Articles
Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.
Resources
Don’t miss: Graduate programmes, Brighton-based mentorships and an open call from Shape Arts
Including opportunities from JKR, Design Bridge and Pocko
Guide
A guide to salaries, negotiating and asking for more
Resources
Seven sites and spreadsheets for salary transparency
From comparison tools to spreadsheets for advertising, design and publishing
Resources
Don’t miss: Mentoring, internships and a free course from Brixton Finishing School
Including opportunities from Land of Plenty, The Mix and Pentland Brands
Creative Lives
“Practice is key”: We chat typography and freelancing with graphic designer Mohammed Samad
Creative Lives
Rosie Barker on gradients, social media and her switch from English Literature to illustration
Creative Lives
Liverpool-based Yaw Owusu gives us a peek into life as a creative consultant in music
Creative Lives
Worldwide FM’s William Asare discusses his switch from radio DJ to radio programmer
Insight
What could Creative Lives do better?
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Advice
What is brand experience and how do you get into it?
Global creative agency Amplify fill us in on this fascinating corner of the industry
Resources
10 eclectic open source platforms for free fonts
Dazed Studio designer Jethro Nepomuceno shares his top sources
Creative Lives
Meet Randy Amoakohene, JKR production manager by day and illustrator by night
Creative Lives
Photographer and YouTuber Sophia Carey on building an online presence
Resources
Don’t miss: Junior roles in advertising, plus a mentoring scheme from The Arena
Including opportunities from Google, The Mix and Anomaly
Creative Lives
“At heart, I’m an observer”: Photographer Bernice Mulenga’s journey to capturing Black queer life
First Hand
What does it take to join the Google Creative Lab 5 programme?
With applications now open, we ask five former Fivers for their advice
First Hand
We share an extract from Bella Okuya’s upcoming photobook
Resources
A selection of resources in support of the people of Ukraine
Creative Lives
Salam Zaied on balancing a full-time UX design job with a photography practice full of flowers
Creative Lives
Grin designer Flossie Aylin on community, womanhood and switching jobs mid-pandemic
Advice
“Do your thing, don’t try to change yourself”
Five creative lessons inspired by Jamal Edwards’ pioneering career
Creative Lives
Josie Staveley Taylor on working at Penguin and designing a book cover for Bernadine Evaristo
Resources
Don’t miss: Meet-ups for illustrators, mentoring and a junior role at It’s Nice That
Including opportunities from the AOI, Creative Mentor Network and UAL
Resources
Eight organisations championing LGBT+ creatives
Including platforms across journalism, digital storytelling and socially-engaged arts