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

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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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

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

If you're a freelance illustrator, it's easy to wallow in despair and imagine your job will soon be taken over by a faster, cheaper AI alternative. An important part of freelancing is planning ahead and ensuring there's enough work coming in to pay the bills. Adding extra strings to your bow is also a good idea.

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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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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Visser Minimal Business Card Visser Minimal Business Card template Suitable for any kind of business like Corporate Business, Agency, Creative, Blog, Magazine, Retail, Photographer, Artist, Designer, Freelancers and much more. Corporate Modern Business Card Templates Creative Minimal Business Card Design Minimal Business Card Design.

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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

MARCH 3, 2024

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. Amao's portfolio showcases a diverse range of captivating GIFs and animations that brilliantly blend traditional and modern elements. Work by Amao 2. Work by Caver Zhang 3.

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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 26, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are many ways to get your first freelance gig. Embarking on a freelance career is an exhilarating journey filled with boundless opportunities and the freedom to shape your professional destiny. Whether or not you land freelance work entirely depends on your own initiative.

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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

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. After four years and with all this experience under her belt, Beth felt it was time to make the leap and go freelance. "It For Beth Tibbles, drawing has been a life-long passion.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2023

Among them was Jesper Bolther, director, designer, and animator based in Copenhagen. Jesper was awarded Freelancer of the Year. The audience also heard from Giorgi Popiashvili, a freelance graphic designer and creative director in Georgia. Check out the highlights in the video below.

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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. At the beginning of my freelance life, I took part in a 100-day illustration challenge, where my style exploration started landing and finding an audience.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It sounds like quite the idyllic setting for Becki Gill , as the freelance illustrator describes her life in the South Lakes, living with her fiancé, a dog and two cats. Specialising in portraits of pop culture icons and musicians, she loves creating vibrant pattern illustrations, including wildlife and animals.

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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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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

During this time, she explored animation and made looping motion graphics in Photoshop for fun. I started to realise that illustration was more gratifying for me than animation and less tedious. I worked part-time as a nanny during my first year as a freelancer. Aunts, 2021 – The New York Times © Holly Stapleton.

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Just Creative

JULY 16, 2023

When looking for the best animation software , the number of software choices out there can feel overwhelming. Especially for up-and-coming animators who want the best tools. When it comes to the best software for animation, we’ve chosen Adobe Animate as our top pick. So, where do you even start?

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Tailored for users aiming to bring their sites to life with engaging animations, it features 5 unique home pages and 30+ inner pages crafted to enhance user experience and captivate visitors. From the first glance, you will be impressed with its trendy and energetic design with smooth transitions and animations.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 4, 2023

With a background in animation and a passion for storytelling, Malin's work reflects a deep connection to literature, culture and the power of visual narratives – oh, and there's a hefty amount of colour and texture involved, too.

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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. I did a board game called 'Endangered Animals Bingo' where I worked with Laurence King Publishing and WWF. And how has freelancing changed? The emergence of Instagram has changed things a lot for freelancers.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

"I have always loved expressing myself," says Henri Campeã , a queer visual artist, illustrator, 2D animator and art director hailing from the vibrant city of São Paulo, Brazil. Six years down the line as a freelance illustrator, and he hasn't looked back since. Drawing has always been, and still is my main passion."

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Just Creative

MARCH 3, 2020

Freelance & Entrepreneurship. Simple Character Animation: Create a Walk Cycle with Duik. Animating With Ease in After Effects. How to Make an Animated YouTube Video. View top Animation Courses. Freelance & Entrepreneurship. Pricing Your Work: How to Value Your Work as a Freelancer.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 3, 2023

At university, Joe's interests expanded into the realms of editorial and publishing projects, along with forays into screen-printing and frame-by-frame animation. After graduation, Joe was determined to carve a path in the world of freelance illustration. I wanted to focus on capturing movement more explicitly," he continues.

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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

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 advice for those considering going freelance?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 8, 2024

In short, the world is craving more and more animated experiences, yet the number of designers proficient in this niche skill is comparatively small. 2D motion (including cel animation, character animation, kinetic type, abstract motion design, live action and VFX) Module 4. Production (including pre-production) Module 2.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2023

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. You get a customisable grid and a blank page, so your imagination is the only limit.

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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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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

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Case in point, freelance designer and art director Ferran Feixas doesn't hate on social media. About a year before the pandemic hit, Ferran went freelance, and worked for a number of small, boutique studios in London including Any Other Name , Accept & Proceed , Here Design and Winkreative. You absolutely have to," Ferran stresses.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock It's all very well offering advice in theory, but how do freelancers and studios actually find their dream clients in practice? Keep working hard, following the freelancing tips and advice we share on Creative Boom, and having a good attitude, and ultimately you'll end up landing your dream client.

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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. Vector Animal Logo Templates Design (26 Logos). He was from Cairo, Egypt.

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Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2022

Besides freelancing, she also works as a senior visual designer at AKQA, San Francisco. Designature, a series of animated posters © Sumangla Bishnoi. 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.

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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. But how on Earth do you find a market for your work? This is where illustration agents come into play. Rich Tu, represented by Sunday Afternoon 10.

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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.

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Designer Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

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. By merging graphic design with animation techniques, you engage and captivate audiences on a whole new level.

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