Lisa Maltby

DECEMBER 10, 2024

What does 150/day work out at as a yearly self-employed income? However, as we all know the self-employed dont get paid holiday so we need to deduct this time. less time may be spent on self promotion and more on communication once you have a reputation and more enquiries).

Illustration 52

Illustration Illustrator Internet and Software Development Self-employed 52

We And The Color

JANUARY 24, 2025

It’s a powerful tool for storytelling and self-promotion. Imagine if you could present your skills, experience, and achievements in a dynamic, engaging way that truly reflects your unique value. What if your resume could become an interactive presentation that captivates potential employers and leaves a lasting impression?

Templates 115

Templates Adobe Self-employed Presentation 115

We And The Color

DECEMBER 30, 2024

We’re talking about two main paths: employed designers and freelance designers. Employed Designers: The Steady Paycheck These are the folks who work for companies, agencies, or organizations. It relies on self-reported data from employees. Or someone freelancing from their home office? That makes a huge difference.

Graphic Design 88

Graphic Design Graphic Freelance Freelance 88

UX Collective

MAY 21, 2025

Its just another gimmicky trend thatll be overused by designers until the next shiny thing comes out of Silicon Valleyassuming were still employed by then. Thats like a sheep teaching wolves how to season meatits the opposite of self-preservation. Game-changing? But hey, Im sure our AI overlords will credit us in the footnotes.

Arts and Crafts 111

Arts and Crafts Textures Animation Self-employed 111

Creative Boom

JUNE 15, 2025

And it's the self-employed and small creative businesses who feel the impact first and most acutely. A confluence of economic pressures and rapid advancements in AI has created the perfect storm. As a result, companies are increasingly adopting "do more with less" philosophies, leading to role cuts, project delays and hiring freezes.

Freelance 492

Freelance Freelance Client Illustration 492

A List Apart

JUNE 22, 2023

Maybe an icon library is employed with selections that vaguely relate to their respective content. And I could self-reflect as I got older to facilitate further growth and course correction as needed. Most importantly: I got back to my core values. As an example, let’s talk about the Large Hadron Collider.

Arts and Crafts 52

Arts and Crafts Digital Presentation Theme 52

UX Collective

DECEMBER 19, 2024

When we understand how it works, we can transform seemingly scattered efforts into a powerful attribute of self-improvement. This mechanism protects the developers self-image by maintaining the project in a state of perpetual promise , avoiding the potential disappointment of real-world constraints and limitations.

Self-employed 105

Self-employed Project Management Architecture Patterns 105

We And The Color

MARCH 28, 2025

Essentially, a resume presentation helps you stand out by offering a richer, more engaging snapshot of your professional self. However, it often lacks personality and visual appeal. A resume presentation, on the other hand, transforms your professional summary into a dynamic visual experience. Think of this template as your stage.

Presentation 49

Presentation Templates Adobe Self-employed 49

Creative Boom

JULY 2, 2025

Let's be honest: this is a radical idea, especially if you're self-employed. So the next time you feel restless doing 'nothing', congratulate yourself. You're literally rewiring your brain for better ideas. Freelancers, artists and small business owners live with the low hum of anxiety that if you're not hustling, you're failing.

Self-employed 411

Self-employed Production Entertainment Freelance 411

Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2025

It's positive, empowering, and grounded in the self-care zeitgeist. The rebrand aims to reposition Life Factory as a confident, compassionate alternative to the tech-heavy aesthetic dominating the sector, putting humanity back at the heart of workplace health. Let's give life the thumbs up." It's an empathetic role.

Branding 195

Branding Brand Self-employed Illustration 195

Inkbot Design

JUNE 16, 2025

Here are some of the most common roadblocks: High Production Costs The costs of employing videographers, editors, voice talent, and designers escalate rapidly when combined. Self-serve demo videos provide prospects with flexible engagement opportunities or testing integration requirements as an ops team.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Production Branding 52

We And The Color

MAY 26, 2025

Agus Putu Suyadnya explores these themes, prompting self-awareness and deep thought. Employing realist techniques with a distinct surrealist sensibility, he delves into the depths of poetic imagination. What does it mean to be human today, surrounded by rapid technological advancements yet intrinsically linked to nature?

