Advice

Central Saint Martins tells us how to turn yourself into an ‘ideas factory’

Written by Lucy Alexander and Timothy Meara
Creative Lives
Artist Joy Yamusangie Miessi discusses post-grad unemployment and breaking into the art world
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Darren Shaddick proves you don’t have to live in the city to become an illustrator
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From adaptability to organisation, Mairi Claire Bowser shares how to make it as a props buyer and set decorator
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“Be prepared to get rejected”: Photographer Josh Adam Jones on persistence and hard work
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“If you don’t ask you don’t get!”: Alice Pomfret on designing with confidence
Advice

Portfolio tips from experienced Central Saint Martins tutors

Written by Lucy Alexander and Timothy Meara
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Inside The Academy: The PR agency creating work that gets noticed
First Hand

Celebrating single Black mothers: Filmmaker Timi Akindele-Ajani on the process behind a two-year side project

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Parts of the Process
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How Aesop created a life-saving campaign for anti-slavery charity Unseen UK
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Illustrator Jack Oliver Coles on freelancing, people-chasing and the power of social media
Parts of the Process
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Ines Alpha on becoming a 3D make-up artist and creating bewitching face filters
In the Studio With
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Meet Amplify, the London-based studio championing young creative talent
Advice
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Contracts and small print: A project manager’s guide to being commissioned
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Never compromise on standards, says illustrator Dominic Kesterton
First Hand

How a five-week course launched photographer Marcella Chan’s career

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Software engineer Vivian Galinari on how she landed her dream job at the BBC
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“I always made art and one day I started getting paid for it”: artist Sofia Niazi
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Space, socks and stationery: Inside illustrator Mike Lemanski’s Mirfield-based studio
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Art director Joe Kibria on creating tweets for KitKat and top-secret campaigns for Apple
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“Learn your craft and find your individual voice”: Meet photographer Hollie Fernando
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Illustrator Patch Keyes tells us why taking the less ‘cool’ jobs is ok
Advice

How to deal with low self-esteem, anxiety and depression after graduation

Written by Anoushka Khandwala
Creative Lives
Artist and illustrator Jasmin Kaur Sehra on why all good things take time