Lyla Johnston

Creative Lives
Photographer Alia Romagnoli on centring South Asian matriarchies and expanding their skillset
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Mentorship schemes, grants and more, as recommended by Mentor Black Business
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“Find value in the work you do”: Sadler’s Wells’ digital and content coordinator, Angharad Mainwaring
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Why diversity and inclusion specialist Chauntelle Lewis’ friends call her the “bounceback queen”
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Photographer Nolan Ryan Trowe on being yourself, accessibility and telling stories as a disabled creative
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Valuing your craft and finding inspiration in dance: We meet illustrator Geraldine Sawyer
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Illustrator Charlot Kristensen on comics, social media and getting creative with hashtags
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10 essential websites for free fonts and typefaces

From serifs to slabs, these sites will help you find the best free fonts
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From mathematics to photography: How personal projects helped Brunel Johnson launch a creative career
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Museum of London’s project assistant Crystal Mah-Wing on feeling the fear and doing it anyway
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Photographer Sara Carpentieri on industry inclusivity and the rawness of film photography
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HAM the Illustrator’s unconventional path through digital art, architecture and music production
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“Latching onto trends is a waste of time”: Painter Callum Eaton on the power of following your passions
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10 websites and resources for disabled and neurodivergent creatives

From art workshops and summer schools to databases for Black disabled creatives
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B-movies, Instagram filters and music videos: A window into director Jocelyn Anquetil’s world
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Stylist Nathan Henry on authenticity and spotlighting trans voices in fashion
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“Making pictures is how I make sense of the world”: Illustrator Hayley Wall
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How “trying everything” helped motion designer Nadine Kennedy find her place in industry
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“Exposure is my least favourite word”: We meet freelance creative Kayleigh De Sousa
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Will Daulphin’s journey from shoe sales assistant to creating content for Reebok
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10 resources and communities for queer, trans and non-binary creatives

From feminist zine fairs and Instagram archives to IRL and URL meet-ups
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Photographer Hidhir Badaruddin on Asian masculinity and challenging stereotypes in industry
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How textile artist Molly Kent weaves mental health into her work
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Graphic designer Dominic Lord on finding clients, freelancing and going full-time