Exhibition 45

Exhibition Artist Art Self-employed 45

Creative Boom

JUNE 26, 2023

Lina saw my Take On Me style illustrations on Facebook, especially Self Portrait With Morten Harket, and commissioned an illustration for Move To Oslo." To inspire you, we asked the Creative Boom community to share their stories of how they bagged their first freelance gig and offer some advice on doing so yourself.

Client 513

Client Freelance Freelance Self-employed 513

Creative Boom

JULY 12, 2022

She has been self-employed for two years and also works as a creative lead at Hyper Skin, a company she rebranded. There is nothing as satisfying as taking an idea and turning it into something that looks super real and applying it to different physical, print and digital mediums," explains Katrina.

Self-employed 540

Self-employed Brand Branding Illustration 540

Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Although some professional graphic designers are self-starters, most will have taken some sort of course. Many graphic designers have carved out successful careers through self-study alone: by following online tutorials, reading books, watching training videos, and a lot of trial-and-error.

Graphic Design 534

Graphic Design Graphic Freelance Freelance 534

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If self-doubt or imposter syndrome is holding you back from taking the next step in your creative career, this course is designed for you. In this 45-minute course, she digs into the science behind self-sabotage and shares the framework that allowed her to overcome the fear of failure.

Self-employed 360

Self-employed Freelance Freelance Branding 360

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Rafael has now been self-employed for just shy of four years, and his goal is to stay independent and continue to grow his practice. He proceeded to climb the immigration system, securing five different visas before finally getting a green card. But it's been anything but a smooth ride.

Freelance 465

Freelance Freelance Graphic Design Graphic 465

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

That presents a great opportunity for artists, designers, photographers, writers, and digital dreamers to embark on a journey of self-improvement and skill refinement. There are lots of courses that apply the same academic rigour to their teaching but deliver lessons online at a time of your choosing.

Self-employed 474

Self-employed Graphic Design Marketing Marketing 474

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In other words, successful self-promotion isn't just about sharing content on social media and getting tons of likes. You'll probably get screwed on pay, so be prepared to push back When you look back on the early days of your career, one of the most maddening things is feeling that you were taken advantage of.

Freelance 493

Freelance Freelance Self-employed Client 493

Creative Boom

JUNE 17, 2024

But it can feel dispiriting if you don't have any commercial freelance work to show in that portfolio, leading to imposter syndrome and a lack of self-confidence. Really, though, that's missing the point of a portfolio. Most employers won't really care all that much whether the work you feature was actually commissioned.

Portfolio 476

Portfolio Agency Self-employed Client 476

Creative Boom

JULY 14, 2024

Here are some key findings so far: Work status: Most of you are self-employed or freelancers (46.3%), with a significant portion working full-time (38.5%). And the preliminary results offer some fascinating insights into what the creative sector looks like today. Of these, 61.2% work in small companies with 1-10 employees.

Self-employed 482

Self-employed Education Graphic Design Inspiration 482

Creative Boom

MARCH 21, 2022

Alternatively, you're self-teaching, then one approach could be to tackle an imaginary brief, just as if you were doing so for a real client. Now it's not uncommon to meet working designers at all levels of the business right up to CEOs, who are self-taught, using books, online tutorials and YouTube videos.

Graphic Design 546

Graphic Design Graphic Portfolio Photoshop 546

Creative Boom

MAY 14, 2024

As a positive way to deal with your feelings, she suggests you try the 70:20:10 innovation rule employed by Coke, Google and many others. Allow for emotional processing and self-care None of this, of course, should blind us to the fact that failure hurts. Basically, you take 'little bets'," she explains.

Filmmaking 511

Filmmaking Self-employed Artist Adobe 511

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Today, painting, drawing and ceramics are Xiangni's medium of choice, and her art deals with themes of identity, self-observation and the imagination. Additionally, the rising popularity of digital illustration led to a shift in trends; this reduced the opportunity to employ traditional techniques in my projects," she tells Creative Boom. "In

Self-employed 475

Self-employed Fine Art Arts and Crafts Artist 475

Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2023

By late 2021, she started thinking about all the women she knew or knew of who had young children and also ran their own businesses or were self-employed in the creative industries. She started getting in touch with people she admired, such as Naomi Raybould, founder of Beyond Nine, writer Liv Purvis, photographer Ola O.

