Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Creative Lives
PinkNews format producer Zac Haniff on interviewing drag icons and launching Charlotte Tilbury’s TikTok
Resources
12 free platforms to watch archival TV, film and advertising collections
From Super Bowl ads to historical footage, find your inspiration and creative references in these archives
First Hand
How will art funding cuts in schools affect creativity?
An arts teacher and four state school-educated creatives on how arts education influenced their practice
First Hand
With the fourth round of applications open, recent participants share their journey and top tips on applying
Creative Lives
How Gracie Hawkins’ internships and love for The Sims led to graphic design for GOV.UK
Creative Lives
We talk publishing, Notes app poetry and Twitter bots with writer and editor, Siam Hatzaw
Resources
Get to know these branding, design and digital studios in Edinburgh
13 agencies from the cultural city to have on your radar
Creative Lives
Finding retired politicians and a 100+-year-old woman: Tomas Araya Larrain on life as a TV researcher
Advice
What is copywriting and how do you get into it?
From skills to salaries: Verbal branding and copywriting agency Reed Words give us the full tour
Meet & Greet
Meet & Greet: April 2023
Thinking about getting into animation? Sign up for our next networking event!
Creative Lives
“Ask yourself how you got here”: 3D character animator Saif Munawar’s remedy for imposter syndrome
Advice
How do you know if your work is good enough?
DixonBaxi on self-doubt, digesting feedback and the creative process
Resources
10 TikTok accounts for creative advice, interview tips and opportunities round-ups
From creative start-up founders to music video directors and job search coaches
Creative Lives
Artist and curatorial assistant Ghafar Tajmohammad is amplifying refugee voices at the Migration Museum
First Hand
As Ramadan starts, Lamisa Khan, Ethar Aiem and Mohammed Amin Swaleh share their insights
Creative Lives
“Portfolio reviews are invaluable”: How 3D motion designer Charlie Ellis landed a role at Bolder Creative
Creative Lives
For photographer, designer and model Deye Sarr, self-teaching is the way
Resources
24 creative studios to check out in Bristol
Including animation, motion graphics, film and branding agencies
Creative Lives
Psychology grad turned stylist and designer, Heather Boa is proof that it’s never too late to be a creative
Meet & Greet
Meet & Greet: March 2023
Thinking about getting into copywriting? Sign up for our networking event!
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: March 2023
Hoping to get into branding? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Creative Lives
Make-up artist and art director Natalie Vest-Jones: from practicing with friends to a shoot for Lazy Oaf
Creative Lives
From village perms to Brighton mullets: Anya Steel on hairstyling as a creative practice
Resources
10 apprenticeship schemes and programmes to get into the creative industry
From advertising schools to TV production bootcamps