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Being Creative Is the Easy Part: Unexpected Skills and Strategies for Success in the Creative Industry

Being Creative Is the Easy Part: Unexpected Skills and Strategies for Success in the Creative Industry

Unlock a successful creative career by shedding common misconceptions, looking in the mirror, and understanding how things work under the hood.

2024

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Bootcamp

The terminal illness affecting my freelance career

And yours, too

Jun 11

An abandoned, somewhat eery office interior with empty desks, no chairs and dim lighting.

Jun 11

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Why Designers Aren’t Artists

A not-so-subtle difference shrouded in controversy

Nov 21, 2024

Why Designers Aren’t Artists

Nov 21, 2024

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Toxic Artistry: What Is It and Are You Afflicted?

Borrowing revelations from world-class sports psychologists

Nov 1, 2024

Black-and-white portrait of Ai Weiwei, the renowned Chinese contemporary artist and activist. He holds his hands up to his face, framing his eyes with his fingers, creating a playful and intense gaze. His expression is serious, and his long beard is prominently visible, adding texture and contrast to the image.

Nov 1, 2024

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A simple trick to improve your illustration process

Cleverly tapping into Dr. Cialdini’s Levers of Influence

Jul 9, 2024

This image demonstrates the process of iterating and polishing designs. It features four faded shapes in the background, progressing from a rough, low-fidelity triangle on the left to a detailed, high-fidelity circle on the right. In the foreground, a solid orange pentagon highlights “today’s level of polish,” with a pinpoint and line indicating its position on the fidelity spectrum.

Jul 9, 2024

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Creative Perspectives

Why picky eaters can’t be good designers

A brief defence of this surprisingly accurate red-flag

Jan 20, 2023

Why picky eaters can’t be good designers

Jan 20, 2023

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Creative Perspectives

The perfect place for creative work

What works, and what doesn’t?

Jan 17, 2023

The perfect place for creative work

Jan 17, 2023

What AI really means for art

And why you should probably stop fighting it

Jul 4, 2022

Teddy bears mixing sparkling chemicals as mad scientists as a 1990s Saturday morning cartoon.

Jul 4, 2022

If you want to go to space, you have to leave Earth behind

What’s holding you back?

Jul 1, 2022

Photo of Earth taken from the surface of our moon.

Jul 1, 2022

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Creative Perspectives

The best investment I ever made

Changing how clients perceive our agency for under € 50

Oct 27, 2021

The best investment I ever made

Oct 27, 2021

I saw him die, and it was the greatest day of my life.

On one of humanity’s greatest misconceptions

Aug 24, 2021

I saw him die, and it was the greatest day of my life.

Aug 24, 2021

Rey Node

Rey Node

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Author of Being Creative is the Easy Part — Former creative agency co-founder (15 years)

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