Getting Unstuck! 5 Things You Need To Do
You're over it. 🙄 You're done. 😑 You're ready to get out. 😏 But there are so many things to consider before you just walk off into the...
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Don't Let Guilt or Fear Control Your Creative Career
As creatives, WE NEED new challenges. And at some point, we all need to move on from our jobs in order to find them. However, people...
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Bombed The Interview? How to Repair & Recover.
Soooo you’re pretty sure you bombed that creative job interview and now you feel completely terrible. Maybe you were nervous and couldn’t...
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What is Your Interviewer Telling You?
"This interview is OVER." These were the exact words spit out by the Creative Director at the very first design job interview my friend...
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Are You an Imposter? (spoiler: NOPE)
Being a professional designer is HARD. And feeling like an imposter on top of that is the most dangerous place for a designer to exist....
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Why Your Creative Job Isn't Good for You
Stop banging your head against that MacBook. Situations that aren’t good for you don’t need to be toxic. They can simply just be reality....
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Solving That Portfolio Puzzle
THIS is exactly how I felt whenever I would sit down to update my design portfolio. Yeah, I have all the segments. But what goes where?...
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Want to Stand Out in a Creative Interview?
So, you're a perfect fit for that creative job posting you just saw! How many reasons will you give the hiring manager? Is it 3? Is it 5?...
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Why You Can't Give Up on Design
Very few places hired Black designers in 1950. But when Thomas Miller got a job at Morton Goldsholl Associates, one of Chicago’s top...
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The Secret to Amazing Interviews
So, you're a perfect fit for that creative job posting you just saw! Now, how many reasons will you give the hiring manager? Is it 3? Is...
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3 Ways to Advocate for Yourself
We've all been there: That moment you realize that your client has no strategy, no plan, no idea what they want––but they're hoping your...
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Why You Should Stop Hiding Non-Creative Your Past
Not everyone takes the same path into the creative world. But many creatives are often ashamed of their non-creative or non-design...
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Designers: Let's Talk Negative Space.
Let's discuss a different kind of "negative space" ––and no, not the client-feedback kind that makes you want to bang your head against...
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Is Your Career Trauma Holding You Back?
Did you know that perfectionism is the transmutation of trauma energy? This is WHY you’re overthinking your resume copy. WHY you’re...
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Why "Making It Pretty" Isn't Enough
I know my fellow graphic designers feel me on this one! 😆🤯 The truth is that many professionals don't actually understand the true...
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Working Past Your Expiration Date?
You cannot make yourself enjoy something that’s past its expiration date. Working a job that is no longer challenging you or helping you...
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Setting Boundaries in Your Creative Role
Hey Creatives! We're only one day from the weekend! And that means your clients, reviewers, and stakeholders are about to hit you up with...
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Rejections Are Practice Rounds
Rejection sucks. But not getting that job offer likely has very little to do with your actual creative talent. If you made it to the...
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OMG WTF is with ATS?
The bots have arrived. And they’ve killed your resume design. They’ve re-flowed text. They’ve changed fonts. They’ve deemed all...
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4 Things to Consider Before Applying for Creative Jobs
Nauseated at the thought of trying to wedge yet another beautiful creative job application masterpiece into some terrible recruiting...
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Creative Careers Require More Than Just Creative Talent
Like it or not, we creatives have to play by a set of very different rules when job searching. We need to be ready to sell our creative...
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Is Your Job Killing Your Creative Spark?
You know that feeling you get when you finally solve a complex creative problem and become unexpectedly energized and focused? Is that...
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Are You Being Overly-Influenced?
I LOVE IT when people tell me I can’t do something. You’ll never make a living being "artsy." 🎨 You’ll never find a design job in this...
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Failing Forward: Top 5 Most Embarrassing Moments
Today, I'd like to share some of the most embarrassing failures I've had over the course of my life. 😆 Why? Because this week I've...
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