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Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: June 2022
Starting out in photography? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Advice
Feeling stuck? It’s time to start talking to yourself
The Guardian’s Chris Clarke shares his technique for creative problem-solving
Resources
10 platforms for the ultimate web-design inspiration
All the ideas you need to inspire your own website
Creative Lives
Cara Robinson on landing a job as a design engineer across performance, art and beyond
Creative Lives
Graphic designer Will Scragg on redrawing Marvel characters at The Walt Disney Company
Resources
Platforms to support your mental health as a creative person
From counselling sessions and apps to IRL spaces and instant text support services
Creative Lives
Illustrator Sarah Madden on vulnerability, balancing three jobs and doodling for Google
Creative Lives
From freelancing to passion projects, filmmaker Quinn Lovero is no stranger to self–teaching
Creative Lives
“You get what you give”: PinkNews senior producer Chandni Sembhi is both the student and the master
Resources
10 employee rights you should know
Essential information on everything from statutory sick pay to flexible working and annual leave
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: May 2022
Want to get into art direction? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Resources
12 free and affordable creative tools and software
From photo editing and creating vector-based graphics to publishing templates
Creative Lives
Fawziyah Rahman is proof that there is still a place for you in the industry even if you didn’t study art
Pep Talk
Watch our talk with head of design at Frieze, Claude d’Avoine on working in-house and freelance
Creative Lives
Director and photographer Jay Seba on why working with friends is best
Advice
Decoded: Should you be preparing for creative work in the metaverse?
Creative Lives
Advertising planner at VCCP, Priscilla Britton, on playing to your strengths
Pep Talk
Watch our chat with graphic designer for film, Erica Dorn as we share some essential learnings
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: April 2022
Want to get into branding? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Guide
A guide to salaries, negotiating and asking for more
Resources
Seven sites and spreadsheets for salary transparency
From comparison tools to spreadsheets for advertising, design and publishing
Creative Lives
“Practice is key”: We chat typography and freelancing with graphic designer Mohammed Samad
Creative Lives
Rosie Barker on gradients, social media and her switch from English Literature to illustration
Creative Lives
Liverpool-based Yaw Owusu gives us a peek into life as a creative consultant in music