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How to promote and build your creative business without using social media

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock We examine why creatives are leaving social media, why it's increasingly useless for self-promotion, and some IRL alternatives to get your business up and running again. Digital burnout Recently, we took a deep dive into the question Is social media for self-promotion over? Here are a few suggestions.

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Creatives are saying social media is over… so what next?

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock In the week that Meta launches Threads , we ask: can new platforms bring social media back to life? Right now, many of you are saying that's how social media feels. But will these platforms breathe new life into social media? I feel jaded by social media," he says. "On We're not convinced.

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Is social media for self-promotion over? Creatives reveal their honest thoughts

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In 2022, social media increasingly sucks for sharing content and finding work. Have you noticed how different social media feels at the moment? I've given up on Instagram," complains freelance book cover designer Alex Kirby. "I Does this mean you're thinking of leaving social media altogether? No, you're not imagining it.

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Kemp Attwood talks us through the five books that no designer should live without

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To pick his brains a little, we wanted to know which five books are important to him and why, so we can perhaps learn a little more from his success. As with all partners, he is hands-on with clients, working as an executive creative director on client engagements. The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst.

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Janny Ji on working at Media Arts Lab, how Pentagram shaped her creativity, and designing for communities

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New York-based graphic designer and illustrator Janny Ji talks us through working with some of the biggest studios in the industry and how she earned a place at Apple's coveted Media Arts Lab. Media Arts Lab is a great place to work. And that's barely scratching the surface. Can you tell us a little about how you got to this point?

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Happytecture: New book celebrates the playful world of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda

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Now you can enjoy browsing some of their favourite shots in their highly-anticipated new book, Happytecture. But until now, Devís and Rueda have only shared their creations via social media and their website. Now you can enjoy some of their favourite artworks in a new book courtesy of Counter Print.

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Illustrator Elenia Beretta celebrates a culinary classic with new picture book, We Love Pizza

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Elenia Beretta's gouache technique brings Italy's popular export to glorious life in her first picture book. Then check out this beautiful picture book from Elenia Beretta , an Italian illustrator based in Berlin. Many cultures and countries have developed their own interpretations, and this colourful book looks at it from every angle.