Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

He explains how he transitioned from graphic designer to full-time artist and what inspires his work today. Coming from a graphic design background, Patrick Nelson has been a full-time collage artist now for a number of years. So how did he transition from graphic design to collage artist? © Patrick Nelson.

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Just Creative

JANUARY 3, 2021

Graphic design is an incredible career choice for those with a creative vision for their future. With in-demand graphic design skills, you can choose to find steady work in a multinational organization, work with local businesses on ad campaigns, or you could freelance, picking your own clients and working to your own schedule.

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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.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Shillington's respected online courses will get you into a graphic design job faster and at a much lower cost. Graphic design has always been an evolving landscape. Mother of Invention This brilliant new approach to design education was forged in the face of unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2023

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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Inkbot Design

MAY 5, 2024

Pursuing Careers in Graphic Design: Ultimate Guide Do you possess creative skills along with visual storytelling ability? If yes, then graphic design might be the best career for you. What does it mean to become a graphic designer ? What does it mean to become a graphic designer ?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 16, 2024

20+ Rebranding Tips for Freelancers As a freelancer, your personal brand is everything. Rebranding as a freelancer takes thoughtfulness, planning and good execution. Follow the tips outlined here to reinvent your freelance brand successfully. Follow the tips outlined here to reinvent your freelance brand successfully.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 15, 2024

How Much Do Graphic Designers Make? Graphic design is an exciting and creative field that combines art and technology to communicate ideas. Graphic designers use colour, images, fonts, and layouts to create designs for publications, websites, packaging, and more. What is a Graphic Designer?

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 10, 2023

10 Tips to Bag Your First Graphic Design Gig So, you want to break into the world of graphic design ? You can kickstart your freelance graphic design career with strategic planning and persistent effort. Know the ins and outs of critical tools like typography, colour theory , layouts, etc.

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Creative Boom

JULY 4, 2023

Among them was Jesper Bolther, director, designer, and animator based in Copenhagen. Jesper was awarded Freelancer of the Year. He won the prize for the opening credits he crafted for the annual design event, We Love Graphic Design. You can watch the full speech in the video below.

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Creative Boom

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We caught up with her to learn more about her journey so far, how she looped back into illustration, and what it's like to go freelance. After graduating from university, Beth became a graphic designer for a London-based football club and put illustration to the side for a while. "I

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Creative Boom

MAY 30, 2023

Half-Greek and half-German, and based in London, Tina's work spans digital and print design, typography, branding, graphics, animation, and more, blending analogue and digital worlds by mixing various materials and techniques into her distinctive outcome. Her advice for those considering going freelance?

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 11, 2024

Herb Lubalin: Life and Legacy of the Graphic Designer Herb Lubalin was an acclaimed American graphic designer and typographer who enormously impacted the design world from the 1950s through the 1970s. His works were laden with expression, emotion, and allusions, which imbued deeper meaning into the messages.

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Just Creative

AUGUST 9, 2021

In graphic design, looks are everything. Unlike other freelancers who woo prospects with fancy words and lengthy pitches, in design, your visuals must do all the talking. That’s why you must assemble your graphic design portfolio with utmost care. What is a Graphic Design Portfolio?

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Top 10 Best Free Graphic Design Courses Online. Are you planning to start a career in graphic design but aren't sure which course to choose? Choosing the right course for yourself can be challenging, with many courses teaching people how to become graphic designers. What is Graphic Design?

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

How To Make Money Online With Graphic Design Graphic design is a skill in high demand in our visually-driven world. More and more companies are recognising the value of quality graphic design for branding, marketing, advertising and reaching customers online. What is Graphic Design?

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 24, 2024

Graphic Design Education: An Insider's Look So interested in graphic design , are you? You can’t find a more creative and adaptable field than graphic design. Why study graphic design? As a graphic designer, every day will be like flexing your artistic muscles all day!

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 14, 2024

Unlock Your Creativity: Learn Graphic Design Online Do you ache to let your imagination out but need a flexible way to learn graphic design ? So grab a blanket and a nice drink, and prepare for an adventure in graphic design. Why Learn Graphic Design Online? Well, then, you’re in luck.

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Inkbot Design

APRIL 27, 2023

How to Get A Job as A Graphic Designer The demand for creative and skilled graphic designers has never been higher. As visual communicators, graphic designers are responsible for creating captivating designs that convey ideas, information, and emotions through various media platforms.

