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

Creative Boom

Auckland-based illustrator Joseph Carrington creates instantly recognisable work thanks to his sleek, deceptively simple style. Having originally trained as a graphic designer, Joseph Carrington pivoted to illustration seven years ago. "I Lately, I'm most proud of jobs where I've had the opportunity to animate my illustrations."

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Project Management for Beginners: Ultimate Guide

Inkbot Design

Project Management for Beginners: Ultimate Guide Project management is the process of planning, organising, and overseeing the successful completion of a project. It involves coordinating various tasks, resources , and stakeholders to achieve specific project goals and objectives. What is Project Management?

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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. I can’t recommend passion projects enough.

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How to juggle multiple projects as a creative

Creative Boom

Spending ages on one project gets stale after a while. Illustrator and animator Samantha Curcio agrees. "I I personally prefer to be busier and juggle multiple projects at a time because it helps with time management," she explains. Illustrator and artist Abi Daker tells a similar story. "I

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32 affordable tools to keep costs down when you first go freelance

Creative Boom

Graphic design and illustration 1. Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher each offer a close approximation to Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, respectively. Inkscape If vector graphics are your forte, Inkscape stands tall as a free alternative to Illustrator. Project management and organisation 21.

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Fresh tools to help creatives run their freelance practice in 2024

Creative Boom

Notion Notion is a versatile note-taking and project management tool that allows you to write notes, organise information, manage projects, and more using building blocks like databases, calendars and Kanban boards synced across devices. I need nothing else," says graphic designer Mike Sullivan. Reminders Use Apple gear?

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Behind the scenes with De La Foye, a Chicago studio inspiring businesses to thrive

Creative Boom

At that time, my role included coordinating implementations for big web projects. I attempted to get IT project manager roles, but I'd get to the final two, and they'd always pick the other person. I'm very right and left brain, so with my IT project management background, all of my projects are super structured.