Mastering Creativity: CR’s online learning programme
We’re launching our first ever CPD accredited online learning programme; a six-part video-based course that has been designed to unlock your creative potential
Is a growing freelance culture making it harder to recruit great designers?
Brexit, a recession and a healthy freelance market have left many design agencies struggling to fill senior roles. Rachael Steven explores the impact this is having on the industry – and considers how agencies can respond to a talent shortfall
The creative power of the mind
Over the next six months leadership coach Elizabeth Lovius will conduct a series of talks about the creative power of the mind, at Studio 7 Shoreditch. Here she shares a few things she’s learnt about the nature of creativity.
Too much ‘show’ at the degree shows?
As degree show season comes to an end for another year, Hannah Ellis asks whether it’s time to rethink a concept that favours the spectacular over the thoughtful and fails to accommodate many aspects of design practice
Co-locating on projects with clients: a guide from Made by Many
Face-to-face contact with clients improves productivity and helps build strong relationships – if it’s done right. But if it’s done wrong, it leads to low energy levels, impairs productivity, and reduces the likelihood that a project will deliver against its objectives. Made by Many’s Peter Parkes shares their tips for success
A whimsical introduction to graphic design for filmmaking
Having spent last weekend in Annie Atkins’ basement studio, attending a two-day workshop on Graphic Design for Filmmaking, Salonee Gadgil now knows a thing or two about the inner workings of a film’s art department – and how to make Dracula a passport
How Accumulate is helping young homeless people build creative careers
What started off as a single photography workshop has grown into a programme that creates viable opportunities for young people to work their way out of homelessness
Creative Circle launches free school to address diversity in the creative industries
The Creative Circle Foundation will aim to help encourage and support greater diversity within creative departments
