and was designed by Hattie Clark, a freelance illustrator based in Duke Studios, Leeds. And this one has been designed by Dutch designer/printmaker Karel Martens. Karel Martens 2024 Calendar by Present & Correct One for the designers: a page a day, tear off calendar with a difference.

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Meet Claire Grocott, Shillington Graduate and Founder of Studio Kokomo

Shillington

We chatted with her about her Shillington experience, love for all things graphic design and how she ended up founding her very own freelance studio working with amazing clients from all over Australia and the world. Shortly after graduating from Shillington, you began freelancing and started your studio— Studio Kokomo !

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10 Best Creatives from Argentina

Shillington

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. Working out of Buenos Aires, Twentyfive is a branding agency founded by their creative director Ariel Di Lisio. Twentyfive. Sofia Noceti.

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

Shillington

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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100 Amazing Graphic Designers to Follow on Instagram

Shillington

Hailing from Rome, Italy, Pápay Fanny is a freelance designer whose feed is an explosion of colour! Shillington London graduate and Freelance Digital Designer Nouran Zedan has a beautifully curated Instagram of her latest 3D illustrations, type experiments, hand drawn illustrations and designs. Pápay Fanny. Totally Okay. Nouran Zedan.