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The strongest passions often show themselves at a young age. Mark Lacey was introduced to professional illustration when he was a "spotty teenager", but the guy had the boldness to apply for a position at a research laboratory and his career has...
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How did you get into the industry? I did a Bachelor of Design at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and after that applied for jobs in design and got them. Where are you based now and who do you work for? I am now based in London, UK and I...
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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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In the realm of engineering and technical documentation, the role of a skilled technical illustrator is not merely important-it is crucial. Whether you're involved in engineering, manufacturing, publishing, or any industry sector that necessitates...
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How did you get into the industry? My MA degree was the catalyst to fall in love with art and design. My project was about a fashion app and I had to do all the designs from branding to UX and UI. After my graduation I wanted to combine Marketing...
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How did you get into the industry? I visited AFDA, a Film school in Johannesburg, South Africa, when I was scouting out colleges after High School. For some reason, the animation department really attracted me. It might have been because I was...
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When discussing female designers’ contribution to the heavily male-dominated creative industries, there’s a specific focus on the heralded historical figures and individuals known to have paved the way, think Margaret Calvert, who...
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How did you get into the industry? It was actually by accident! Many years ago I was diagnosed with ME/CFS and found that I went from being an energetic person to one who was effectively ‘marooned’ at home. As I had always been artistic...
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How did you get into the industry? I never planned to go into copywriting, but I did a few internships in the writing and creative space through university, then after I graduated with a degree in English, I was a bit unsure of what was...
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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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If you are looking to partner with or impress ITV Studios, be prepared to demonstrate your unquestionable love for creativity in every way possible. Creativity and passion for the audience is at the heart of everything ITV Studios do - which is clear...
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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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In her previous role, Julia Rast helped brands advance in the digital space by harnessing new technological solutions and innovations in the programmatic scene. Her open-mindedness and expertise as a leader in the scene is unquestionable. Julia...
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The future of technology and design runs through an exciting and effective UI. Be it neural links or mixed reality glasses, someone will have to design the interactive interfaces for us to use these devices - and the trends are quite thrilling to...
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Martin Simpson's path into the industry has been far from 'conventional'. Through the many years he spent in the creative and advertising industries, Martin journeyed through a mixture of internal design, management, and marketing roles between...
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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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How can you not love the Heineken brand? Apart from being one of the most popular brands of beer out there, the Heineken brand is famous for its own resilience and adaptability, always embracing change with open heart and trying to capture the love...
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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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Martha Markovsky isn't one to stay put. Though she only claims to be a Senior Art Director on her Creativepool profile, the truth is that Martha is so much more and has so many interests ranging across a number of sectors in the creative...
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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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