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Successful creatives share how they won their first client (so you can too)

Creative Boom

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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Positive stories from freelance creatives to boost your mood in a recession

Creative Boom

And even if you're still managing to keep on top of the rent, there's no shame in feeling a little down about your prospects for continuing success as a freelancer. And freelance designer Alex Foxley recalls fondly the moment he realised his first year of freelancing had earned him more than at any previous studio job.

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12 Graphic Design Portfolio Essentials (Top Tips for Landing Clients)

Just Creative

No truer is this mantra than when you want to impress potential clients with your portfolio. Unlike other freelancers who woo prospects with fancy words and lengthy pitches, in design, your visuals must do all the talking. You can also go a step further and build a funnel that will attract clients or recruiters. b) The Problem.

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Xinyue Song escapes the patterns of everyday life with her happy and ironic illustrations

Creative Boom

After completing a Bachelor's degree in graphic design and a Master's degree in Computer Arts from the hallowed institution, she started her career as a freelance illustrator. After becoming an illustrator, I got a couple of great jobs from clients including Converse and CVS," she reveals. "I © Xinyue Song. © Xinyue Song.

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Tina Touli on designing for designers and the double-edged sword of creative freedom

Creative Boom

With deliciously gloopy, 3D, liquid moving image; charmingly bloated bespoke lettering; vibrant palettes and Memphis-esque patterning, her work is resolutely multidisciplinary, and that's exactly as she likes it. Her impressive client list includes LinkedIn, Kappa, Converse, The New Yorker, and Tate. Adobe x David Bowie Digital Assets.

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Freelancers: Collecting Comprehensive Creative Brief from Your Client

HONGKIAT

I took the cake with a heavy heart but on the way I kept thinking that if only the bakery would devise a particular pattern to collect information from the customers, it would not have been difficult to give custmers like me what we wanted. How to Work Better with Clients. How to Work Better with Clients. With clients opting to.

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When to Say “No” to Clients For Freelancers

HONGKIAT

The inevitable request from a client to revise a design to make it more… something. The client isn’t sure what exactly, but they know that whatever they’re looking at on the screen isn’t quite "there" yet. Top 10 Invoicing & Accounting Tools For Freelancers. We’ve all heard it before.

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