Creative Lives

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

Creative Lives
Talking samples, sheets and swatches with G . F Smith’s graphic arts consultant, Vanessa Fletcher
Creative Lives
We talk empathy and emotive photography with Rapha’s art director, Jack Saunders
Creative Lives
Paper, Play-Doh and a PlyPhone: We talk tools with service designer Maya Alvarado
Creative Lives
“See your failures as learning curves” – Brighton-based artist and illustrator Stephanie Unger
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Meet sound designer, music producer and composer, Matthew Wilcock
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Universal Everything founder Matt Pyke: From designing album covers to lighting up Sydney Opera House
Creative Lives
“Why limit yourself to one thing?” Meet illustrator, designer and artist Marcus Walters
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Building virtual worlds with digital art director and DVTK co-founder Kim Boutin
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Animator and director Russ Etheridge: “Whatever you find fun will be the thing you become an expert at”
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“I felt there were stories that weren’t being told”: filmmaker and AMV BBDO creative, Esrael Alem
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Designer and art director Caterina Bianchini on making your own work and learning to say no
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“Think like a business owner, not just a guy who draws”: Bristol-based illustrator Tommy Parker
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Guts, grit and an open mind: Meet LOVE’s creative copywriter, Ellen Ling
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We talk to Patrick Harvey, senior creative and ‘advocate of ideas communism’ at LOVE
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“Surround yourself with people better than you” Sam Wilkes, packaging creative director at LOVE
Creative Lives
Finding out what you’re made of: Seetal Solanki, founder and creative director at Ma-tt-er
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From BMX videos to animating across the Atlantic: Stephen Ong on his journey to Make It Move
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Maisie Willoughby, photographer and art buyer at W+K, on the importance of staying culturally aware
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Delve into type designer Rob Clarke's prolific portfolio of letters, logos and custom fonts
Creative Lives
We talk building websites and beating misogyny with Superrb’s developer Yvette Leppard
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What doesn’t kill your website makes you stronger: Web developer and leather-maker, Alex Borton
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“I wasn't experienced enough, but I was keen to learn” – digital designer at Superrb, Andrius Petravicius
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Leo Anna Thomas on her work as a standby art director, scenic artist and advocate for good mental health in the industry
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Rebecca Hendin tells us what it’s like to be BuzzFeed’s in-house illustrator