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Rafael Medeiros on enduring the Hollywood strikes as a freelance graphic designer

Creative Boom

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Medeiros moved to LA in 2012 after graduating in Brazil in graphic design. After gaining residency without needing an employer sponsorship, he quit his job and pursued freelance full-time. How have the Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes impacted visual creatives?

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10 best artist and illustration agents in New York City

Creative Boom

With the rise of digital tools both for making art and sending it around the world in an instant, in one sense, it's now easier than ever to make money as a freelance illustrator. The agency was founded by Mohamed Danawi in 2012. But how on Earth do you find a market for your work? This is where illustration agents come into play.

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Kevin Rooi on dealing with rejection, making best use of AI and being your own boss

Creative Boom

Born in the Caribbean and now based in the Netherlands, Kevin moved to Amsterdam in 2012 to study graphic design, and then spent the beginning of his career enjoying internships and placements at various outlets, including for online magazine DATmag. It opens doors to opportunities such as freelance gigs or finding a job.

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The Ultimate Freelance Writing Toolkit to Improve Productivity

Inkbot Design

The Ultimate Freelance Writing Toolkit to Improve Productivity As a freelancer, managing your time and staying productive can be challenging. If you are one of those freelancers who struggle to manage their time and boost productivity, you have come to the right place. 5 – Paraphrasetool.ai Paraphrasetool.ai

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F5: Jiminie Ha’s Book Plans, the Furniture That Changed Her Life + More

Design Milk

” Launching in 2012, with a collective background in fine arts, curation, creative direction, design, publishing, and fashion, With Projects, Inc. . “I was playing piano and violin for decades at that point and yet… only listened to punk music – Fugazi was my soundtrack!

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Gender Switch: Iconic Household Brand Mascots Redesigned by CDA

The Logo Smith

Sidenote: CDA did a take on the Brand Logo Reversions Project that I did way back around 2012, and recently updated with new logos last year, where they focus on the Fast Food Brands, worth a look: Fast Food Rivals Logo Mash-ups.

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Basically Alone We Are All: The Superb Embroidered Artworks by Cléa Lala

Design You Trust

Creative freelance since 2012, I specialize in working with embroidery and thread which inspires me for its many formal qualities (line, texture, volume, movement) and as well as conceptual ones (the link, the knot, the connection). French artist Cléa Lala creates provocative mixed-media artworks combining embroidery and illustration.