We’ve all heard horror stories about the ‘nightmare' client. Not paying on time, trying to design for you and the classic ghosting being some of the classic tropes. These steps should stand you in good stead to be ‘dream’ client material.

Feeling firmly settled in Birmingham and its creative community, we thought it was time we put all the resources we have gathered along the way in one place.

Is it better to focus-in one area of illustration or stay open to all opportunities? Should you learn as many creative skills as possible or stick to what you do best?

So this has been a STEEP learning curve and still, we learn from every project what works for us. So first of all, don’t be hard on yourself if you make a mistake when deciding on projects, it’s not a walk in the park we’ll tell you that for free.

We met Lauren, Ben and Dom from The Arena way back in 2020 when we were both starting out on our creative journeys. They are networking powerhouses and we can’t believe it’s taken this long to get them on the blog!

We were delighted to get the opportunity to pick the knowledgeable brain of Matt Campbell. A member of the Brief Box team with a wealth of design experience behind him

People often want to know what it’s like working in a duo. It can sometimes seem too good to be true, ‘a best friend and a business partner, how do you make that work?’.