📦 Ageism in Marketing, top short films, agency founder on the struggles freelancers encounter, Sophie Vallance’s way of translating life with autism in her art & more!
Your Midweek Delivery For: Creative Inspiration, Stories, Resources and Events
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Welcome to the midweek newsletter, where we share with you the latest creative articles, stories, resources and creative events.
Ageism in Marketing – Older People Are Ignored and Distorted in Ageist Marketing
Ageism is perhaps one of the last and most invisible threads when it comes to “woke” generational values infiltrating into the media.
Creative Inspiration
Top 3 Short Films – Exploring sexuality, trauma, and loss of a loved one
Creative Reach
The State of Social Media Agencies Report 2021
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Creative Interviews
In Creative Conversation with Leo Young
Upon researching designer and Good Nugget founder Leo Young, I noticed that in his LinkedIn bio he is credited as a ‘Diversity Advocate’. While of course, I had a general idea about what a Diversity Advocate encompasses, I Googled the specific definition just to grasp a more precise idea…
The last few days left to apply!
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Creative Inspiration
Lucien Boucher’s 1920s Parisian Shop Front Lithographs Are Infused with an Update
Around this time of year, nostalgic, century-old illustrations tend to provide us with a sense of fuzzy festive warmth. A prime example of this would be Raymond Briggs’ 1978 picture book The Snowman and, perhaps more notably, the 1982 British animated television film and symphonic poem which followed. Even for the time, these illustrations felt nostalgic as they mimicked the lithographic style similar to Lucien Boucher’s, popular in 1920s France.
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Tiny Guides
A Guide to Getting Insured as a Creative Freelancer
If you’ve been freelancing for a while, or are just getting started, chances are you’re aware that having some sort of insurance in place is a good idea. But where do you start?
Hot Questions
Are you considering shifting from being a self-employed individual → to a Limited company?
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Creative Inspiration
Sophie Vallance’s Way of Translating Life with Autism
The Glaswegian artist’s paintings cleverly transcribe the viewers with many elements that make up an autistic person’s experience of reality, particularly social interactions.
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Creative Inspiration
Nisa Khan: From Rags to Bitches to Riches
Nisa Khan is a young graduate of Fine Art from UAL in Chelsea. Her graduation piece ‘From rags to bitches to riches’ is currently on show at the Saatchi Gallery in Sloane Square.
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