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Creative Boom
JUNE 26, 2023
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!" My first client was my old non-creative job," she explains.
Creative Boom
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Others, meanwhile, would love to shout about what they've created, but their clients frustratingly forbid it. Their bold and fearless approach has earned them collaborations with clients across a variety of industries, from tech to hospitality.
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Creative Boom
JUNE 17, 2024
As you enter this new chapter brimming with enthusiasm and aspirations, you may grapple with uncertainties and questions your education hasn't properly prepared you for. As lecturer and designer Vincent Walden notes: "Your university education is not the end of your learning, just a tool to enter the industry.
Just Creative
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Your website is the perfect place to display them for prospective clients. For brand strategists, a website is the perfect way to claim ownership of strategies you have developed to increase brand awareness for your clients. First things first, here: Are you doing free consultations for your prospective clients?
Creative Boom
JULY 14, 2024
Technological advancements, shifting work paradigms and evolving client expectations are reshaping the landscape at a breakneck pace. Having an unconventional education route into the creative industries has taught me to be open-minded and to just try as many new ideas, tools, mediums and themes as possible in my work," she says. "I
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. Becoming a graphic designer is largely a combination of education and practice. The challenge is finding a client who'll pay you.
Creative Boom
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
If you're freelance, you need to sell yourself to clients. You also have to be able to sell yourself, keep up to date with social media, maintain your own website, be your own IT, be your own HR department, network like crazy, and somehow find time to eat and sleep. Do high-end clients care about your Instagram? Probably not."
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