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Practical steps creatives can take when freelance work goes quiet

Creative Boom

subside, I tend to chat to my past clients, see what they have going on in their lives, and any recommendations they have for similar people in their field I can pester." I reach out to my network and see how they are doing," he explains. And it makes my job more social and fun." More skills rarely brought me new work.

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Former doctor Emma Cheng on switching to illustration, and how her medical background has informed her art

Creative Boom

Through my illustrations, I aim to bring these narratives to the forefront, raising awareness about health and the value of life." However, in Taiwan, being a doctor is considered one of the most prestigious and well-paying jobs in society, and given my grades and test scores, it was the trajectory that life naturally pushed me along.

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'I like communicating complex ideas in simple ways': Illustrator Liam Eisenberg on honing his style, staying original and finding inspiration

Creative Boom

My parents still have many of these childhood drawings, and it's interesting to see how the subject matter changed based on my interests over time," Liam tells Creative Boom. I didn't really know what I was doing there or what I planned on doing with my life," he reveals. I approach my work the same way today.

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A nice gesture for XR

UX Collective

Human Attention System is a broad topic, so only some of the findings will be mentioned in this article. Because, in my opinion, attention directly connects with immersion, presence, and experience. Where to start the design and how to evaluate my design. I wanted to share my findings and journey researching the topic.

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Vonn Cummings Sumner uses Krazy Kat to explore the natural world in his new series of paintings

Creative Boom

Without a set gender or even a set species, Krazy Kat acts as the perfect blank canvas onto which different topics and concerns can be projected. After class, I went straight to the campus library and checked out their only book on Krazy Kat, an anthology with an introduction by E.E. That is the goal, at least.

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Adopting a reflective practice: documenting learnings to inspire personal growth

UX Collective

For a while now, I’ve been trying to adopt a reflective practice to regularly slow down, organize my thoughts, and hopefully grow as a leader and design practitioner. When I first wrote about my reflective practice (part 1) , I was worried people would think it was too structured, but it resonated with more people than I anticipated.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love Machine Learning

UX Collective

Of course, my journey of learning the basics of AI was not as smooth as I would have liked. Then read on for my step-by-step guide on how to do this, even if you’re just a mere mortal product designer. The following story is based on my personal experience. So please don’t judge me too harshly for my terminology.

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