Creative Lives

Meet the creatives making the industry thrive, covering early beginnings to what a typical working day looks like.

Creative Lives
Digital painter Freya Betts on merging her love for film, design and illustration
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Illustrator Joe O’Donnell on riding the freelance wave and creating “bold, clunky digital illustrations”
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Designer Etta Voorsanger-Brill on why she left the freelance life for Penguin Random House
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Painter and artist Caroline Dowsett on making moves in Manchester and finding her distinct colourful style
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Podcaster and creative technologist Abadesi Osunsade on finding herself on technology’s front line
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Director and animator, James Papper talks about the importance of laughter
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Illustrator Neil Maguire gives us a sneak peek into his life as a storyboarder
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Marketing student Lynn Irungu on the benefits of a placement year
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Trippin co-founder, Kesang Ball talks growing a brand and the importance of collaboration
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Entering the world of set and production design with Christopher Melgram
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From comedy to copywriting, Olivia Downing lets us in on her journey through advertising
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From their bedrooms to a home studio, ceramicists Liv and Dom Cave-Sutherland talk to us about their evolution
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Exploring the world of storytelling with writer, researcher and strategist, Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom
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Sound designer Harry Linden Johnson walks us through life in theatre and film
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Senior PR account director Sophie Pettifer on being brave and seizing exciting opportunities
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Erin Aniker on how to make freelance illustration a full-time career
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Motion designer Stephanie Fung talks internships, fair pay and landing her role at Selfridges
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Photographer and filmmaker Derrick Kakembo explains why being multidisciplinary is the way forward
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Juggling jobs, mastering budgets and keeping a “business head”: meet artist Daisy Parris
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Director and photographer India Sleem explains why kindness is the key to success
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Sibling duo The Project Twins on how they went from being on Jobseeker’s Allowance to established artists
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From sports to the creative world, Kaj Jefferies shares her journey into film and photography
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Creative director Neil Broderick explains the qualities that will take you to the top in PR
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Dan Howden talks us through the freedom and isolation of being a linocut artist