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

First Hand

How do you grow a successful company alongside full-time work?

Interview by Indi Davies and
Creative Lives
Kyra TV creative director Diogo Lopes: “I had no idea that I could be doing this”
Creative Lives Podcast
Get ready for inspiration overload: Our favourite podcasts of 2018
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Kent-based illustrator, Becky Glendining: “You and your work don’t have to be perfect”
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Peter Hope-Parry describes his role as Barbican’s in-house print designer
Creative Lives Podcast
W+K planner, Ayo Fagbemi on politics and finding purpose in your work
First Hand

There’s no one way to be a ‘proper’ designer: Ellen Turnill Montoya on being multidisciplinary

Interview by Indi Davies
Advice

Brutally Honest: How to spot opportunities and reach out to new contacts

Written by Emily Cohen
Creative Lives
Illustrator Venus Libido on using drawing to challenge taboos and build a community
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Reagan Clare gives us a window into the work of an archivist and image researcher
Creative Lives Podcast
Reading between the lines: James Groves explains the role of a brand strategist
Parts of the Process
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Disney animation supervisor Jim Capobianco on the making of Mary Poppins Returns
Advice

Grand Matter co-founder Ciara Phelan on how to find the right agent

Written by Ciara Phelan
Parts of the Process
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Behind the scenes of the banned Greenpeace-turned-Iceland ad, with Passion Animation Studios
In the Studio With
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We get to know the Barbican’s small but prolific in-house design team
Creative Lives Podcast
“I thought: will this be a hobby forever?” Dan Sandison on growing Mundial magazine
Advice

What 15 emerging photographers learnt on a 5-week scheme supported by Magnum

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Insight

When are unpaid internships illegal?

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Emilie Chen on designing for The National Theatre and defining success on her own terms
Advice

Why is my project going badly? Michael Lester on improving process and client communication

Written by Michael William Lester
Advice

Lucy Hardcastle’s advice for making the most of your studies

Creative Lives
First Hand

How making fan art helped character artist Jacob Ovrick find work on Spyro Reignited

Written by Jacob Ovrick
Creative Lives Podcast
Don’t wait for validation: ‘No Man’s Land’ executive editor, Deidre Dyer
Advice

The revealing questions to ask in job interviews, according to Maddie Fortescue and Mat Heinl

Interview by Indi Davies and