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How to beat creative block: practical tips from your fellow creatives

Creative Boom

We've all been there staring at a blank page, cursor blinking accusingly as the minutes tick by with no brilliant ideas in sight. The good news? Sometimes you need to get all the crap ideas out of your head and onto the page or screen before you get to something you can work with." Get some natural light in the eyes.

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Illustrator Poan Pan on embracing change, community, and the unexpected

Creative Boom

Good news I'm still freelancing as an illustrator! Honestly, when we first spoke, I had no idea if freelancing would even work out. There's a sense of trust and spontaneity that often leads to unexpected ideas and outcomes," says Pan. It's been an adventure full of ups and downs, but that makes it exciting."

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Aardman creates cute stop-motion films that focus on the 'things we love' about the BBC

Creative Boom

For me, it's mainly news or sport; that's what I watch on the BBC," says the father fox, as they sit together outside a family home at night, leaning against some wheelie bins. The campaign is part of the BBC's brand marketing strategy, which has also included films This is our BBC and Trust Is Earned for BBC News.

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Illustrators North launches in Northern Ireland to bring together local artists

Creative Boom

Unlike the ad or design work, more often than not, illustrators work in isolation, and this tends to be tough because we don't have a sounding board to bounce ideas off or feel validated in our concerns or encouraged when we are in a hard place." The people around you are your biggest asset; invest your time and energy in them."

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Jump Jirakaweekul and Tom Elia of COLLINS on their rebrand for CNET, inspired by the 'golden age' of the printing press

Creative Boom

"This was a period before the FCC abolished the Fairness Doctrine, which required news outlets to represent differing viewpoints," says Tom Elia, creative director at COLLINS. "At At that time, the news was more broadly respected and viewed as a public if not an imperative good. No more cookie-cutter visualisations, thank you.

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The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration has just found its perfect home

Creative Boom

Meanwhile, creative projects will empower people to share their own stories, heritage, and ideas, with schools, families, community centres, and practising illustrators set to get involved. It will be a welcoming, vibrant place where everyone's stories and ideas matter, and every visitor leaves looking differently at the world around them."