Creative Boom

JULY 5, 2022

For Sarah Madden , a graphic designer based in Leeds, she realised she wanted to embrace freelance illustration and design full-time to explore a better lifestyle. So at the beginning of June, she handed in her notice to her agency boss and declared herself an official freelance illustrator and designer. I'm not keen on crowds.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Let's be honest: we freelancers like to think of ourselves as a pretty intelligent lot. A staggering 73% of freelancers say that tax management is the biggest strain on their mental health. Pie: the app to solve your tax problems Pie is quite simply the app freelancers have been crying out for. But we're here to reassure you.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 10, 2024

But the journey to her current destination as a freelance artist is a somewhat winding one. Having worked with agencies including Serviceplan, Jack Morton and Parasol Island, it's clear that her work is in demand. It's something of a surprise then to learn that Danii only truly embraced full-time freelance life fairly recently.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2023

After gaining residency without needing an employer sponsorship, he quit his job and pursued freelance full-time. As a freelancer, I work with agencies that normally hire me during their peak times or when they can't solve a project internally," he explains. But it's been anything but a smooth ride. And it's not been all bad. "I

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Times are tough for a lot of freelancers out there right now. If our recent survey of creative freelancers is anything to go by, you may well be struggling. So that means almost three-quarters of you are failing to thrive in 2023, and that's not a situation any freelancer should be happy with.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

One dynamic duo leading the way in Montréal is Ash Phillips and Miro LaFlaga, who runs Six Cinquième , a creative agency that's pushing for change and doing things very differently. You've built an agency based on a realisation that we don't have to "hustle" to be a success? So you were freelancers before you launched your agency?

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Whether you're a founder or freelancer, creative entrepreneurship is hard. Consequently, many independent creative founders and freelancers share a longing for connection, reassurance and motivation. Consequently, many independent creative founders and freelancers share a longing for connection, reassurance and motivation.

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Designer Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

If so, you might want to consider a career as a freelance graphic designer. Many people have been turning to freelance work in recent times, and there is always demand for skilled freelance graphic designers. Why Become a Freelance Graphic Designer? So, how can you get started as a freelance graphic designer?

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Just Creative

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Have you checked the latest figures on the freelance workforce? Now, the number of freelancers is projected to reach more than 90 million in less than a decade. On top of that, the annual increase in the global freelance workforce keeps getting higher and higher. Why Personal Branding for Freelancers?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 26, 2023

Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are many ways to get your first freelance gig. Embarking on a freelance career is an exhilarating journey filled with boundless opportunities and the freedom to shape your professional destiny. Whether or not you land freelance work entirely depends on your own initiative.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 20, 2022

Lynne McCusker is a senior freelance designer based in Scotland. With 17 years of experience in the design industry and the past nine years spent as a freelancer, she specialises in all aspects of creativity, from branding and print work to web and social design. Her clients include L'Oréal, ? "I

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Just Creative

AUGUST 31, 2020

We’re more than halfway through 2020, and the freelance gig economy continues to expand full-throttle as a viable primary source of income for all types of professionals. alone within the last decade, freelance work will only continue to thrive – presenting more and more opportunities to the solopreneurs and side hustlers of the world.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

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. David Goldman Agency When David Goldman launched his own firm in 1980, he aimed to represent world-class talent and offer great personal service to clients.

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Creative Boom

MAY 6, 2024

The founding partner of Chromatic believes agencies aren't being honest about looming job losses. Are we entering the age of the single-person, full-service agency? The big agency networks are not telling the truth about what's going to happen," he asserts. Could the same shakeout be about to happen to large creative agencies?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2023

Many graphic designers are also freelance, so their earnings are generally kept to themselves. How much does a freelance graphic designer make? Most freelance graphic designers will start with a lower rate and raise their rates over time as they build their portfolio and reputation. How do I become a freelance graphic designer?

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Just Creative

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Being a freelancer can be extremely rewarding. I’ve been a freelancer for almost three years, and based on my experience, here are the top 13 habits for becoming a more productive and efficient freelancer. Repetition and routine are essential as a freelancer. This article has been contributed by Alistair Knight.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 13, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Want to use the professional network to boost your freelance career? Social media isn't what it used to be, especially for creative freelancers wishing to grow their careers. Freelance motion designer Fee Sheal agrees. "I, Our agency has struggled over the last year," he says.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2023

Jesper was awarded Freelancer of the Year. Matteo Bonera, whose studio won Graphic Design of the Year in 2019 , gave an inspiring speech about his career as creative director of The Visual Agency and as a professor at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Check out the highlights in the video below.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 8, 2023

When he's not breaking down the barriers surrounding conversations about mental health, Alex works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator, having recently made the leap and packed in his regular full-time day job. I'd also recommend getting into the habit of networking.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Designer Ferran Feixas has worked with some of the industry's most iconic agencies, from Pentagram to Interbrand, Wolff Olins to Mother Design. Case in point, freelance designer and art director Ferran Feixas doesn't hate on social media. Advice for freelancers In short, going freelance has been a positive move for Ferran.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 24, 2024

Having worked both freelance and in-house, with clients including the Wall Street Journal, the BBC and the New York Times, he's constantly honing his craft for advertisers, magazines and animation studios. Freelance work started to come in during his third year of studies, and upon graduating he leapt straight in freelancing. "I

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It said the person must have Top 10 agency experience, etc, which I didn't have. Do good and help people It's this kind of philosophy that drives many freelancers and agencies, and Richard Brandon Taylor , founder at branding agency Brandon, is among them. "We I'm thinking of starting a design agency; any advice?'

