Creative Lives in Progress
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: June 2021
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Guide
A guide to creating your PDF portfolio
Resources
10 podcasts to tune into for creative career advice and insight
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Patience, practice and paper: We meet Manchester-based illustrator Hellie Cartledge
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Rising photographer Ryan Prince on portraiture, Blackness and battling imposter syndrome
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From medicine to words: How Liz Hew launched a career in writing and content production
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: May 2021
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How graphic designer Lorna Harrington went from super-fan to employee at Aardman Animations
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Graphic designer Ruben Buffery on landing his first graduate job at The Midnight Club
Pep Talk
Watch Andrew Herzog’s Pep Talk on building a portfolio that best represents you
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Multidisciplinary artist Farouk Alao on NFTs, freelance life and finding balance
Guide
A guide to writing a great cover letter
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Megan Lee on her winding path to VFX, as a senior colour assistant at The Mill
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Multidisciplinary designer Robert Bandy on graduating mid-pandemic
Advice
Three exercises to help beat creative block
An excerpt from creative Gemma Lawrence’s self-designed book
In the Studio With
Behind the scenes at WePresent, WeTransfer’s inspiring editorial platform
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“Everyone has the skill set to collage”: Meet artist Jazz Grant
Guide
A guide to creating a great CV
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: March 2021
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Insight
Been doing work from home? You could claim a year’s worth of tax relief
Here’s everything you need to know
Insight
How to apply for roles as part of the Kickstart Scheme
All you need to know before the deadline on 24th March
Resources
Nine mentorship schemes celebrating and supporting POC creatives
Initiatives set up to provide support, advice and new connections
Portfolio Reviews
Portfolio Reviews: February 2021
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Resources
10 funding opportunities and schemes that you should have on your radar
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