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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
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!
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“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
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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
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Digital communications officer Hassan Raja on creating social content for the Mayor of London
Guide

A guide to networking and making connections

Everything you need to know, from where to network to keeping the conversation going
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12 exercise clubs for creatives to join

Running, football, bouldering and swim clubs set up with creatives in mind
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Camera trainee Ant Belle talks on-set problem solving and working on Netflix’s Top Boy
Portfolio Reviews

Portfolio Reviews: January 2023

Hoping to get into graphic design? Apply for our next portfolio review session
Creative Lives
Writer and editor Lara Delmage on battling misogyny in publishing and experimenting with writing styles
Advice

Art director Adam Morton-Delaney’s 23 alternative New Year’s resolutions for 2023

From sleeping more to trying 20-minute stints, Adam shares his creative resolutions
Creative Lives
Art direction, music-making and club nights: Stephen Gombakomba does it all
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Seven creative studios to check out in Brighton

Including design and animation studios, editorial platforms and strategy agencies
Creative Lives
Artist Dan Chan on reconnecting with their mixed Chinese heritage through queerness and politics
Advice

What is strategy and how do you get into it?

Anomaly fill us in, before sharing resources for budding strategists