Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Guide
Invoices, contracts and following up: How to get paid on time as a freelancer
Creative Lives
Industry experience is essential: Designer at Edit_ Brand Studio, Liv McCarthy
Creative Lives Podcast
Laurie Avon on graduating and finding his feet as a freelance illustrator
First Hand
Bad reviews are like heartbreaks: Illustrator Roman Muradov on receiving criticism
Written by
Roman Muradov
Advice
You don’t have to share everything: Social media advice from Dazed’s Ahmad Swaid
Creative Lives
Creative Lives Podcast
Sarah Williams on founding her own arts consultancy, Soho Curious & Co
First Hand
Student collective Nuff Said on why it’s time to stop talking about diversity
Written by
Isaac Izekor
First Hand
Designer Matt Gardner on overcoming the pressure to be a ‘creative’ creative
Written by
Matt Gardner
Creative Lives
Meet Jane Bowyer, the Manchester-based designer, illustrator and creative studio of one
Creative Lives
Sky News graphic designer Nathan Griffiths on telling stories in a visual language
Creative Lives Podcast
Sereena Abbassi on increasing diversity and inclusion at M&C Saatchi
First Hand
Follow your interests, not a career path: Why it’s ok to chop, change and zig-zag
Written by
Nils Westerlund
Advice
The AOI’s Lou Bones: We need to stop treating illustration as a hobby
First Hand
An honest account of the financial reality of quitting a side job that takes over
Interview by
Creative Lives in Progress
Creative Lives
Keep trying, keep testing yourself: Edit_ brand studio’s design director, Adrian Newell
Creative Lives Podcast
Coding for animation with Liam Walsh, creative technology director at Nexus Studios
In the Studio With
Inside Sky Creative Agency, the UK’s largest in-house creative advertising team
First Hand
You’re Doing Great: The DIY career support group that anyone can run
Written by
Anna Goss
First Hand
Nine creatives reflect on the perks and pitfalls of using Instagram for their work
Written by
Creative Lives in Progress
Creative Lives
Craig Proud on co-founding Nottingham printmaking studio, Dizzy Ink
In the Studio With
Creating, modifying, evolving: Inside Manchester-based brand design studio Edit_
First Hand
2 years on: What we’ve learnt from our most popular articles
Written by
Indi Davies
Creative Lives
QM Tan on his role as a designer at Made Thought
Advice
Battling burnout: How to survive your third year
Written by
Anoushka Khandwala