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Creative Boom
JUNE 26, 2023
Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are many ways to get your first freelance gig. And right at the start, you may not even have a single client to your name. So how do you land your first client? My first freelance clients were my old full-time employers," she explains. Now, 16 years later, they are still a client!"
Creative Boom
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Image licensed via Adobe Stock The worst clients can turn your life into something out of a horror movie. We outline four common types of nightmare clients and explain how to deal with them. We're talking about those clients you simply hate working with. Clients who ended up making your professional life a nightmare.
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Creative Boom
APRIL 17, 2023
In practice, a graphic designer typically works with various media, including both print and digital, to create designs that meet the needs of their clients or employers. Although some professional graphic designers are self-starters, most will have taken some sort of course. The challenge is finding a client who'll pay you.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are lots of pros to going freelance, but also quite a few cons. If you're good at what you do, eventually, multiple clients will start beating down your door, and you won't be able to take all of it on. Over the long term, you'll want to diversify your client base as much as possible.
Creative Boom
MARCH 21, 2022
Image licensed via Adobe Stock. Adobe's well-known tools Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign remain the gold standard and the go-to throughout the profession. Given that they're the industry leaders, it's no coincidence that they're also the most expensive, requiring a subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud.
Creative Boom
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock As the leaves change colour and the air turns crisp, many creatives find themselves grappling with a series of challenges in their professional lives. The main thing we'd say to that is that there are plenty of clients out there who are also finding it difficult to hire good people!
Creative Boom
JUNE 17, 2024
Image licensed via Adobe Stock Navigating the transition from student to professional can be daunting, but these lessons from creative pros will help you achieve success. 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.
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