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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

Creative Boom

This side project by Fen Acey combines her love of food and drink packaging with collage and elegant typography to create beautiful and original artisan wine label designs. Fen Acey is a freelance graphic designer based in the North East of England with a passion for the food and drinks industry.

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Is social media for self-promotion over? Creatives reveal their honest thoughts

Creative Boom

I've given up on Instagram," complains freelance book cover designer Alex Kirby. "I I see Instagram and Twitter as a way to connect with and support other artists," says freelance animator and illustrator Rosie Phillpot. I search 'freelance animator' and filter to posts to find shoutouts. I do the same.".

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How to thrive at art fairs and markets: tips from artists and illustrators

Creative Boom

Vickysworld Printmaker and illustrator Jason Limberg agrees. I found that having a fun and bright display has been really helpful at the markets I've been to," says freelance illustrator and comic artist Jamie England. Graphic designer Arin Fishkin shares her own strategy in this regard. "I

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Chris Madden on becoming a graphic illustrator, the joys of editorial work, and how to enter the industry

Creative Boom

Combined with an aesthetic from traditional printmaking techniques, he's settled into a new role as a graphic illustrator. I am currently enrolled at Shillington, learning the fundamentals of graphic design and retraining as a designer. Perhaps 'graphic illustrator' is a stepping stone between the two roles.

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How Cranbrook’s Design Program Redefined How We Make and Talk About Graphic Design

Eye on Design

I want to add my own hyperbole to the list: For the last 50 years, the students at Cranbrook have continually produced some of the most interesting, unusual, and theoretically rigorous graphic design anywhere in the world. . Graphic design’s history in the academy is hard to trace, but it was clearly there at the outset.

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The Creative Boom 2023 Christmas gift guide for creatives

Creative Boom

The 30mm pin is reasonably priced and was designed by Hattie Clark, a freelance illustrator based in Duke Studios, Leeds. Karel Martens 2024 Calendar by Present & Correct One for the designers: a page a day, tear off calendar with a difference. And this one has been designed by Dutch designer/printmaker Karel Martens.

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Interview with Michelle Crocker, Shillington Graduate and Freelance Designer for Film and TV

Shillington

Before taking on Shillington’s graphic design course , Manchester graduate Michelle Crocker was already a graphic designer. Though, despite a degree in graphic design, she found herself lacking the real life design skills she needed to land herself a design job. Impressive stuff.