Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Advice
Advice on how to get your animated film funded from Passion Pictures
Written by
Becky Perryman
First Hand
Success, money, age and Instagram: Five creatives on how to stop pressuring yourself
Written by
Anoushka Khandwala
First Hand
Freelance designer Callum Stephenson on letting criticism make you, not break you
Written by
Callum Stephenson
Creative Lives Podcast
Parallel universes and meowing debit cards: Inside Patrick Stevenson-Keating’s experimental studio
Creative Lives
Art director and book cover designer James Paul Jones on freelancing, foundation courses and fearlessness
Parts of the Process
Filmmaker Akinola Davies on creating the Afrocentric world of ‘Black to Life’ for the BBC
Creative Lives
Kitsch, colour and humour: Inside Charlotte Audrey’s whimsical creative direction
Advice
How to survive the dreaded freelance lull
Written by
Kate Hollowood
Creative Lives
Johanna Jaskowska on her viral Instagram filters and becoming a “weird hybrid creative”
Creative Lives Podcast
From forensic science to advertising: Amie Snow’s unconventional route to Ogilvy
First Hand
How do you take your degree show on tour? UCA grads tell us how it’s done
Written by
Rory Stiff
Creative Lives
Risograph printers PageMasters: “Buckle up if you’re thinking of starting a business”
First Hand
When do competitions become free labour? Five creatives on their enticing and exploitative nature
Written by
Creative Lives in Progress
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: July 2019
Graduating this year? Get your portfolio reviewed by a range of top creatives
Creative Lives Podcast
“I don’t like repeating jokes”: Danny Sangra on switching between mediums
Creative Lives
Making and breaking things with freelance product designer Matt Gardner
Advice
Rifke Sadleir’s guide to creating bespoke portfolio websites
Written by
Rifke Sadleir
Creative Lives Podcast
From law-firm designer to San Francisco-based art director: Meet Matt Dunn
First Hand
What I’ve learnt about money: Comuzi co-founder Alex Fefegha
Interview by
Indi Davies
and
Creative Lives
Meet Sky Creative Agency’s sole creative technologist, William Phillpotts
Creative Lives
Pom poms, pencils and Pritt Stick: Enter the playful world of illustrator Ed Cheverton
Creative Lives
A day in the life of AI personality designer, broadcaster and journalist, Georgia Lewis Anderson
Creative Lives Podcast
Creative technologist Dan Adeyemi on why his role is like a sudoku puzzle
Creative Lives
The Great British Bake Off illustrator Tom Hovey on money, style and drawing food all day