Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Particularly as your clients may also be feeling the pinch as the economic situation worsens. After all, most of the time, our freelancer bank accounts are empty. Getting paid in full and on time often feels like a job in itself, and it's as much about organising our own affairs properly as it is chasing clients.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

We asked ten successful freelance illustrators to share the benefit of their experience to date, and they all shared valuable tips and insights. Perhaps the biggest challenge of being a freelance illustrator, at least at the start, is getting enough work. That's how I got my first client as a character designer.".

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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 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

AUGUST 13, 2024

If you work as a creative freelancer, many people will be seriously jealous of you. The life of a freelance graphic designer or artist can be exhilarating, but it can also be challenging and, at times, isolating. Times when you're short on sleep because you've been up all night working or worrying about a nightmare client.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock With so much talent out there, how do you get noticed as a freelance illustrator? And working as a freelancer means that you can, to a degree, work when you want, how you want, and where you want. But first, you need to attract freelance clients. Struggling to find your distinct style?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 29, 2022

Instagram is still a good visual resource or portfolio for clients, but it's the PR push that has been the most effective.". I've always enjoyed it for collecting images I like, but recently I've been using it much more to add my art," he says. Go old school and remind clients you exist (and ask for help). It all helps. "I

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

He was never really interested in anything else and was set on doing "an art thing". Since his parents weren't necessarily what you'd call "arty people", his perception of art was limited to big, grand formats. I was doing what I thought an arty person does and got paid nothing for almost all of it.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 2, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock As National Freelance Day approaches, we share the community's best advice for making it as an independent creative. Embarking on a freelance career is a weird mix of freedom and responsibility. Yes, taking the leap into full-time freelancing is undoubtedly a terrifying prospect. Find your USP!"

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Graphic designer and art director Rafael Medeiros shares his experiences. After gaining residency without needing an employer sponsorship, he quit his job and pursued freelance full-time. As a freelancer, I work with agencies that normally hire me during their peak times or when they can't solve a project internally," he explains.

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Creative Boom

JULY 5, 2022

For Sarah Madden , a graphic designer based in Leeds, she realised she wanted to embrace freelance illustration and design full-time to explore a better lifestyle. So at the beginning of June, she handed in her notice to her agency boss and declared herself an official freelance illustrator and designer. You've just gone freelance.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

Play your cards right, and your worst client relationships can eventually become your best. We've all had clients that have made our lives a misery. Because let's face it, keeping existing clients is always easier than finding new ones. Yes, clients can sometimes be maddening, insanely irrational, and act like total jerks.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

By building up a network of private contacts, you'll have something to fall back on when commercial clients brands, agencies, even local companies reduce their budgets. A private client will come to you because they truly value your creativity. It's something that makes me really happy, along with seeing the client's reaction."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 3, 2024

It's easy to get stuck looking at the same kind of art, time and time again, in a kind of artistic version of an echo chamber. And with output as diverse as their influences (ranging from 8-bit video games and Chinese watercolours to architecture and emojis), you're sure to find art that speaks to you personally. Work by Caver Zhang 3.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Whether you're a founder or freelancer, creative entrepreneurship is hard. Consequently, many independent creative founders and freelancers share a longing for connection, reassurance and motivation. Well that's exactly the need that creative coach Helen Jane Campbell addresses in her new book, Founders, Freelancers & Rebels.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2025

Feeling alone and isolated as a freelancer? For freelancers especially, this community fills a crucial gap. These aren't generic webinars delivered by people who haven't touched real client work in years. Read on to find out how to get involved. But that's not all.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2022

This is why coworking might just be the solution for budget-conscious freelancers everywhere. There is a two-storey car park close by, you can print up to A3, and the light-filled waterfront office space and lounge are perfect for an informal coffee with clients. Here you'll find state-of-the-art stylish office space at low rates.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 29, 2022

However, it wasn't until studying her Art Foundation course that she discovered the illustration pathway and began to consider pursuing it seriously. "I Then slowly (over many years), the work began coming in, and I could take the leap to freelance full-time.". © Grace Helmer. © Grace Helmer. . © Grace Helmer. © Grace Helmer.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

"However, it turned out I wasn't very good at anything else, and I decided to go to art school for university." Landing on graphic design, Min was always drawn towards the illustration courses and graduated with an illustration major from the Art Center College of Design.