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Creative Boom

MAY 12, 2024

Image licensed via Adobe Stock We canvass a panel of experts on where the graphic design profession is heading and how agencies might fit into a brave new, AI-driven world. So read on as we share a bird's-eye view of where graphic design and the agency landscape are heading. So you can't stand still for too long.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 28, 2022

As the final vestiges of lockdown laws are scrapped, though, the pressure on employees to return to the studio and freelancers to resume in-person meetings is growing. And if a freelance client throws their toys out of the pram? Patrick Gallagher , a freelance 2D designer and animator, currently at CNN, has followed a similar strategy.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 6, 2022

Having studied illustration at Duncan of Jordanstone in Dundee, the Edinburgh-based artist and animator has recently gone freelance after working as a graphic designer in various agencies. Created for Toronto-based band No Frills' new single 'Copy Cat', the animation is Angela's first and longest animation commercial project.

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Just Creative

JUNE 7, 2020

So when my friend, Michael Janda , announced the launch of his suite of comprehensive courses for creatives, aptly named “ Freelance with Janda “, I knew it was going to be good. Perhaps, it’s the best-ever freelancing course for creatives ? The Freelance with Janda Course. — Who is Michael Janda?

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Just Creative

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Freelancing is an excellent way to achieve that freedom you have always wanted. However, with an increasing number of professionals taking the leap and falling in love with the freelancing lifestyle, the competition has never been fiercer. 8 Ways New Freelancers Can Stand Out From The Competition To Get More Clients.

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Inkbot Design

MARCH 9, 2023

The Freelance Graphic Design Career Guide to Success Hey there, aspiring graphic designers ! Freelance graphic design is a booming industry that offers opportunities to talented designers like you. But why choose freelance graphic design over working for a company or agency? What is Freelance Graphic Design?

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Creative Boom

JUNE 8, 2023

Created by Spanish design agency Elkanodata, The Virtual is Real is an immersive and multimedia campaign that elevates their digital experiences into something as close to physically tangible as possible. The team crafted a portfolio of the stories of 11 survivors or victims of various forms of online violence and abuse from around the world.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2023

Designers and agency heads often like to talk about the "challenge" of taking on a new client, but most of the time, the stakes are not, in all honesty, that high. Founded in New York in 2008, it was a startup that pioneered the idea of renting flexible co-working spaces to freelancers and other startups. So far, so good.

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Creative Boom

MAY 26, 2024

From the rise of AI to the ebbs and flows of the freelance market, you're constantly trying to navigate uncharted waters. The instability One of the most daunting challenges for illustrators is the unpredictable nature of freelance work. It might be necessary to get an agency to get some real chance of more editorial briefs."

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Creative Boom

APRIL 18, 2022

The 'studio' option, meanwhile, better suits a studio and has everything you might expect from a professional agency website. Opt for a Pinterest-style homepage or something that resembles a professional agency's website. Choose the 'design studio' theme or add the portfolio perfect for illustrators. It's really up to you.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But after studying for an illustration degree in Madrid, he decided to prepare a portfolio and contact illustration agencies, advertisers and magazine publishers. This led me to contact new clients in Spain, to work with Anna Goodson Illustration Agency and new international clients."

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Creative Boom

APRIL 21, 2024

Liza Enebeis Liza Enebeis is the creative director and partner at Studio Dumbar/DEPT, an award-winning international branding agency in the Netherlands. In 2019, the trio founded Estrid, working scrappily out of Eliass' apartment with a global freelance team. One plus one, right? Not rocket science."

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Creative Boom

JULY 18, 2024

In 2020, he secured his first freelance project, designing gym wear for an overseas client. Furthermore, through its directory of African creatives, studios and agencies, The Torsche hopes to facilitate connections and collaborations within the continent and beyond. Selection process And there's plenty of good stuff to share.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I've given up on Instagram," complains freelance book cover designer Alex Kirby. "I I'd been wrongly fixated on Instagram because it's visual, but I realised I had more meaningful connections from my agency years on Linkedin. I search 'freelance animator' and filter to posts to find shoutouts. I do the same.".

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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. Sometimes, it's work at Tesco, a design job, a truck driver, or a big agency. I often hear the same agency and studio names come up when talking to students.

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