Tips

We share insider tips and invaluable advice to help you at every stage of your creative career. That's whether you've just graduated, started a new job or launched a new business.

Sunaina Khandelwal, MA Fine Art: Painting

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Career

What they don't tell you about studying a postgraduate course

23.03.2020

Image courtesy of [StockSnap](https://stocksnap.io/photo/60RZGXHD06)

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Business

Tips on working from home: how to stay motivated and sane

16.03.2020

Illustration by <a href="https://www.directoryofillustration.com/artist.aspx?AID=12656" target="_blank">Hye-Jin Chung</a>

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Business

Insider tips on how to make it as a professional illustrator

03.03.2020

Photo by <a href="https://burst.shopify.com/@sarahpflugphoto?utm_campaign=photo_credit&utm_content=Free+Woman+Adjusting+Headphones+At+Mic+Image%3A+Stunning+Photography&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=credit">Sarah Pflug</a> from <a href="https://burst.shopify.com/professional?utm_campaign=photo_credit&utm_content=Free+Woman+Adjusting+Headphones+At+Mic+Image%3A+Stunning+Photography&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=credit">Burst</a>

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Marketing

How to start a podcast in 2020: A step-by-step guide for beginners

02.03.2020

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Career

Five things they never tell you about becoming a graphic designer

02.03.2020

Photograph courtesy of [Death to Stock](https://deathtothestockphoto.com/)

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Marketing

Why you should approach magazines to feature your work (and insider tips on how to get published)

27.02.2020

Image courtesy of [StockSnap](https://stocksnap.io/photo/GHIBZPY4FS)

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Business

What do IR35 changes mean for design contractors?

26.02.2020

Photo by <a href="https://burst.shopify.com/@matthew_henry?utm_campaign=photo_credit&utm_content=Free+Stock+Photo+of+Business+Woman+Flow+Chart+%E2%80%94+HD+Images&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=credit">Matthew Henry</a> from <a href="https://burst.shopify.com/startup?utm_campaign=photo_credit&utm_content=Free+Stock+Photo+of+Business+Woman+Flow+Chart+%E2%80%94+HD+Images&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=credit">Burst</a>

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Clients

Brief encounters: How to change your clients' briefing habits and nail their objectives

24.02.2020

Photo by cottonbro from [Pexels](http://www.pexels.com)

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Career

Revealed: the one design skill you didn't know you needed

17.02.2020

Photo by <a href="https://burst.shopify.com/@sarahpflugphoto?utm_campaign=photo_credit&utm_content=Picture+of+Reading+On+The+Sofa+%E2%80%94+Free+Stock+Photo&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=credit">Sarah Pflug</a> from <a href="https://burst.shopify.com/home-decor?utm_campaign=photo_credit&utm_content=Picture+of+Reading+On+The+Sofa+%E2%80%94+Free+Stock+Photo&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=credit">Burst</a>

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Career

Seven fears that are holding you back from changing careers and becoming a graphic designer

11.02.2020

Nick Howe of Uniform. All images courtesy of Uniform

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Business

From three to 70 people: Five things Uniform's Nick Howe has learnt in two decades of running an agency

22.01.2020

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Career

Tips to help you survive the corporate world without losing your creative soul

15.01.2020

Image via [Death to Stock](https://deathtothestockphoto.com/)

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Career

Creatives share their biggest lessons of 2019 and how they'll be doing things differently

03.12.2019

Image credit: [Death to Stock](http://deathtothestockphoto.com)

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Business

From freelancer to small studio owner: The things you need to do when growing a business

02.12.2019

Via [Death to the Stock](https://deathtothestockphoto.com/)

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Marketing

Being You: How to build your personal brand and confidence

14.11.2019

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Self

How to conquer your inner demons and be more creative

30.10.2019

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Career

Eight things everyone should do when creating a motion design showreel

22.10.2019

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Business

How giving yourself 'Employee of the Month' could keep you happy and motivated

14.10.2019

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Tips

What they don't tell you about studying a postgraduate course

Tips on working from home: how to stay motivated and sane

Insider tips on how to make it as a professional illustrator

How to start a podcast in 2020: A step-by-step guide for beginners

Five things they never tell you about becoming a graphic designer

Why you should approach magazines to feature your work (and insider tips on how to get published)

What do IR35 changes mean for design contractors?

Brief encounters: How to change your clients' briefing habits and nail their objectives

Revealed: the one design skill you didn't know you needed

Seven fears that are holding you back from changing careers and becoming a graphic designer

From three to 70 people: Five things Uniform's Nick Howe has learnt in two decades of running an agency

Tips to help you survive the corporate world without losing your creative soul

Creatives share their biggest lessons of 2019 and how they'll be doing things differently

From freelancer to small studio owner: The things you need to do when growing a business

Being You: How to build your personal brand and confidence

How to conquer your inner demons and be more creative

Eight things everyone should do when creating a motion design showreel

How giving yourself 'Employee of the Month' could keep you happy and motivated

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