Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At the start of 2022, Taiwan-based illustrator Poan Pan was at the start of his freelance career a recent graduate of Central Saint Martins, navigating the uncertainties of working independently. Good news I'm still freelancing as an illustrator! Honestly, when we first spoke, I had no idea if freelancing would even work out.

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Times are tough for a lot of freelancers out there right now. If our recent survey of creative freelancers is anything to go by, you may well be struggling. So that means almost three-quarters of you are failing to thrive in 2023, and that's not a situation any freelancer should be happy with.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Freelancing is great, but at the start money can be tight. Or do you yearn to break free and embark on a freelance journey more than ever? It's time to take your passion for creativity and kickstart your freelance venture. Film and animation 9. Graphic design and illustration 1. Don't worry.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are lots of pros to going freelance, but also quite a few cons. If you're thinking of going freelance, you're probably getting a lot of encouragement from people you know who've already taken the leap. The alluring dream of freelancing 1. It's fantastic!"

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Let's be honest: we freelancers like to think of ourselves as a pretty intelligent lot. A staggering 73% of freelancers say that tax management is the biggest strain on their mental health. Pie: the app to solve your tax problems Pie is quite simply the app freelancers have been crying out for. But we're here to reassure you.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The right business card templates can enhance your brand’s image , reflect your creativity, and leave a lasting impression on potential clients or partners. Professional Business Card Template Make a great first impression to your clients with one of our professional and easy to customize business card designs.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

And you don't have to take our word for it: big-name clients like Apple, Google, Gucci and The New York Times are already drawing on these illustrators to bring their designs to life. So get ready to meet the animators, VR artists, comic creators and award winners from Asia, who are all steadily making their global mark in 2024.

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Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Amazing Digital Art & Illustations by Zbig Wolowiec Zbig Wolowiec is a skilled freelance artist and illustrator known for his captivating book illustrations and expressive portrait work. One of the studio’s notable artists, Tatiana Pavlova—also known as Doriana DreamPro—is a skilled freelance illustrator and fantasy 2D artist.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Best of all, this is a flexible degree that can be tailored to your interestsfor example, in app development, animation, visual identity and branding, illustration, photography, typography and publishing, or graphic design in general. Since its Netflix debut in 2018, Hilda has garnered global acclaim, winning both a BAFTA and an Emmy.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 31, 2024

He's been freelance ever since, and in that time, he's landed work for a host of big-name clients, including the likes of Google, The Telegraph, and more recently The New York Times. Part of what makes Joseph's work so appealing to clients is his clear line work and crisp design choices. But he's also stayed true to his roots.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Responsive and creative WordPress themes for digital agencies that wow your clients are essential for leaving a lasting impression. To make a remarkable online presence, you need the perfect theme tailored to showcase your portfolio and captivate potential clients.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2024

Stoke-on-Trent-based illustrator and animator Qianhui Yu is on a mission to highlight social problems and tell stories from new perspectives. Originally from Guilin, China, Qianhui Yu has travelled around the world and settled in the UK to pursue her career as an animation director and illustrator.

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Just Creative

AUGUST 9, 2021

No truer is this mantra than when you want to impress potential clients with your portfolio. Unlike other freelancers who woo prospects with fancy words and lengthy pitches, in design, your visuals must do all the talking. You can also go a step further and build a funnel that will attract clients or recruiters. b) The Problem.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having worked both freelance and in-house, with clients including the Wall Street Journal, the BBC and the New York Times, he's constantly honing his craft for advertisers, magazines and animation studios. Freelance work started to come in during his third year of studies, and upon graduating he leapt straight in freelancing. "I

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2022

Freelance illustrator and artist Marcel George has a unique style, combining watercolour and hand-cut illustrations. Currently living and working in London, clients include Financial Times, Esquire, Stella Artois, Vanity Fair, and Penguin Random House. "I And how has freelancing changed? © Marcel George. © Marcel George.

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Creative Boom

JULY 10, 2022

The Leeds-based illustrator has just launched a new website, marking a fresh chapter in freelancing and a renewed confidence in herself. Hattie Clark prefers to opt for handmade methods when it comes to creating her art, mainly using ink and brushes and dreaming up "inky type, wobbly people and playful animals," as she puts it.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 1, 2025

I've worked in the industry as a designer, animator and strategist. I've gone freelance, started an agency, built communities, and lectured. Long term: mortgage paid off, move out of the city, travel much more and plenty of ongoing client work." I'm learning to be content with what I have," he explains.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Case in point, freelance designer and art director Ferran Feixas doesn't hate on social media. Social Posts Print to digital It's a compelling argument, and made with the passion that's characteristic of the Catalan creative, who currently lives in London and works for a range of transatlantic clients. The Nue Co. The Nue Co.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

With the rise of digital tools both for making art and sending it around the world in an instant, in one sense, it's now easier than ever to make money as a freelance illustrator. David Goldman Agency When David Goldman launched his own firm in 1980, he aimed to represent world-class talent and offer great personal service to clients.

