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How The Studio became an essential place for creatives to network and learn in 2025

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Your creative support network, finally If you've never heard of The Studio, here's what you're missing: it's Creative Boom's private, distraction-free sanctuary designed exclusively for creative professionals who are serious about their craft and their careers. Photography by Michael Godsall IRL Birmingham.

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D&AD Awards 2025: who won what?

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In the network categories, Serviceplan took home Independent Network of the Year, while FCB was also named Network of the Year. These rankings provide definitive tables of the most successful companies, networks, countries and clients based on the awards results.

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The Public Domain Image Archive: A treasure trove of free-to-use historical imagery

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Ours feels different in that it's our own 'best of' selection - like a small exhibition gallery at the entrance to an immense network of archives and storage rooms that lie beyond," Green explains. While many digital repositories already offer vast archives of out-of-copyright images, PDIA sets itself apart with its highly curated approach.

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Rise of the machines: How illustrators can avoid being replaced by AI

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Nurture these relationships and build a network of repeat clients who can recommend you in the future. Get to know people through real-life networking events or sell your artwork at markets. Seek out clients who value quality illustration and can recognise an AI-generated image when they see one.

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Handcrafting the Future: How Scale Model Studios is blending tradition with innovation in stop-motion animation

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Additionally, this networking can establish valuable connections that will support you throughout your career after graduation. MA students, in particular in animation, are often seeking assistance," says Kidd. Also, student projects are often submitted to film festivals, which also gets your work out to a much wider audience."

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Is LinkedIn still a useful platform for creatives?

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But is it really the right platform for creative networking? At a time when platforms are rising and falling with alarming regularity, LinkedIn stands as something of an anomaly: a professional networking site that's maintained its relevance for nearly two decades. So LinkedIn is my digital networking marketplace now."

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Design Dept's Ali Martín Filsoof on building brands with substance and simplicity

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Ali has intentionally built an international network of collaborators in Spain, the UK, China, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, and Poland. The final identity used colour palettes inspired by local nature, animal motifs, and Japanese design influences, reflecting Hawaii's layered cultural stories with honesty rather than tokenism.

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