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Inkbot Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Best Graphic Design Books to Buy. I recently updated one of the more popular posts on the blog entitled the best books for Logo Designers and thought a corresponding page of the best Graphic Design books could be helpful. 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. Know Your Onions: Graphic Design.

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Make sure to check out our top 20 picks for the best graphic design blogs in 2023! To help keep that motivation high and those ideas flowing, we’ve compiled a list of the twenty best graphic design blogs. Mindsparkle Mag is an excellent place to go if you need straight graphic design inspiration.

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Graphic Design Career: Skills, Salary, and Opportunities Crucial to visual communication, graphic designers use computer software or hand skills to create visual concepts. They work in advertising, publishing or specialised design services to help businesses reach audiences visually.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 4, 2023

How to Find the Best Graphic Designer for Your Project Searching for a graphic designer can feel overwhelming. We’ll walk you through the process step-by-step to help you find the best graphic designer. By the end, you’ll be ready to take on any design project confidently. Who is the target audience?

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

How To Get An Online Graphic Design Degree Graphic design is a fun, creative field that blends art and technology. As a graphic designer, you can use your artistic talents to communicate ideas visually through images, layouts, typography, colours, and more. Why Study Graphic Design Online?

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We And The Color

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Check out our hand-picked selection of the very best graphic design blogs for your daily dose of creative inspiration in 2022! To stay motivated and inspired, we are happy to show you our selection of the twenty best graphic design blogs. Mindsparkle Mag is a great source of graphic design inspiration.

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Noupe

JULY 20, 2022

Visual art designers, such as graphic artists, require more than natural aptitude and skill to produce their work. Graphic designers use simple and advanced graphic design tips and tools to capture the constantly altering patterns and colors they see in their heads. Work for Money, Design for Love.

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Graphic Design Junction

MAY 23, 2023

Graphic design and essay writing, what an interesting and diverse set of fields that most people wouldn’t think have a lot in common. Both these arise from the need to communicate using different mediums, Still, did you know the intersection of graphic design principles and essay composition is a lot deeper than we know?

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Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 24, 2024

How to Build a Freelance Portfolio That Captivates Clients Building a freelance portfolio from scratch can feel daunting, especially if you're just starting. But fear not – with the right approach, you can create a portfolio that showcases your skills, lands your dream clients, and kickstarts your freelance career.

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Design You Trust

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Kyle is a 23-year-old graphic designer, photographer and digital artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Since then he’s been freelancing full time and creating from home. Having studied at The Open Window, followed by a two-year stint at Grid Worldwide, Kyle lost his job during the 2020 pandemic.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You might want to add extra strings to your bow in order to secure a promotion, a new job or more tantalising freelance opportunities. From graphic design to photography, creative writing to 3D animation, and UX design to digital marketing, these courses offer a gateway to a new career starting this September.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At least in the case of Min , a graphic designer and art director based in New York who graduated in 2020 and is currently working at Google YouTube Music. Art of the album Talking about how his interest in typography began, his story sounds reassuringly familiar. But it turns out we were wrong.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Artist has taken successful concept of workshops she ran for major brands such as Nike, ASOS and Timberland to help other freelancers or individuals get together and create. Freelancing can be a lonely gig, however much you love it. I've made my career from doing those things, although I prefer to call it 'typography' now," adds Tegan.

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Inkbot Design

JUNE 27, 2023

Freelance Design Jobs: Empowering Creativity and Flexibility Welcome to a brand-new conversation, we have today – about a revolutionary shift in the world of work. For many, it's the reality of being a freelance designer. In the U.S. alone, as of 2023, about 73.3

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 15, 2024

10 Best Books on Graphic Design: A Deep Dive into Visual Creativity There is more to graphic design than just making things look pretty. However, how do we find graphic design books that are worth reading among all of them available? That is a superpower within graphic design if I ever saw one.

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Shillington

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Are you wondering how you can start learning graphic design? Read on to learn more about the foundation of design as you begin your design journey, along with inspirational content to discover why taking a graphic design course could be beneficial for you and more! Well, you’ve come to the right place!

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We And The Color

MARCH 12, 2023

Unlocking the Potential of Your Graphic Design Skills: 10 Steps to Making Money From Your Creativity Are you a graphic designer looking to break into the professional world and make some money? Making money from your graphic design skills is not as difficult or intimidating as it may seem.

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Inkbot Design

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

How Outsourcing Graphic Design Can Grow Your Brand Outsourcing graphic design can be a game-changer for your brand's growth – graphic design is essential to building and growing any brand. However, hiring an in-house designer can be prohibitively expensive for many startups and small businesses.

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