Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Creative Lives
“Do it yourself”: Miguel Hathiramani on making small budgets work
Advice
Feeling stuck in your career? Here are four tips to find your breakthrough
A career coach and creative entrepreneur share their methods of breaking free from stuckness
Guide
A guide to creating your portfolio website
We break down all the steps to creating a great website for your creative work
Creative Lives
Photographer and stylist Katie Bishop talks balancing a 9-5 with being a multi-hyphenate
Resources
Including steps you can take yourself and ethical accreditations to look out for
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: October 2022
Hoping to get into advertising? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Creative Lives
Creative technologist Mélanie Chappuis on how movement influences her coding
Creative Lives
Graphic designer for film and TV, Iskander Amyatt-Leir, on drawing inspiration from Victorian receipts
Advice
Decoded: Is the healthcare industry the next big realm for creatives?
Creative Lives
Photographer Mathushaa Sagthidas on documenting the intricacies of South Asian identity
Resources
Ten regular creative networking events across the UK
Everything from IRL meetups to Zoom coffee mornings
Creative Lives
Director Owain Astles talks fostering community through filmmaking
Resources
Square Hole podcast’s co-creators on how neurodivergent creatives can thrive in the industry
Advice and tips from seasoned veterans of access within the creative industry
Creative Lives
Junior game designer Jade Smith talks level design and bug fixing
Creative Lives
3D jewellery designer Cara Lowe on battling software woes and hustle culture
Resources
The best events and platforms for networking in the film industry
We share a few top tips along with platforms to grow your own network
Resources
Brilliant sources of inspiration for emerging filmmakers
Including podcasts, shorts and events to help spark new ideas
Advice
Four runners on how they landed their first roles in the film world
From art department assistants to office runners, we get an inside look at this multitasking role
Resources
Approaches and platforms for raising funding for your first film
We share 20 funding schemes for emerging filmmakers
Creative Lives
Photographer Connor Pope talks the power of online communities on their craft and inspiration
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: August 2022
Starting out in illustration? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Guide
A guide to making a successful showreel
Advice
Ten best practices to protect your digital work and accounts
From VPNs to encrypted email providers, we share ways to keep your work and accounts safe
Creative Lives
Marley Starskey Butler’s multidisciplinary arts practice and social work are inseparable