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Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Creative Lives
From Nottingham to New York: Meet artist, illustrator and professional doodler Jon Burgerman
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Berlin, books and Brexit: London-born designer at HelloMe, Joel Antoine-Wilkinson talks moving to Germany
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“Working on things that matter was more important to me than my job title”: Lead user researcher at GDS, Will Myddelton
In the Studio With
Meet the team designing for the entire UK population, at Government Digital Service
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Stephen McCarthy, design lead at GDS, on why his first job rejection was a blessing in disguise
Interview by
Indi Davies
and
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On leaving your mark and making a job your own with Alexandra Kelly, head of creative production at GDS
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We chat patterns, prototypes and recent projects with GDS designer, Harry Trimble
First Hand
Junior designer Ed Hatfield reflects on his first year out of university, and why coding is an essential skill
Written by
Ed Hatfield
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How Martin Boyce’s assistant and studio manager Björg Valgeirsdóttir went from business and architecture studies to the art world
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“Be open to all opportunities, no matter how scary” – set designer Gary Card on treating every working day as a new adventure
Parts of the Process
Alien tripods and Donald Trump: Behind the scenes of Sophy Hollington’s 48-hour linocut illustration for The New Yorker
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“It’s not all Don Drapers and Peggy Olsens, thankfully” – meet copywriter at DesignStudio, Louie Zeegen
First Hand
How recent grad Roxannah Linklater went from creating her final show to working for Wes Anderson
Written by
Roxannah Linklater
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Scanners and ‘Stranger Things’: Take a look inside animator Peter Millard’s DIY dreamland
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“If you’re good, you’ll get noticed” – meet Vintage’s deputy art director, Stephen Parker
In the Studio With
How Penguin Random House’s book covers are born: Meet the Vintage design team
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We discuss flexible, future-facing skill sets with Vintage’s senior designer, Julia Connolly
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Talking images, illustrations and ideas with Vintage’s designer Rosie Palmer
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Senior designer Matt Broughton shares his book-designing wisdom after sixteen years at Vintage
First Hand
Keeping your head screwed on: Design graduate Sam Part on turning a university project into a business
Written by
Sam Part
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Freelance producer and script reader Sarah Granville on going from full-time into the unknown
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Niran Vinod, creative strategist at Facebook and Instagram, on the importance of getting out of your comfort zone
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“I’m paid to enjoy my hobbies; I will never stop finding that strange” Designer and columnist Daniel Benneworth-Gray:
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We talk starting out, post-graduation life and heart-stopping emails with artist and illustrator Rose Blake