Our guide to streamline digital asset management with file naming conventions, folder structures, and automation scripts. A workflow guide for creatives.

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Los Angeles-based artist Rosie Clements' recent project Pure Semblance was created by directly printing on bubble wrap with a UV printer.

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In the world of arts and design, there’s a common thread I see among many creatives, including myself. We’re all caught in the same relentless cycle: create, post, repeat. Social media algorithms have us in a chokehold, warning that if we don’t keep churning out content, we’ll fade into obscurity.

But here’s the thing – this pressure is a creativity killer. When we’re focused solely on output without taking time to refill our creative energy, we end up recycling the same ideas over and over.

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As a creative, one of my biggest struggles has always been effectively presenting my portfolio. Over time, I’ve learned some key strategies that have helped me refine my approach and showcase my work in the best light. Here are five essential tips that I’ve gathered from my experience.

1. Present Your Best Work

When it comes to your portfolio, quality always trumps quantity. We’ve all worked on numerous projects, but not every one of them deserves a spot in your portfolio.

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We created a summary of productivity focused designer tools under four main categories because there is an abundance of tools on the internet right now.

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Ellard DeVane creates psychedelic stop-motion animations by slicing clay one frame at a time.

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This week’s Inspiration Farmer’s collection features; yunbomu, ppuri_ , Jack Kenna, Lulu Lin, @junwoo_park23, dadushin.

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Internet provided a huge space to express ourselves. It doesn’t matter which medium and technique, artists and designers can share their work and someone stumbled upon their work and made their day. Everyone mixes and mashes what they see and experience but the outcome is always different. Even the same feelings can cause different artworks.

We are always keen to discover new artists and designers. We are inspired by their work and see how things can be interpreted with countless possibilities.

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Fenna Schilling is a graphic designer and a DJ whose visual and sonic collages have versatile characteristics. The intuitively crafted artworks of the artist provide an opportunity for her personal exploration through cut and paste technique and make way for an open-ended process.

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