Creative Boom
MARCH 3, 2025
For starters, David Pearson, the celebrated book designer whose typography-forward approach has caught the eye of everyone from Wes Anderson to Herms, will share insights from his remarkable career. Your creative future self might thank you for it. Well, here's your chance. Who's coming? Will you be there?
Creative Boom
JUNE 15, 2025
And it's the self-employed and small creative businesses who feel the impact first and most acutely. Lee-May Lim , a freelance book designer, describes experiencing "four straight months of nothing", the worst period in her eight-year freelance career.
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Creative Bloq
AUGUST 4, 2025
Image credit: Rittsu Kogarasuashi) Rittsu Kogarasuashi is a self-taught communication designer whose nontraditional approach to breaking into the industry was shaped by experimentation, fan art and free tools. Most of the client work was editorial or book design work – usually only gaining $20 to $60 per project.
Creative Boom
OCTOBER 31, 2023
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. That's when I started shifting my work from prints, book designs and brand identities to key visuals to promote a certain play or show," he continues. "I
Creative Boom
APRIL 10, 2023
The release of the book doesn't just hark back to the past but marks a new chapter for the platform as it further launches the Semi Permanent Brand Studio to the world.
Eye on Design
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
And when profitability staggers — as it arguably has in recent decades — design faces sharpened pressures that clash with its self-styled independence. Pater’s chapters on “The Designer as Worker” and “The Designer as Entrepreneur” try to make sense of this situation while dismantling any notion that passion always pays out.
Shillington
APRIL 19, 2021
But at its core, your success as a designer is determined by your portfolio, which is the most important part of finding a job and succeeding in the industry. The truth is, employers will not be looking at your degree in design to determine if you’re qualified for the job. . 6 Successful Graphic Designers Who Never Got A Degree.
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