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Just Creative

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Have you checked the latest figures on the freelance workforce? Now, the number of freelancers is projected to reach more than 90 million in less than a decade. On top of that, the annual increase in the global freelance workforce keeps getting higher and higher. Why Personal Branding for Freelancers?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

Although it did feel like I was studying 40 subjects during art school." Receiving this grant shaped me because it felt like I finally received the recognition I was searching for in art school," says Nastia. The way I overcame this is mainly by explaining my situation and also setting boundaries with clients.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 20, 2022

Lynne McCusker is a senior freelance designer based in Scotland. With 17 years of experience in the design industry and the past nine years spent as a freelancer, she specialises in all aspects of creativity, from branding and print work to web and social design. Her clients include L'Oréal, ?Law

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We reveal the best place to buy wonderful art prints to fuel your mood, imagination and creativity. In fact, you probably spend every working day meticulously crafting amazing-looking work for your company or freelance clients – not just because you want praise and reward. As a creative, you're by nature a visual person.

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Creative Boom

MAY 22, 2024

Ever since he was young, he's had a passion for art. There, his eyes were opened to the various paths he could take as an artist, and since graduating in 2019, he has gone on to become a full-time freelance illustrator with the WWF and the Mental Health Foundation on his client list. I enjoy simplicity within art," he reveals.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Have you always been fascinated by art and design? Maybe you've even considered pursuing a career around art but are unsure where to start. Artists create art for its own sake. So ultimately, art can only be judged subjectively, but graphic design can be judged objectively: i.e., did it achieve its purpose?

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 29, 2025

Students benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and guidance from experienced faculty who maintain strong connections with the industry. His career began while still at university when he established himself as a freelance designer and worked on branding, web design, and brand strategy.

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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

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

MAY 30, 2023

Her impressive client list includes LinkedIn, Kappa, Converse, The New Yorker, and Tate. Her passion for communication has also expanded into educational work, designing courses and tutorials for prestigious art and design schools such as Central Saint Martins and UAL (University of the Arts London).

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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. With its rich tapestry of art galleries, publishing houses and media outlets, New York City is a veritable hub for illustration agents.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Describing herself as "colour obsessed", Jade was destined for a career in fashion, as it was her chosen subject at The Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago. Jade still moves in the realms of fashion, beauty and lifestyle but today, her clients hail from every industry, from tech and media to motor and food. Any surprises?

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Creative Boom

MARCH 14, 2024

A graduate of the China Academy of Art and the Royal College of Art, Qianhui's career has already got off to an impressive start, as she is currently working on her BFI Network-supported animation Statue in the Garden. WIRED, Hyundai, Faber and the New York Times are among her long list of illustrious clients.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

As well as being a way for him to discover himself, art also helps him conquer social anxiety and develop connections with other people. Any feelings of awkwardness melt away thanks to art, giving him the creative drive to make work that will amaze people. That's the distinction I love about freelancing.

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Creative Boom

MAY 5, 2022

I was getting some work, trying to figure out the right clients, but it was frustrating because there was misalignment, and it was causing stress. I did spot that some clients really made sense, and they were these kickass women. Is it about the type of clients you work with and the sectors you operate in? It can be all of that.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For as long as she can remember, Haruko Hayakawa has always been drawn to art and the act of creation, whether that was drawings, sewing or exploring digital art. Haruko would go on to study 3D, motion and VFX at the School of Visual Arts, but later dropped out after feeling that the industry was not the right fit for her.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

With backgrounds in graphic design and business management, Ash and Miro's journey began in 2015 as freelance creative directors producing visuals for local artists in Montréal. We escaped and started freelancing but then realised we'd set ourselves another trap, if that makes sense? During that time, I dropped into freelancing.

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