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How did you get into the industry? After completing my Art & Design studies at the Durban University of Technology, I dived with youthful enthusiasm into my first attempt at illustrating a children’s book, written (dutifully) by my mother back...
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How did you get into the industry? I started out freelancing as a graphic designer quite early in my youth; when I was around 13. My parents had encouraged me to start early. I remember my first ever pitch - It was at a coffee shop, I was extremely...
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How did you get into the industry? From a tender age, the world of design and illustration beckoned me. My childhood was filled with doodles, sketches, and imaginations that translated onto paper. Pursuing Fine Arts was a natural progression,...
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How did you get into the industry? I always knew I would have a career in art or nature, but I never imagined that I could combine both passions so seamlessly. After getting a degree in graphic design and working for graphic design companies I...
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How did you get into the industry? A combination of both luck and being in the right place at the right time! Having taught myself HTML and a bit of Photoshop 4 (plus the fact I could draw/illustrate which came in handy - I think that was the...
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How did you get into the industry? How I got into the industry might just be my favourite question! At age 18, I moved away from home to pursue a medical degree. My hope was to uplift and transform a hurting world. Feeling disillusioned after four...
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How did you get into the industry? As soon as I could hold a pencil I started drawing on every surface. All my studbook, walls of my parental home, tables… nothing was safe. I never wanted to do anything else. They were therefore happy when I...
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How did you get into the industry? Creativity and image making pulls at me like a magnet. I’ve tried out other paths but it’s the only thing that I feel like I truly connect with. When I was a kid I was obsessed with all the illustrated...
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For this week’s member spotlight, we’re focusing on a freelance graphic designer and illustrator that’s managed to hold onto one client for almost 40 years. William Webb has worked on everything from mural painting and portraits in...
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Los Angeles-based illustrator Patrick Hruby grew up in a log cabin within an Idaho forest. As a young boy he dreamt of running away to join the circus and become a trapeze artist. Eventually, however, he grew up to pursue a career as an illustrator....
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You really can get carried away by looking at other people's work. Karolin Schnoor has learned that a long time ago. Karolin regularly deletes her Instagram app to help her find a bit of time, space and mental rest from her own expectations. As a...
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With over 15 years of experience in the delicate craft of illustration, Matt Johnstone has never been a person too invested in the big brands, caring more to look at the human relationships than the size of a client's wallet. With a bold, playful...
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Jilipollo is one of our favourite illustrators in the entire Creativepool community. Is style is shockingly good, finely detailed and unique, to the point that you'll hardly find anything similar in the Creativepool community. So of course, when he...
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Curiosity is the key to any creative professional's success. The willingness to learn and improve your own knowledge over time is an essential soft skill to have and one that will take you far in your journey in the creative industries. It is also...
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It's hard to find a style of illustration as fascinating and unique as the one of Virginia Mori, a talented freelance illustrator from Italy. Virginia's favourite tools are pencil, ink and ballpoint pen. The direct consequence of that is a wondrous...
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Few people in the industry are as positive and forthcoming as Alexander Mikhaylov, a talented illustrator currently based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Alexander lives life at face value and his unique personality spreads positivity from every word of the...
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While many of the creative arts have been shaped and moulded by the passage of time and the gentle thrum of technology, illustration is, at its core, still the same art form that it was hundreds of years ago. It’s also an incredibly...
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As part of our series shining a spotlight on some of our favourite Creativepool Annual winners of the last few years, today we’re looking at Italian illustrator and graphic designer Oscar Cauda. Born in 1990 in Pinerolo, near Turin, where he...
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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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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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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...
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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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"There is nothing extraordinary or magic in my creative process," says illustrator Jhonny Nuñez. If one were to believe his own words, Jhonny is a completely ordinary person with a completely ordinary story, one he himself would be keen to judge...
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Authenticity. Reading the words of freelance illustrator Fabi Aguilar, this is what modern society lacks the most - the will to nurture unique personalities, captivate passions and help people find their true essence. It was not until the age of 32...
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Some people thrive under deadlines, others just can't handle the pressure. But if you are a freelance illustrator and 3D artist, deadlines are pretty much part of your daily routine. Derek Bacon appreciates the value of deadlines. He believes that,...
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Patrick Sayers still remembers the times in which his work were carried out on canvas, with oil, paint, brushes and such analogue tools. Looking back, Patrick hasn't touched pen and ink for the past 10 years. His illustrations all carry a certain...
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Getting your first commission as a creative in any field can be tough, but with self-belief, perseverance and a solid plan of action, you can bag that first client and kick on. Following a recent interview with California-based freelance cartoonist,...
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Freelance illustrator Rebecca Hayter lasted just three months in her role at a design company before following her heart and going it alone. While the structure, salary and guaranteed workflow were nice for a while, her personal beliefs and stance on...
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London-based illustrator Ryan Hodge believes that if politicians like Theresa May, Nigel Farage and Donald Trump didn’t exist in real life, they’d be extremely funny as fictional animated characters. He doesn’t disclose his...
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Adobe Creative Coffee Breaks are back. Once more, these bite-sized tutorials make learning new techniques easy to digest. The first two videos we’ve posted demonstrate how to use new tools built into the latest versions of Adobe Illustrator CC...
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Having won a silver award in last year's Creativepool Annual for New York City Department of Transport, self-employed artist Ben the Illustrator is the focus of this Spotlight Q&A. Find out about his route into the industry which has led to working...
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London-based illustrator Matt Blease has been playing with puns for years but his wisecracking commentary on the world isn't quite delivered in the way you'd expect. The Breed London artist, who counts the likes of Google, The New Yorker, Nike and...
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Disabled people deserve to have fulfilling sex lives, you'd surely have to be a raving lunatic to think otherwise. But discussing sex is messy (undoubtedly the first of many puns to... come) at the best of times, so how do you go about addressing a...
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Illustrators combine art, design and creative skills to develop ideas and produce original visual images for a wide range of products. Image: Jean Jullien: Billboard for London Graphic Centre for It’s Nice That Job Description, Salary &...
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Jo Bird loves scribbling and scrawling. She is best known for her intriguing wall murals, and has worked with the likes of Visa, Hyundai, Oxfam, French Connection, Chanel, Rankin, Sipsmith and Harrod’s. Jo recently produced some gorgeous...
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Ever wondered what inspires the jelly talent? What drives them? What a typical day is like? Well here at jelly London we went behind the scenes with illustrator Mimi Leung to find out just how she creates her crazy and colourful work. 1. Tell us how...
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