Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

AI has even won awards for its illustration work from creative bodies such as Communication Arts and the Colorado State Fair. It's the modern-day equivalent of clip art. Get real Some clients will be perfectly happy using AI-generated images on their websites, book covers, or annual reports. Don't panic!

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Others, meanwhile, would love to shout about what they've created, but their clients frustratingly forbid it. Their portfolio spans collaborations with tech giants like Google and Apple, as well as smaller creative projects. Some of these make a lot of effort to publicise their work; some tend to hide their light under a bushel.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 18, 2024

And now he's back in Dublinrefreshed once again and adding to a portfolio already full of inspiring pieces. Unveiled in March, it celebrates the city's creativity, diversity, and shared culture through street art. Nine years in Melbourne saw him morph into an illustrator, where he truly discovered his creative voice. In Your Head.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 26, 2023

And right at the start, you may not even have a single client to your name. So how do you land your first client? My first freelance clients were my old full-time employers," she explains. Now, 16 years later, they are still a client!" My first client was my old non-creative job," she explains.

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Graphic Design Junction

APRIL 17, 2022

Best Portfolio WordPress Themes , custom-built for modern creative websites, including agency, portfolio, graphic designer and magazine as well as photography websites. These WP themes are the best choice for you to create a business, creative agency or personal portfolio, photography or a blogging website. 6,131 items.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Colourful, playful, and surreal, New York illustrator Jimmy Simpson has a portfolio full of mind-blowing artwork driven by retro influences but executed in his own contemporary style. He has developed a playful and surreal style, thriving on '90s nostalgia while borrowing from art and design history.

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Designer Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Navigating the balance between boundless creativity and concrete client expectations is pivotal in graphic design. This balancing act is like walking a tightrope, where tilting too far in one direction can compromise creative integrity, and leaning too much the other way might not meet client needs. Who are they? What appeals to them?

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 12, 2023

A modern, minimalist and creative Portfolio WordPress Themes built with state-of-the-art technology including HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery frameworks , offering extreme functionality and speed. Whether you’re an artist, designer, product developer or a creative agency, a stunning portfolio is essential. 6,131 items. 5,191 items.

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Graphic Design Junction

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Setup your portfolio websites with these Creative WordPress Themes. A modern, minimalist creative Portfolio WordPress Themes built with state-of-the-art technology including HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery frameworks , offering extreme functionality and speed. Clean multipurpose Portfolio WordPress Themes are very easy to use.

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Just Creative

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

It’s presenting your work to clients. So, they convey their reasoning and vision to clients – while beginners simply send an image. Over years of work, it became clear that presenting logos is a science, not an art. A good presentation allows you to: Sell your logo designs to prospective clients.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A pivotal moment in Pan's career came last year when he participated in an art residency in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. His client base has also evolved significantly, as he was mainly working in editorial illustration when he started out. Since my art residency, I've restarted painting on physical canvases.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2025

Students benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and guidance from experienced faculty who maintain strong connections with the industry. Luke Pearson (class of 2010) Luke Pearson is an illustrator with an impressive client roster that includes The New Yorker, The New York Times, Penguin, and Disney Television Animation.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 18, 2024

The illustrated books I most loved as a kid were those you could come back to, find more stories within stories in the art," she enthuses. Occasionally, I enjoy going to a gallery, theatre show or flicking through art books," she adds. "I She notes how social media and online portfolios have democratised the industry. "It

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

You'd rather be doing what you love, whether art, design, photography or whatever, than setting out your stall. But how you market yourself will be the deciding factor for clients when choosing you over your competitors. What do clients consistently praise or appreciate about my work?' It's as simple as that.

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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 Amao 2.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Mutant Hands – AKA animator and art director James Wignall – burst onto the creative scene back in 2005, one of a new wave of creatives at the vanguard of the noughties motion graphics revolution. James Wignall has curated a new reel to encapsulate his recent animation work and created a fresh visual identity to boot.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2022

Ofir Mizrahi delivers award-winning websites that clients and visitors love. If ever a potential client needs reassurance of the high-quality results they'll get, they just have to glance at the stunning work on the studio's online portfolio, spanning clients in the gastronomy, lifestyle, culture, corporate and non-profit sectors.

