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Been There Done That is back and this time, we’re peeking behind the curtain of not one, but two creative careers thanks to the dual focus of our star, Marylou Faure. We collaborated with Marylou a few years back after becoming entranced by the joy-filled, curvy characters she creates and her effortless ability to articulate important social issues through her work. Since that time, Marylou’s career has continued to go from strength to strength.

What and how does a graphic designer get paid? Too explicit? Whilst graphic design remains one of the highest in demand freelance skills, the question of what and how graphic designers get paid remains a no-go conversation or at least a highly awkward one. There are rumours that some go hourly, some go daily, some go project-ly but no one knows for sure, it’s hush-hush in the design community except none of us really know what secret we’re keeping.

Studio NARI founder Caterina Bianchini answers questions about her career as an award-winning art director in our new video series

While there’s no shortage of career advice out there, a lot of it can feel a little stale, formal or just not that relevant. Especially for creatives who have a very particular vision of the practice that they’re trying to develop. That’s why we’re taking a slightly different approach with our latest video series. Our Instagram remains our first point of connection and conversation with our community.

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During this spell doing freelance graphic design work, the all-too-familiar experience of clients offering round after round of feedback and looking for never-ending adjustments cemented Harriet’s feeling that this was not the career she wanted to pursue. In the second year of uni, she started to teach herself 3D. “It’s hard to remember my first paid 3D project, because at the start, I was looking to collaborate with other 3D artists and designers, making posters and things like that.

Our Stories are produced for and by students and young professionals to confront the most important issues in the world of creative careers. We believe in quality over quantity, and we pay all our contributors because their work has value. Cloak and Dagger Hours and hours are lost as a job seeker applying for roles that don’t specify a salary range or rate. We explore the motivation behind the creative industry’s “salary cloaking” habit.

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Our Stories are produced for and by students and young professionals to confront the most important issues in the world of creative careers. We believe in quality over quantity, and we pay all our contributors because their work has value. Cloak and Dagger Hours and hours are lost as a job seeker applying for roles that don’t specify a salary range or rate. We explore the motivation behind the creative industry’s “salary cloaking” habit.