Resources
Welcome to our resources archive, a space packed with inspiring stories and insights coming directly from kick-ass creatives across the industry.
In The Arena with…
Discover inspiring stories from designers and illustrators to agency owners and recruiters, making a mark on the creative industry.
Dreamer, thinker. Silver tongued schemer. Peggy shares her story about a generous GCSE teacher, using words as a vehicle and learning to let go of everything you know.
The Birmingham-based illustration duo, known for transforming public spaces with fantastic foxes and masterful murals.
The freelance photographer with an infectious attitude towards attracting opportunities and taking important risks.
From Norfolk to East London via Leeds, interdisciplinary designer Rosie Rackham talks to the team about experimenting with mediums, self-belief and changing lanes.
Freelance packaging designer Paul O’Brien talks to us about working with his dream clients, putting yourself out there on LinkedIn and the ups and downs flying solo.
In conversation with Ami, she shares her ambition to always challenge and experiment with new mediums of design. We also touch on Ami’s love for music and advice when it comes to sharing your creative work online.
How to
Everything we wish we’d known sooner! A wide range of articles that help you develop your creative practice.
Craig Berry, designer at global branding agency Nomad talks us through how he uses the world around him to develop his creative skills and artistic thinking.
This article is not really about how much you’ll be able to do in a day if you put your mind to it, but more about how you can approach those tasks with more serenity.
Making your path in your chosen career can be daunting. But for aspiring creatives, there is often an added challenge: the creative industry might as well be wizardry for some muggle parents.
From feeling fulfilled to time management, Jack Redley shares his reflections and learnings from the past few years spent as a freelance web designer.
Graphic designer Jenny shares her tried and tested recipe for CV success, showing you how to sell yourself and leave the reader wanting more.
With no more deadlines or 1-2-1’s comes a lot of freedom, but also the impending realisation… What do I do now?! Design grad Maria shares a handful of her ideas for those post-uni plans.
Opinion
Here to bust industry myths and spotlight the challenges we all share as emerging creatives. Opinion pieces that get the community talking.
Robot Food’s Jess Cook talks us through some of the main challenges that still face women in the workplace today: confidence, having a voice, being heard, equal opportunities for career progression and more.
In this piece, we hear from four top-tier creatives without a design, illustration or photography degree between them, to find out how they made it here today.
Mother Design’s ECD Kirsty Minns explains why in her eyes, truly great designers should all strive to be problem seekers rather than just solvers.
Like all annoying things in life, you don’t really want to deal with them but they still find their way into your inbox. Same old rejection email, we meet again.
We speak to five creative interns, who’ve had placements up and down the country since the start of the pandemic, about their experiences in-house, at home and in the studio.
In this piece, we talk to five kick-ass, successful creatives without a single internship between them, to discuss why internships really aren’t everything.