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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

JULY 16, 2024

It's the colour that hits you first when Wenjing Yang 's portfolio is laid out before you. To say Wenjing's art is unique would be something of an understatement. The client loved the patterns she created, which consisted of traditional Chinese iconography blended with a hint of Wenjing Yang's trademark surrealism.

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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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Design Milk

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Alda Ly Revels in Reeded Glass, Icelandic Baths + More Architect Alda Ly continues to assemble a portfolio of meaningful work designing for entrepreneurs and startups with her practice ALA Studio. She draws from two decades of experience in the graphic arts to inform fresh objects in the realm of ceramics and surface design.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Art director, designer and illustrator Teddy Kang has had an eventful couple of years. In doing so, he can continue exploring advertising and fashion as an art director and creative while pursuing his first artistic passion. Funny thing is, I didn't have a fashion-related portfolio at all," he adds. "My Not easy at all.

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Graphic Design Junction

OCTOBER 27, 2024

These digital tools allow designers to showcase their creations in a realistic setting, making it easier for clients and stakeholders to visualize the final product. Whether you’re working on branding, packaging, or digital art, using the right Photoshop mockups can significantly enhance your portfolio and elevate your presentations.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The American-Canadian illustrator and designer has managed to carve a niche for herself thanks to her vibrant, playful style, which has won her work with clients ranging from Nike and Coca-Cola to Penguin Random House and The Ellen Degeneres Show. I took art classes for Christmas and birthdays," she recalls. "My

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Buru, photography courtesy of Buru Co-founder and creative director Ky Allport discusses the art of finding your discovery muscle, bringing the inside out, and committing to authenticity. But what unites us is a sense of curiosity and the stubbornness to keep following our noses, keep going down rabbit holes with our clients."

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Creative Boom

MAY 24, 2023

Based in Texas and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art, Will's artistic journey started in a way that will be familiar to many creatives. Another key to the success of Will's art is its individuality. I am only beginning to see big clients recruiting my work because they want my style, not some cookie-cutter corporate art.

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Just Creative

JULY 7, 2020

Photography is an art form made possible by technology. And there are many reasons why many of them are losing a steady client base. On one hand, you’ll see photography enthusiasts striving hard to promote the art, but on the other, there’s the mass appeal of posting ordinary pictures of your day-to-day life.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 15, 2022

Art has always been a strong part of Soumyaraj's identity. She also thanks her art teacher, who helped her lean more towards a creative subject in her further education. "My My parents and teachers constantly encouraged me to participate in art competitions. Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession.

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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.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2024

Don't play down your university projects Your portfolio is your calling card in the creative world and should reflect your skills, creativity and passion. Nobody will ever ask you what your dissertation was about, so a curated portfolio and a good attitude to develop is key." Really, though, that's missing the point of a portfolio.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 25, 2024

Designer and art director Helen Rabbitte's work is a kaleidoscope of contrasts. However, it was not an easy industry for a designer to break into with no connections in that realm and no music-related projects in her portfolio. Soulection project Soulection project "They're everything I loved about art, culture and music."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 7, 2022

And outside her day job, she's the co-founder of Woodism , an art collaboration that celebrates children with autism whilst raising money for charity. Her clients include global brands like Google, Twitter, Visa, and Microsoft and nonprofit organisations providing life-advancing support to vulnerable communities throughout the United States.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

She's since gone on to work with clients such as BBC Teach and Channel 5. I have been a freelancer for nearly a year, producing illustrations for many clients. Art seems to be a family affair, as her biggest inspiration is her sister, Amy, who also works as a freelancer in the animation and illustration industry. "I

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When he's not working on professional commissions, he mashes his favourite pop culture inspirations with his fan art. But after studying for an illustration degree in Madrid, he decided to prepare a portfolio and contact illustration agencies, advertisers and magazine publishers. Music continues to play a huge part in Van's life, too.

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Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 25, 2024

Jimbo Bernaus is a distinguished art director, visual designer, and letterer, celebrated for his creative approach and dedication to his craft. Today, we are featuring the most talented art director and visual designer, Jimbo Bernaus, known for his amazing lettering and illustration work , along with insightful Procreate tutorials.

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