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Creative Boom

MAY 30, 2023

Half-Greek and half-German, and based in London, Tina's work spans digital and print design, typography, branding, graphics, animation, and more, blending analogue and digital worlds by mixing various materials and techniques into her distinctive outcome. Her impressive client list includes LinkedIn, Kappa, Converse, The New Yorker, and Tate.

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Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2022

It meant she could say in the US, and she decided to start her own company as an LLC, working as a visual designer and building a roster of clients, including Adobe, TikTok and Google. Besides freelancing, she also works as a senior visual designer at AKQA, San Francisco. Designature, a series of animated posters © Sumangla Bishnoi.

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Creative Boom

MAY 15, 2025

It seems like everyone from content creators to marketing professionals, photographers to animators, are discovering that they can use it to create professional content, quickly and easily, and without a big learning curve. I had retainer clients who needed work every month," she explains. "I As it evolved, so did my workflow.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

For example, if you're freelance, clients will want to pay you peanuts. Basically, you have to get to a stage where you're confident you're producing good work that clients or your employer likes. Then, if you're a freelancer, start upping your rates, and you may be surprised how quickly people agree to them. (In

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 11, 2022

After completing a Bachelor's degree in graphic design and a Master's degree in Computer Arts from the hallowed institution, she started her career as a freelance illustrator. At first, it was just some screenshots from my animation, and then I started to try to draw some simple illustrations that continued my animation style. "At

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Creative Boom

JUNE 11, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Creatives share their top tips for building a personal brand, allowing you to unleash your unique creative vision, connect with your tribe, and attract your dream clients. This attracted clients and proved the value I bring, building my brand as an illustrator." So, how do you go about doing this?

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

© Anna Knopf Germany-based illustrator and storyteller Anna Knopf creates delightfully snug worlds in her atmospheric artwork populated by people, plants, and members of the animal kingdom. Today, I work as a freelance illustrator, and I can't imagine myself doing something different!" However, the other stars of her art are animals.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2023

But ultimately, design isn't about pretty pictures; it's about serving the client's needs and solving problems. This browser-based design tool offers everything you need to make visually complex projects on the web: the most up-to-date typography, impressive animations, and complete creative freedom with no layout restrictions.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You might want to add extra strings to your bow in order to secure a promotion, a new job or more tantalising freelance opportunities. From graphic design to photography, creative writing to 3D animation, and UX design to digital marketing, these courses offer a gateway to a new career starting this September.

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Graphic Design Junction

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

He is a freelance art director, illustrator artist and graphic designer living and working in Saudi Arabia. A Muslim Art Director specializing in Branding, Animation Character and advertisement. Creative Animal Mascot Vector Logo Templates. Creative Animal Mascot Vector Logo Templates. He was from Cairo, Egypt.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 20, 2023

James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. I started working on getting my own clients and building an illustration portfolio. I love to take my family camping.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 22, 2023

Luckily, Maria became a brand designer at Adidas, and once her two-year contract ended, she set out as a freelancer. Currently, I create illustrations for the social media platforms of a Spanish company, and if the opportunity arises, I also offer this service to my other clients." It's been a winding journey, but one that's paid off.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Artist has taken successful concept of workshops she ran for major brands such as Nike, ASOS and Timberland to help other freelancers or individuals get together and create. Freelancing can be a lonely gig, however much you love it. I've got many plans for fun products (including embroidered apparel) in the pipeline," she says.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Today she is a CG artist and creative director, and in the past she was an associate creative director at Superunion, with a client list including The New York Times, Bon Appetit and Casa Noble. These days, Haruko creates imagery and animations for editorial outlets, brands and ad campaigns.

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Designer Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

Collaborate with diverse clients and industries to leave a tangible impact on the visual landscape of our world. Motion Graphics Design Dive into the captivating world of motion graphic design, where visual storytelling and animation converge. Create captivating animated visuals for film, television, video games, and digital media.

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Creative Boom

MAY 24, 2023

Working as a freelance designer or running a creative business is a fantastic way to make a living. And smartly using them means empowering your team or yourself to create better quality work, at scale, with a faster turnaround and fewer client revisions. We explain how to go about it in the right way. And who wouldn't want that?

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