Self-employed 533

Self-employed Arts and Crafts Presentation Exhibition 533

Creative Boom

MARCH 7, 2022

With a deep interest in design thinking philosophy, she employs a multidisciplinary approach to design, ranging from graphic design, motion, illustration, and product design. And also the visual refresh for Target's More Than Magic, featuring an inclusive, imaginative brand that "embraces girls' uniqueness and self-expression".

Inspiration 507

Inspiration Arts and Crafts Graphic Design Agency 507

Just Creative

AUGUST 27, 2023

And because most of these courses are self-paced, you can take lessons and sink your teeth into educational content whenever you’re free. From personal development to tips on self-employment, virtually anyone can find what they’re looking for here. With over 200,000 courses, this is one of the most comprehensive platforms.

Internet and Software Development 179

Internet and Software Development Self-employed Education Adobe 179

Just Creative

JANUARY 18, 2020

With people focusing on self-improvement more than ever these days, we wanted to shine a light on The 9 Best Courses on Coursera for Creatives to give you some choices should you be looking to start down a new path in 2020. One of the best options for taking classes online is through Coursera. Learn More.

Graphic Design 333

Graphic Design Graphic Production Self-employed 333

Creative Boom

APRIL 21, 2024

As Camilla puts it: "It's a jungle for people to navigate, and it's an even greater battle for us brand-folk, who, let's be honest, are putting more fuel on the fire to this self-fulfilling prophesy of fake it 'til you make it." Ete Davies Ete Davies is the EMEA chief operating officer at Dentsu Creative in London.

Agency 501

Agency Marketing Marketing Branding 501

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

You may struggle with self-discipline As noted earlier, having no fixed hours is a double-sided coin. Unless you're very self-disciplined, you might end up wasting days procrastinating over work, and that can seriously eat into your earnings. Self-discipline problems can also go in the other direction.

Freelance 476

Freelance Freelance Self-employed Client 476

Creative Boom

AUGUST 18, 2022

One living an inspiring way of life; connected to self, nature, community and clothes.". Hanna's passion for dance, movement and music is evident in the flowing shapes she employs to create bold yet delicate, illustrative design. The circular composition keeps the focus on the main character," she adds.

Self-employed 448

Self-employed Illustration Illustrator Travel 448

Graphic Design Junction

AUGUST 3, 2023

Furthermore, there is tons of self-help material on becoming a web designer and dozens of outstanding courses so employers can choose from many candidates. Right now, 30 to 50 billion web pages are indexed by the Google search engine, and it takes talent and effort to make yours stand out. Just as important is website quality.

Web Design 233

Web Design Web Design Self-employed Networking 233

Eye on Design

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

And when profitability staggers — as it arguably has in recent decades — design faces sharpened pressures that clash with its self-styled independence. Pater’s chapters on “The Designer as Worker” and “The Designer as Entrepreneur” try to make sense of this situation while dismantling any notion that passion always pays out.

Graphic Design 144

Graphic Design Graphic Self-employed Presentation 144

Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Self-teaching using resources like: Online courses and tutorials Books like Head First HTML and CSS Blogs like Smashing Magazine YouTube channels like DesignCourse and Traversy Media Resources like these will teach you UX design , colour theory, layout patterns, and UI styling. Learning Resources The best way to learn is by, well, learning!

Web Design 98

Web Design Web Design Self-employed Internet and Software Development 98

Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

This flexibility is excellent for students who: Work full-time jobs Have family/caring commitments Want to study while travelling Prefer learning in a self-paced, independent way An online program lets you fit your studies around other responsibilities and obligations. Online programs require self-directed learning and time management.

Graphic Design 98

Graphic Design Graphic Internet and Software Development Programming 98

Just Creative

MAY 23, 2023

It discusses how engaging in what you enjoy can inspire you, and you gain the self-assurance to market your job online. Self-promotion can be challenging for designers or any artist if they are self-conscious. Self-promotion includes sharing your artwork on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram.

Graphic Design 256

Graphic Design Graphic Arts and Crafts Publication 256

Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You may choose to be a self-employed graphic designer or a freelancer. So, even if you choose to be self-employed or work in-house, you may want to keep your options open by taking courses at local colleges and universities. It's important to note that graphic design is constantly evolving.

Graphic Design 145

Graphic Design Graphic Self-employed Programming 145