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

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. As a freelancer, that's something that's easy to deprioritise when deadlines and client demands bog you down.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Alexis Marcou is a highly acclaimed visual artist from Greece, renowned for his distinctive artistic approach that blends traditional and digital techniques. Alexis is currently available for freelance projects and can be reached via his Behance profile: Explore his work on Behance.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Stories of brands using AI in their latest campaign have become a daily occurrence. 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. Illustrator Tom Woolley shows us how to future-proof your career in an evolving industry.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 19, 2025

Studios and freelancers across the world have it bookmarked for graphic design inspiration and visual exploration. Dribbble A favourite among UI/UX designers, illustrators, and visual artists, Dribbble is a vibrant community for showcasing and discovering design work that has been running since 2009.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 29, 2022

But recent algorithm changes and a push for more video content have left many artists and designers struggling to enjoy the same likes and reach. You can write as much as you like and attract people to your brand via endless means. Artist Russell Taysom loves using Pinterest. Image licensed via Adobe Stock.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Bertrand Aznar, represented by Illustration Division Whether you need representation or are looking to hire an artist or illustrator, these are the best places to head to in New York City. These behind-the-scenes champions of artistic talent serve as the bridge between artists and the industries that crave their creativity.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hovey recalls: "I was living in Bristol at the time and would go down to London and mix with other illustrators and street artists. "I Because he worked in such an analogue way, Hovey says he had "no real brain for graphic design" and never wanted to work at a brand. I want a community without being addicted to the screen," he adds.

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Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Whether youre a startup founder, a creative freelancer, or an established entrepreneur, a well-designed business cards helps you leave a lasting impression. A professional business card is more than just contact informationits a reflection of your brand. Easily Editable for easy understanding. Just drop in your texts, and it is ready.

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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

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

JUNE 21, 2022

Some of our recommendations are sold directly by creatives themselves, while others are from larger stores that commission artists and illustrators to create unique designs for them. As she grew up in Turkey, it was the picture books from Aysha Tengiz's childhood that kept her sane and inspired her to become a freelance artist.

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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. Consequently, many independent creative founders and freelancers share a longing for connection, reassurance and motivation.

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Designer Daily

JULY 16, 2024

99designs by Vista has given some of today’s most influential brands a surrealist makeover in tribute to 100 years of Surrealism. Considering these artists’ fascination with alternative realities, it’s easy to imagine their intrigue with 21st-century social media and the increasingly blurred lines between real and digital worlds.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 7, 2024

And if you're an artist, illustrator, or designer yourself, they're a great opportunity to make money doing what you love. These fun gatherings offer the perfect opportunity to showcase your work, connect with potential customers, and build your brand. But getting started can be, well, quite terrifying. Never take that for granted!"

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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. In today's hyper-connected digital landscape, personal branding has become key to success for creative professionals.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 15, 2025

Senior Designer at Nike Global Brand Design Retail Yenny Zhang takes us through her education and career so far, revealing the best bits and the challenges she faced along the way. From rigorous coursework and internships to fitting in personal freelance work, Zhang gave 110% to excel, describing it as "tough but rewarding".

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 21, 2025

Minimalist business cards create a sleek and sophisticated brand identity, ensuring a strong first impression. The simplicity of these designs ensures that your brand stands out with elegance and style. Business cards remain an essential networking tool, offering a physical reminder of your brand.

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We And The Color

JUNE 24, 2025

The annual summer client drought is a familiar reality for many freelance graphic designers. This is the perfect time to intentionally grow your freelance design business from the inside out, building a more resilient, creative, and profitable enterprise for the years to come. However, this period of quiet is not a setback.

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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. In the following article, we spotlight an incredible 10 Caper artists you should add to your radar. Amao Amao is an illustrator, motion designer and VR artist who lives in her home city of Shanghai, China.

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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. The household he grew up in was an artistic one, as his father is a painter and illustrator while his mother is a singer and actor.

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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. I like to help brands and publications communicate with their audience visually." But he's also stayed true to his roots.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Every Monday, our show will bring you the inside scoop from other artists, designers, illustrators and photographers about the highs and lows of being a creative professional. It's a career he carved out for himself after suffering the effects of burnout during his days of crafting logos and building brand identities.

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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. It was something I realised that I absolutely loved doing.

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Just Creative

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The music industry has reached a point where branding can create a more successful career than the music itself. Standing out in a unique way is more crucial now than ever, which has led many musicians down the path of working with visual artists. Album covers are the most commonly used promotional tool in a music artist’s toolbox.

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Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 12, 2021

Today we are featuring remarkable digital illustrator and freelancer artist “ Florian Nicolle ”, with his best drawing and illustration work. He worked as a freelance Senior illustrator in World’s Top Brands. While keeping a rigorous drawing. He was from Paris, France. You can catch Florian Nicolle on Instagram.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 28, 2025

Aware of Royal Salute's past collaborations with illustrators for its Lunar New Year editions, Jason dropped the creative agency Boundless Brand Design an email early in 2023. However, a snake does rear its head on the left panel of the box as an Easter egg from the artist. The Taiwan box wrap and initial concept.

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Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 3, 2021

Clean and professionally designed business cards can make a lasting impression, so it is important to choose only high quality Business Card Templates for your business or personal branding. Ideal for personal / professional branding and more. This template is perfect for you who currently creating your own brand identity.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Whether it's an art teacher who said you couldn't draw, a "friend" who told you freelancing would never work or someone who said something cruel that keeps whirring around in your head – reframe things and believe that you are wonderful. Confidence comes from courage and can show more outwardly," says artist Jess Payne. "I

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Designer Daily

JUNE 28, 2023

As you embark on a thrilling journey to discover your career path, envision a future where your artistic flair becomes your superpower. Collaborate with talented artists and designers, providing the artistic direction that fuels a cohesive vision. As an art director, you guide projects toward their intended messages and goals.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 25, 2024

Northern native Hello Rabbit – aka Helen Rabbitte – tells us how she went from working at a posh popcorn brand to getting in with the top dogs in the music industry. Rabbitte began her career at the snack brand Proper Corn, where she worked for three years. "At Nostalgic and contemporary, north and south, surreal and calming.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Artists create art for its own sake. Many graphic designers are also freelance, so their earnings are generally kept to themselves. How much does a freelance graphic designer make? Most freelance graphic designers will start with a lower rate and raise their rates over time as they build their portfolio and reputation.

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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. Rose OMahony By day, Rose O'Mahony is a senior brand and packaging designer who spends 80 per cent of her time working on screen.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Brooklyn-based CG artist and creative director Haruko Hayakawa specialises in creating stunning, bizarre visuals which tackle consumer culture, brands and nostalgia. Instead, she finished with a BFA in design with a focus on branding and packaging. I’m also heavily inspired by still life photography and surreal art."

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

We love the typography, the work page layouts, and, most of all, we adore the ability to add our own branding to the design. We think Squarespace's Kester is a great shout for artists and illustrators everywhere, as it showcases the work front and centre with the option to add a shop and a blog, too. But boy, is it beautiful.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

He explains how he transitioned from graphic designer to full-time artist and what inspires his work today. Coming from a graphic design background, Patrick Nelson has been a full-time collage artist now for a number of years. In June this year, he announced he was joining the artist roster at the California-based Aerena Galleries.

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Graphic Design Junction

JANUARY 23, 2022

Concept art, sketching, digital Paintings, and Digital Art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea of artist’s mind. Today we are featuring creative concept artist, character designer, storyboard artist, freelancer and illustrator “ Gada Jermy ”, with it’s amazing concept art collection. 6,131 items.

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