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

12 ways to find socially responsible employers

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
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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
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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