It's all very well offering advice in theory, but how do freelancers and studios actually find their dream clients in practice? We asked the Creative Boom community, and we share their best stories here.
We see evidence of the effectiveness of good graphic design all around us – yet it’s something many take for granted.
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Many clients don't fully appreciate what graphic designers can offer them. Leading practitioners explain why and offer advice on the way forward.
As real-world events return, does branded merchandise still have a role to play for creative agencies?
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Using animation as part of your brand marketing.
There has been a distinct rise in the use of animation in branding recently, making it more important than ever to think of branding and animation as two vital pieces of the same puzzle.
If you’ve been reading my content for some time, you might have read my previous posts about my thoughts on the benefits of having a design community and my efforts to put together a local design hub. These subjects have come to mind again recently for several reasons.
Happy birthday to us! It's Creative Boom's 13th anniversary this weekend, and to celebrate, we're sharing 13 brilliant tips from our community on creative progress.
For most of us right now, the subject of money is at the forefront of our minds. The cost of living, particularly things like food and fuel, has increased dramatically and continues to do so, and I’m sure, like me, this has brought up the subject of how much we earn as designers and whether or not we’re setting it right!
Here's that niggle I mentioned back in April. It might not have escaped your attention that there have been some changes over here. You see, quite some time ago, I decided to move away from my old business name (Severn Agency) and am now working under my new studio name &Something.
Here’s a question – have you ever come across situations where you’ve lost out on a project simply because of your location? Here’s another – does location matter?
Something happened to me recently that I questioned how important location is when searching for work
Being a designer, having a regular stream of paying clients is a big deal. Without them, we’re nothing more than hobbyists. But here’s the thing; we have to know how to talk to them to have people hire us. It’s essential that we speak their language and not bamboozle them with our jargon.
It might be good to head for the hills sometimes…Alice Fraser and Craig Oldham's Outside Directory champions the creative industry across the whole UK.
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