It can be a daunting task for young designers and illustrators to go out into the world and find a job, especially given the statistic that less than 0.2% of applicants for positions in the creative industry even get an interview(!). There’s also the added stress of realizing that your portfolio may be lacking when it comes to “sticking out from the herd”. Luckily, Chris Lyons and his “Creative Career Starter” blog knows how to tackle some of these issues and thus help fresh-graduates along the way. We’ve provided some links to two of Chris’s latest posts on the subject here below. As usual, each blog post comes with a great new illustration!
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