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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
Psychology grad turned stylist and designer, Heather Boa is proof that it’s never too late to be a creative
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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
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From village perms to Brighton mullets: Anya Steel on hairstyling as a creative practice
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10 apprenticeship schemes and programmes to get into the creative industry

From advertising schools to TV production bootcamps
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Resources to support those affected by the recent earthquakes
Creative Lives
Blue Zoo animator Carol Mau talks honing skills, essential tools and working for CBeebies
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Free and low-cost art and culture memberships to sign up for

From theatre and cinema tickets to historic sites and art galleries
Creative Lives
Stink Studios’ digital designer Christine Zhang on working with Studio Ghibli material
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Filmmaker and producer Louisa Rechenbach on making character-driven social documentaries
Creative Lives
Why baby steps are the way forward, with digital content creator Shilonite Simon-Mathurin
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20 creative studios to check out in Manchester

Including copywriting, creative coding, motion design and branding agencies
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Creative programmes and charitable initiatives: How Amazon art director Jeng Au “fell into” advertising
Meet & Greet

Meet & Greet: February 2023

Thinking about getting into project management? Sign up for our networking event!
Creative Lives
“Set goals and put in hours”: artist Cam Portland on hosting art workshops and illustrating for #Merky Books
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“Make what you want to make”: Filmmaking duo Bagels talk cooking up films with limited resources
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Daisy Mae Fry on juggling motherhood and making soft sculptures celebrating the North
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A list of creative co-working groups and makerspaces across the UK

From libraries to craft-based and 3D printing workspaces
Creative Lives
Kumbirai Makumbe on blending the physical and digital in their artistic practice
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Fromm Studio talk 3D animation for Spotify and The New York Times
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12 creative studios to check out in Leeds

Including illustration, branding, motion and web design studios
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13 alternative platforms to showcase your creative work online

From coding to writing and design, here are some places to get your work seen
Creative Lives
Editorial assistant at gal-dem, Riann Phillip, on entering journalism and working remotely from Coventry