Creative Lives

Meet the creatives making the industry thrive, covering early beginnings to what a typical working day looks like.

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Motion designer Dominic Campbell on how he landed his first role
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Founder and producer David Kamara on resilience, networking, and continuous learning
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Junior artworker Rina Kulemeka on combatting imposter syndrome in her first role
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Junior creative Manny Labram on breaking into adland
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Illustrator Jessica Lee discusses how to avoid online work anxiety
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Creative producer Jacob Stratfold talks working in social media and putting yourself out there
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Photographer Jasmine Engel-Malone on not taking ‘no’ personally
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Multimedia designer Kofi Nelson on finding his feet as a freelancer
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Glasgow-based illustrator Agnes Xantippa Bowman discusses her creative path
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James Childs on how passion for visual culture took him from journalist to artist agent
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Artist April Lin 林森 on how focusing on life outside your career can help it flourish
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How Ian Chan channelled his curiosity to realise his animation career dreams
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“Use that voice inside you”: Christine Ubochi on sharing underrepresented stories through film
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How ITV creative Jonathan Clarke-Ezzidio overcame rejection and honed his craft
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Heather Jo Carby on combining her love for art, design and movies through prop making
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“Focus on your end goal”: How Elmwood’s Paolo Orazietti went from apprentice to design director
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Experiential designer Julie Chan talks textiles, technology and creative fusions
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“The trick is knowing your brand”: Anthony Ray Caballero on standing out in the film industry
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How creative technologist Maria Than is using AR and AI for social good
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For filmmaker Soham Kundu, cinema is a powerful tool for South Asian representation
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“I had to learn to write again”: Scarlett Ward on poetry, publishing and living with Multiple Sclerosis
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StormBrands graphic designer Alex Farquhar on finding inspiration everywhere
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From probation officer to UX designer: Shamila Sulaiman on the power of “starting over”
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How Emma Lees is tackling growing up through storytelling