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Graphic designers share their top tips for choosing the right fonts

Creative Boom

In this article, we'll delve into the nuances of font selection, exploring everything from aesthetic considerations to technical issues, as well as costly licensing pitfalls. For added insights, we turned to the Creative Boom community and included some of their best comments, ideas and suggestions in the article.

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How to transform difficult clients into people you love working with

Creative Boom

Play your cards right, and your worst client relationships can eventually become your best. We've all had clients that have made our lives a misery. Because let's face it, keeping existing clients is always easier than finding new ones. We share some of their best tips in the article below. Image licensed via Adobe Stock.

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Clients from hell: How to navigate nightmarish scenarios as a freelancer

Creative Boom

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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Rise of the machines: How illustrators can avoid being replaced by AI

Creative Boom

As illustration agent James Hughes mentioned in his article, Is AI really coming for your illustration career? The best kind of editorial illustration can summarise an entire article into a simple, well-executed image, but realising the concept behind the image is a specialist skill in its own right. Don't panic!

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Balancing Creativity And Client Expectations In Graphic Design

Designer Daily

Navigating the balance between boundless creativity and concrete client expectations is pivotal in graphic design. This balancing act is like walking a tightrope, where tilting too far in one direction can compromise creative integrity, and leaning too much the other way might not meet client needs. Who are they? What appeals to them?

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How live event illustration brings big opportunities for artists

Creative Boom

And, if you're good at it, there are clients out there who will pay handsomely for your live illustration talents. Many guests share how special it feels to have something created just for them, and clients value how the artwork adds a memorable and interactive element to their event. Often, it's incredibly rewarding," says Elise.

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Creative minds unite: All Flows Festival returns to Milton Keynes with star-studded lineup

Creative Boom

After co-founding design consultancy Atlas and a stint as a Pentagram partner, during which she created identities for clients including Vitra, Tate and Phaidon, Stavro now runs her own practice with a focus on "designing a better world." You can read more in our articles on his Refugee Week installation and Green Man festival branding.)