Articles

Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.

Advice

With the DBACE deadline approaching, here’s how to submit a standout application

Written by Creative Lives in Progress
Creative Lives
Director and animator, James Papper talks about the importance of laughter
Creative Lives
Illustrator Neil Maguire gives us a sneak peek into his life as a storyboarder
Advice

Ten key tips that will help you get ahead as an illustrator, by Erin Aniker

Written by Erin Aniker
Creative Lives Podcast
Researcher Tarik Fontenelle on travelling the world to investigate youth subcultures
Parts of the Process
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Hurricanes and hand-rendered illustrations: The makings of It’s Freezing in LA!’s fourth issue
Creative Lives
Marketing student Lynn Irungu on the benefits of a placement year
Creative Lives Podcast
House of Illustration curator Olivia Ahmad on networking, people skills and detective work
Advice

Thinking of going freelance? Photographer Francis Augusto narrows down your priority list

Written by Francis Augusto
Advice

Aspiring entrepreneurs: This is your chance to make game-changing ideas a reality

Written by Creative Lives in Progress
Creative Lives
Trippin co-founder, Kesang Ball talks growing a brand and the importance of collaboration
Creative Lives
Entering the world of set and production design with Christopher Melgram
Creative Lives Podcast
Facebook’s Teemu Suviala on VR, AR and having a multidisciplinary mindset
First Hand

Looking back on the past three years of The Pipe, Ogilvy’s six-month creative internship scheme

Creative Lives
Creative Lives
From comedy to copywriting, Olivia Downing lets us in on her journey through advertising
Parts of the Process
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A glimpse into the production process behind Oscar-winning short film, Hair Love
Creative Lives
From their bedrooms to a home studio, ceramicists Liv and Dom Cave-Sutherland talk to us about their evolution
Creative Lives Podcast
Be prepared and precise: Advice from New York Magazine’s esteemed photography director, Jody Quon
Creative Lives
Exploring the world of storytelling with writer, researcher and strategist, Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom
Insight

Five great newsletters for aspiring writers to subscribe to

Written by Siham Ali
Creative Lives
Sound designer Harry Linden Johnson walks us through life in theatre and film
Creative Lives
Senior PR account director Sophie Pettifer on being brave and seizing exciting opportunities
First Hand

How Sam Nowell made the leap from studying architecture to launching a sustainable fashion line

Creative Lives
Creative Lives Podcast
Arabic type expert Nadine Chahine on the politics of type, sacrifice and burnout