Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Creative Lives
Creative Abbey Monteiro on resilience, style and coming up with “fresh, juicy ideas”
Resources
A growing list of unmissable degree shows to check out
Have a degree show coming up this summer? Let us know!
Advice
Written by
Ruby Boddington
Resources
Five workshops and events for creatives looking to try something new
From portfolio reviews and workshops to training programmes
Advice
How to reduce the carbon footprint of your digital portfolio
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: July 2021
Building a multidisciplinary portfolio? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Creative Lives
“We are here, we deserve to be heard”: Meet Melanated Zine’s Thyra Bankole
Creative Lives
Joe Puxley on starting out as a photographer and finding beauty in the ordinary
Creative Lives
Community photographer Hark1karan on why you shouldn’t chase likes
Creative Lives
Gallery Girl founder and art writer Lizzy Vartanian Collier on covering art from the Middle East
Guide
A guide to writing and sending cold emails
Pep Talk
Watch Elliot Ulm’s Pep Talk on design, humour and building a community online
Resources
Five courses, scholarships and programmes for emerging creatives
Opportunities for coders, fashion designers and illustrators
Creative Lives
How animator and motion designer Alfie Bogush landed his dream job at Cub Studio
Resources
16 places to search for creative jobs in the UK
Looking for a new role? Here are great places to start your search
Creative Lives
“The power that you hold as a creative is really important”: Meet photographer Shenell Kennedy
Advice
Team Building: Trippin’s Kesang Ball shares her fantasy dream team
Creative Lives
Graphic designer Jay Vaz on designing for music and visualising the sounds he loves
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: June 2021
Want to work in art direction? Apply for our next session
First Hand
“Play should be a time to switch lanes and allow your mind to wander”
Three creatives on how pressure-free ‘play’ influences their work
Guide
A guide to creating your PDF portfolio
Resources
Five unmissable internships and junior roles for creative-career newbies
Opportunities for video editors, creatives, photographers and more
Creative Lives
Patience, practice and paper: We meet Manchester-based illustrator Hellie Cartledge
Pep Talk
Watch Mahaneela's Pep Talk on building a career as a multidisciplinary creative