Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Creative Lives
Sign painter Chris Mackenzie-Gray is leaving his mark across England
Creative Lives
How Wallpaper*’s photography director Holly Hay maintains freelancing and structures her working week
Advice
How to get a freelance career off to a flying start: Naomi Oluyele on everything from personal branding to getting paid
Written by
Naomi Oluleye
First Hand
If I could go back: Five graduates reflect on their degree-show experiences
Creative Lives
Creative Lives Podcast
Tristan Oliver on his route into stop-frame animation, and the shooting process behind Isle of Dogs
Creative Lives
Sarah Blythe talks riding the adrenaline fuelled rollercoaster of editing live television
Creative Lives
Animator and filmmaker Will Anderson: “Animation is a life’s work – it’s movement”
Advice
What impresses industry visitors at degree shows?
Creative Lives
Resources
We’ve launched a comprehensive listings for UK degree shows!
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Creative Lives Podcast
Olivier Kugler on why he quit drawing, then came back as a reportage illustrator
Parts of the Process
Marion Deuchars on how she created her new book, Bob’s Blue Period
Advice
Michael Johnson’s handy checklist for creating and emailing your portfolio
Written by
Michael Johnson
Creative Lives
Marie Bruce on her path from uninspiring day job to globe-trotting make-up artist
Creative Lives
Culture Trip’s in-house illustrator Sam Peet on the evolution of his style
Creative Lives Podcast
How British Vogue’s picture editor Cai Lunn went from graphic design to photography
First Hand
Printing your own newspaper: A guide from Newspaper Club and illustrator Sam Rowe
Creative Lives
Creative Lives
Brand consultant and ping pong specialist Algy Batten on closing one business to start a very different one
Creative Lives
“Building, breaking and inventing” with creative technologist and Comuzi founder, Alex Fefegha
Creative Lives
Industrial designer Jo Barnard on founding a design agency for startups
In the Studio With
ustwo Adventure: the community and company-building hub in the heart of Shoreditch
Parts of the Process
Kaleido Grafik detail the design process behind our upcoming newspaper
Creative Lives Podcast
A creative career is not a straight line: Ollie Olanipekun, co-founder of Superimpose Studio
First Hand
Work with purpose: Anne Miltenburg on designing for social, economic and environmental causes
Written by
Anne Miltenburg
Advice
Hot tips from industry insiders on building your ultimate portfolio
Creative Lives