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It's easy to tell those who have an ardent passion for what they're doing from those who don't. And it is enough to glimpse at one of Begoña True's illustrations to tell which of the two groups she naturally belongs to.
We caught up with one of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Leaders
Here's a quick behind-the-scenes video covering my process designing a Los Angelas Dodgers baseball illustration. Also included are two little mini Adobe Illustrator tutorials over two tools that I use all of the time. So with that said, let's play...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Inspiration
Illustration is one of the oldest skills in the creative toolbox and it’s truly incredible what the latest generations are able to achieve with the medium through a combination of traditional techniques and cutting-edge technology.
Jhonny...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leaders
Innovative multi-platform production company crush+lab has announced the inception of a new in-house animation division created in partnership with contemporary illustration agency Illozoo. The cutting-edge deal brings a new creative arm to...
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Oliver Wetter,
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Fantasio fine Arts / Fantabulous Visions*
About you:
Fantasio Fine Arts emerged to turn ideas into working...
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Inspiration
From our 25th October Newsletter comes a grest selection of Creativepool freelancers.
Krishna Malla
Illustrator, Animation Artist, Creative Artworker
"I am a strong, motivated, creative director and illustrator who currently lives in...
Posted by: Creativepool
Leaders
I stumbled upon the V&A Illustration Awards quite by accident. Although I've lived in London for a number of years, I'd never been to that museum, so I decided to pop along to get some inspiration for this week's blog. It's a deceptively large maze...
Posted by: Creativepool
Features
Last year was one of change for many players in the creative industries. From brands to agencies and creative services providers, the entire creative sector was forced to adapt or die, embracing new technologies and adopting solutions to ensure...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Industry
Ready for the Best Unbox Ever with little Cayden? Then you should sit tight, for the video campaign from Chelsea Pictures for States United to Prevent Gun Violence is unlike anything you've seen before.
Using the trend of online unboxings as...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Inspiration
From the land of unicorns and wind, comes an illustrator who's seen much and dreamt even more. Monika Jurczyk has been drawing since she was a child, a lover of adventure and an eternally curious creative.
With her bold, colourful and minimal style,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Industry
In this age of overwhelming noise, one of the most common and popular buzzwords you can hear is disruption. All brands aim to cut through the noise with some disruptive move or campaign - but how many actually achieve that?
When BrandOpus was...
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Inspiration
From Cape Town to London, Illustrator & Art Director Justin Poulter has never given up on his ambitions and dreams of becoming an established artist in the creative industry.
Some designers find inspiration by being exposed to a number of creative...
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Inspiration
Freelance Illustrator Anna Lyubimova certainly knows what it means to find your own way in a crowded industry. Born and raised in a country where creativity is still somewhat undervalued, Anna found her place as an illustrator with an amazing style,...
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Industry
We have all been witnesses to what a global pandemic was able to do to the entire creative industry. As we are just about getting ready to enter a new normal, it is now more important than ever to support young creatives in these challenging...
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Industry
No matter how you put it, a library's a library. Right? Well, not to Silk Pearce, it isn't. The Colchester-based branding agency has a special interest in creating beautiful and colourful identities, so why not make Suffolk Libraries as colourful and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Inspiration
From digital to 3D, editorial and packaging, a collection of the best and most inspiring illustrations from last year.
Nothing like a good year stuck at home to get you inspired. Right? If you’re like me, by now you have realised that being...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Workshop
A guide to animation rates, with tips and advice from an experienced professional in the industry
Animators are extremely fascinating professionals, often with a broad skillset and a full range of incredible ideas. They work with static images to...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Inspiration
Talented graphic designer Ralph Solly was one of the many redundancies caused by Covid-19 and its global impact on the creative industry.
Like many graphic designers, Ralph did not give up on his passion, and instead decided to start his own...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Inspiration
Clearly, being a cartoonist isn't for everyone. It requires mastery of a certain style, a flair and a very peculiar sense of humour. Simon Ellinas certainly has both.
Born with a pen and pencil in his hands by his own admission, Simon has been...
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Inspiration
Ten years fly when you're having fun. Ten years ago, in the middle of the 2010 financial crisis, Rob House was just getting started as a freelance illustrator - and even now, Rob knows that was probably the best choice of his life.
Rob has worked...
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Workshop
A guide to graphic design rates, with tips and advice from select professionals in the industry
Graphic Designers are masters of design. Comfortable with a number of different mediums and often possessing a large skillset, Graphic Designers can...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Workshop
A guide to 3D modelling and illustration rates, with tips and advice from experienced professionals in the industry
3D artists shape reality to build the products, characters and worlds for all of us to dive into. Be it a commercial artist, a...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Workshop
A guide to freelance music composition rates, with tips and advice from experienced professionals in the industry
Musicians and composers set the mood of the stories we love and cherish the most in our hearts. Without musicians, horror films would...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Inspiration
It sounds cliché, but one of the most important recommendations a starting designer should heed is to keep things simple. Easier said than done, of course - and yet some designers, such as Jennifer Swales, make of simplicity the founding stone...
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Inspiration
One can confidently say that the flexibility and spirit of adaptation of Gizane Vive have few equals in the industry. After a decade spent leading a nomadic life across the world, Gizane founded her own brand and started taking projects as a...
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Inspiration
Sure, design is a business. But stories like the one of Rebecca Hayter show us daily that it can also be about something else.
To put it simply, Rebecca chooses her own battles. She started saying no to jobs with clients involved in animal cruelty...
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Workshop
A guide to freelance illustration rates, with tips and advice from experienced professionals in the industry
Illustrators are the makers of dreams. By combining art, design and creative skills, illustrators work to produce original images for a wide...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Inspiration
Mesmerising. That's the first word that comes to mind when you look at some of Scott Balmer's impressive illustration works. The man is clearly a skilled illustrator and an extremely artistic one at that, which is quite clear when you look at his...
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Inspiration
I know, I know - it's February already. Where did the first month of the year go? Most likely, in loads of planning for the year to come, and a healthy amount of procrastination too. As usual, the New Year came with its usual amount of hopeful...
Posted by: Antonino Lupo
Features
The wonderful thing about design trends is that with a new year comes an opportunity to reset and quite literally breathe new air, colour and technique into our work.We’ve spotlighted three themes which we see dominating the creative direction...
Posted by: Something Big
Inspiration
In the overload of information and noise that is the digital age, there has never been a stronger push to be yourself and promote your own uniqueness to the world. This is especially true of artists and creatives - everyone has their own style,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Inspiration
Barbara Gibson is a collage illustrator. You don't see many of those around, and it's certainly a quirky style the one she has. All her graphic designs feel quite unique, and the more you look at them, the more you love them. It works kind of like an...
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Inspiration
From lovecraftian creatures to the insurmountable forces of nature, Stijn Windig certainly loves capturing ideas and crystalising them into a beautiful work of art.
As a concept artist with indisputable talent, Stijn has the honour and burden to...
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Inspiration
Clearly, an extensive experience doesn't automatically suggest talent. How many stories have you heard of 'bland' seasoned professionals? On the other hand, you can sometimes get the occasional Harry Whatrup rising from the other end of the...
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Inspiration
2020 was... interesting. An interesting time for all of us, from artists to writers and everything in between. It was also an interesting year for animation, and who knows what will happen in 2021 with that?
With people still stuck at home for the...
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Inspiration
In one way or another, freelance designer and creative Hiten Thaker has been in the creative industry for the best part of 20 years. A highly focused and entrepreneurial professional, Hiten has worked for a plethora of high-profile clients and you...
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