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Positive stories from freelance creatives to boost your mood in a recession

Creative Boom

And even if you're still managing to keep on top of the rent, there's no shame in feeling a little down about your prospects for continuing success as a freelancer. And freelance designer Alex Foxley recalls fondly the moment he realised his first year of freelancing had earned him more than at any previous studio job.

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12 of the best online clothing stores that sell unique pieces by leading artists and designers

Creative Boom

Maddy McIndoe is a London-based designer and illustrator whose work is characterised by a love of colour, pattern and playfulness. Alongside freelancing as a designer and illustrator, she also runs a printed fashion brand, which aims to inject an element of joy into getting dressed in the morning. Humphries & Begg.

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Let’s Talk Pattern Design With Shadé Akanbi

Design Milk

“My personal world, from childhood to present day, has always been multicultural and my passion for creating a global fusion lifestyle and brand has only been nurtured by my love and appreciation for art and design,” said Brooklyn-based freelance pattern designer Shadé Akanbi.

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Freelancers: Collecting Comprehensive Creative Brief from Your Client

HONGKIAT

I took the cake with a heavy heart but on the way I kept thinking that if only the bakery would devise a particular pattern to collect information from the customers, it would not have been difficult to give custmers like me what we wanted. Working with clients all day long may sometimes lead to stress in a freelance schedule.

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Tina Touli on designing for designers and the double-edged sword of creative freedom

Creative Boom

With deliciously gloopy, 3D, liquid moving image; charmingly bloated bespoke lettering; vibrant palettes and Memphis-esque patterning, her work is resolutely multidisciplinary, and that's exactly as she likes it. It wasn't long before she took the plunge and went freelance full-time, and she's not looked back. "I

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The best cards by independent artists and designers for Valentine's Day 2022

Creative Boom

The following list contains everything from cute and charming to elegant and minimalist – all lovingly designed by creative freelancers or small businesses worldwide. Plus the odd print or poster, as an alternative romantic idea. So, in the spirit of Just a Card , here are some of my favourite finds. I Love You Cat by Alice Bowsher.

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Let’s Get Physical: How to Get Your Creative Work Seen with Print

Creative Market

From a pattern designer’s portfolio to a playful project from Mailchimp’s design team, the 8 examples below show you how to put your best foot forward in print. When much of what you create is experienced on a screen, getting to share your work in print is a rare thrill. about his print publication, Find Peace.

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