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Creative Boom
JUNE 15, 2025
For instance, their recent bold new identity for the São Paulo art museum MASP nods to Brazilian modernist design traditions while reimagining them for a contemporary audience. As we wrote at the time: "Its balance between theatrical grandeur and self-awareness makes the campaign uniquely engaging."
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. They didn't want me to go, so they offered to be our first client. Now, 16 years later, they are still a client!"
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Creative Boom
MARCH 3, 2025
After co-founding design consultancy Atlas and a stint as a Pentagram partner, during which she created identities for clients including Vitra, Tate and Phaidon, Stavro now runs her own practice with a focus on "designing a better world." Your creative future self might thank you for it. Will you be there?
Creative Boom
JUNE 15, 2025
What began as a humble experiment has exploded into something far more powerful: a thriving community of over 4,500 members where freelancers find their tribe, employed creatives discover new opportunities, and everyone gets access to the kind of insider knowledge that was once reserved for those with the right connections.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016. She subsequently transitioned from illustration to fine art by enrolling in the MFA Fine Arts program at Pratt Institute in 2020. Since then, she has explored various mediums by creating two-dimensional works and sculptures.
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?
Creative Boom
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Graphic designer and art director Rafael Medeiros shares his experiences. Rafael has now been self-employed for just shy of four years, and his goal is to stay independent and continue to grow his practice. Overall, though, he's really missing his normal work, designing key art in strike-free times. "I
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