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Freelance designer Callum Stephenson on letting criticism make you, not break you

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How do you take your degree show on tour? UCA grads tell us how it’s done

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When do competitions become free labour? Five creatives on their enticing and exploitative nature

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What I’ve learnt about money: Comuzi co-founder Alex Fefegha

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Age is not a timeline for success: Tori West on making money and battling self-pressure

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D’oh! How to laugh at and learn from creative mistakes

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Allow yourself some downtime! Conor Nolan on battling creative frustration

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What illustrator Michael Driver learnt from a rollercoaster ride with money

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What it means to be a photographer today: Gem Fletcher on the ‘messy truth’ of the industry

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Following design activism from Holland to the Maldives: Charlotte Allen’s first year out of uni

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