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“You will always be a designer, whether that’s full time or not”
It’s not the same world as it used to be. Leave university, get a job and stay in that job for forty years. It’s also not the same as a mere five years ago, where you leave university, get a job and stay in that job for three years before moving on to another either. Creatives are forming uniquely…
Elizabeth Goodspeed on the impossible economics of art education in the US
American art schools are closing even as tuition fees reach extraordinary heights, with new funding cuts set to make attendance even less attainable for many would-be students. But if an art education is worth more than the salary it produces, why have we accepted that only those who can afford it…
Mona Chalabi’s illustrated book about wealth inequality will make you talk to your friends about money
Think you’re not a ‘numbers person’? The Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator and journalist Mona Chalabi wants you to think again. On the release of her new book, Ten Lives, she chats about how pictures have the power to make economics accessible.
A New Direction’s Oliver Benjamin: “Make stuff and use the process to understand what you’re good at”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Hilary Chittenden: “More emerging creatives will start portfolio careers”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Represent’s Joe Cooper: “Young creatives will increasingly have to make their own way in”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Craft’s Dan Crowder: “The typical first creative role will be a 6-12 month contract”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
D&AD’s Paul Drake: “Careers will become less linear”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Rachel Gannon: “The graduates who thrive will be those who can hold uncertainty”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Creative PEC’s Nik Gunn: “Creative flair, technological innovation and entrepreneurial know-how remain crucial”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Dr Anna Kiernan: “As AI absorbs more routine work, how will new creatives find their feet?”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Joseph Lebus: “Follow the creative spark that drew you to the industry in the first place”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Meet a Mentor’s Fran Plowright: "Creative careers will demand greater adaptability, tenacity and initiative”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Mina Popa: “Starting a creative career will be all about not waiting for permission”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
I LIKE NETWORKING’S Isabel Sachs: “Make your own work, be proactive, and go and meet people”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Lisa Smith: “Build a life that gives you something to say”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Liz Stone: “A creative career will require as much attention to your mindset as your skill set”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Marcus Wendt: “The next creative career is the one you invent yourself”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Professor Rebecca Wright: “There will be new opportunities for graduates who are prepared to navigate the unknown”
It’s a tough time for people starting out in the creative industry right now. Together with Creative Lives in Progress we asked 28 people to predict what starting a creative career will look like over the next three years.
Starting a creative career has never felt harder – 28 industry voices on what comes next
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