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2016“Be critical, try to look for facts and buy a good office chair”: three art directors share advice
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2015Graduating soon? We revisit some priceless advice about art school
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2016“Have a point of view”: words of wisdom from the Modern Magazine Conference 2016
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2019The essentials of handling your finances as a graduate, junior or freelance creative
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2017How to go freelance: need-to-know advice from creatives who made it
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2025“You say people gloss over when you mention your day job, so don’t mention it!”
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2019Job interviews: Pentagram, Wieden+Kennedy and Bureau Borsche on how to get them and what to say
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2020Graduating in a downturn: Advice from creatives who survived the 2008 crash
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2015Marian Bantjes' advice for entering design awards
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2014Some sage portfolio advice from graphic designer and Graduates judge Shaz Madani
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2018Patrick Kyle's helpful advice on how to start out at illustration fairs
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2015Jan Buchczik's words of advice for illustrators looking for commissions
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2015Wisdom for future grads in 44flavours' London Graphic Centre Billboard
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2014Scott King, Bart Hess, Maggie Li and Craig Ward have more art school advice
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2014A host of art school advice from four top creative names
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2016Five things to remember as a young creative
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2026“Evolving your career into a position of influence is a natural next step”
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2020Jessica Walsh, Eike König, Ollie Olanipekun and Danielle Pender offer up advice for creatives
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2017The hovering art director: advice for receiving feedback under pressure
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2020Considering an MA? We quiz UAL tutors on the big questions to ask yourself first
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2013Craig Oldham’s Democratic Lecture delivers advice for aspiring designers
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2024“I love watching people go after what they truly want and enjoy”
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2015Do newly graduated creatives need an agent to get work? We ask the experts
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2022Richard Turley on the originality myth and the perks of phoning it in
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2022How to run your own independent magazine with Polyester’s Ione Gamble
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2026“If you’re challenged again, don’t go small”
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2017The eternal sunshine of the freelance mind: advice on solo working
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2016How to appear wise: Mr Porter’s cheat sheet illustrated by Vincent Mahé
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