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Creatives share their own experiences of working within the creative industry.
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Job hunting while autistic: “We have to pretty much hide our traits”
Lyla Johnston reflects on her journey as an autistic creative in industry
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Adefela Olowoselu shares three lessons inspired by design icon Archie Boston’s journey
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How to bring your full self to work
Designer Sophia Luu on the benefits of being more open at work
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“Play should be a time to switch lanes and allow your mind to wander”
Three creatives on how pressure-free ‘play’ influences their work
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“You can only go so long talking to friends about business ideas”
Emerging founder Charmaine Beneyto on the power of being mentored
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“We are learning more from each other than from uni”
Three students on what it’s like to be at art school through lockdown
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“Take internships based on values [but] don’t work unpaid!”
Should you ever take on unpaid internships? Student Daniella Chukwuezi shares her experience
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“My portfolio only had four projects, but displayed a range of skills.”
Agata Walas on her four-month long remote internship at Accept & Proceed
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“I considered leaving all the time”
Rosa Kimosa’s account of managing anxiety as a student
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“I worry the pandemic will worsen inequality”
UK students share their biggest worries, after a term in lockdown
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“It’s virtually impossible to separate how you feel about your work and yourself”
Tutor Jasper Goodall on why he decided to train as a counsellor
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Entry Level Activist’s Faith Robinson on social-media distancing
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Photographer Giles Duley’s learnings on isolation and struggle from the “ultimate lockdown”
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Siham Ali
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Meet Jack Ladow and Måns Murmark, the students who created a virtual internship
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Jack & Måns
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Looking back on the past three years of The Pipe, Ogilvy’s six-month creative internship scheme
Creative Lives
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How Sam Nowell made the leap from studying architecture to launching a sustainable fashion line
Creative Lives
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Insight into the world of stock imagery: How to become a contributor and its earning potential
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Creative Lives in Progress
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How Create Jobs’ seven-week programme is empowering a new wave of visual storytellers
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Creative Lives in Progress
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How do you design for the weather? Met Office’s Ross Middleham explains
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Ross Middleham
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How to use downtime to fully recharge
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Ayla Angelos
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Matt Dowling gives us the lowdown on getting paid as a freelancer
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Creative Lives in Progress
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Photographer Katharina Poblotzki on overcoming rejection and fear as a freelancer
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Katharina Poblotzki
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Celebrating single Black mothers: Filmmaker Timi Akindele-Ajani on the process behind a two-year side project
Creative Lives
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It’s Freezing in LA! on using magazines as a vehicle for change
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Martha Dillon