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From Project Manager to Freelance Designer: Karina Aslikyan, Shillington Sydney Graduate

Shillington

You have a background in project management and web development. My first real job out of uni was at a tech startup where I got to work on everything from design, UX, web development and project management, teaching myself along the way. At what moment did you decide to take the leap and study design?

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Illustrator Joseph Carrington on confronting what challenges you and the benefits of representation

Creative Boom

"There's a vibrant and creative community over here, of which I've managed to work with some heroes of mine," he explains. Also, being Maori and hailing from two indigenous tribes known for their artistic heritage, this creativity has always been a part of me."

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This Artist Creates a Superb 3D Embroideries

Design You Trust

Embroidery artist Katerina Marchenko was born in Moscow and raised in a small yet charming city in the Kharkov region of Ukraine. Her educational journey led her to the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, where she graduated with a specialization in project management.

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The Project Management Steps: Ultimate Guide

Inkbot Design

The Project Management Steps: Ultimate Guide Have you ever felt like a juggler with balls in the air, trying to keep them from crashing down? Managing projects is difficult – it requires skilful manoeuvring through various stages until completion. To begin with, let us think about a project as alive and breathing.

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Iconic buildings from movies and architecture recreated as birdhouses

Creative Boom

All photography courtesy of the artist and PHX Gallery, Chicago Artist and architect Jason Sargenti has recreated a series of iconic buildings, both real and fictional, as birdhouses, and his work is about to go on show in Chicago. The Manhattan Birdhouse by Jason Sargenti. Initially, I would purchase ugly birdhouses and renovate them.

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How to juggle multiple projects as a creative

Creative Boom

"Working on the same long-term project can bog you down after a while, and you can struggle to see if it's coming together. Illustrator and artist Abi Daker tells a similar story. "I I overwork stuff, so multiple projects is a good way to take breaks and review works in progress while I'm in the middle of things," she says.

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Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024

Creative Boom

It's my hands-down recommendation for scheduling intros, catch-ups, etc," says CG artist and creative director Haruko Hayakawa , whom we profiled last December. "It Artist agent and creative producer Bianca Bramham at talent agency Jacky Winter agrees, calling it a "game changer". It saves me from the 'when are you available?'

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