There’s not long to go … your choice, you can slide into the end of the year or you can pull up your big girl pants and sprint to the finishing line.

Seventy per cent of people working in Australia’s media, marketing and creative sectors say they’ve experienced burnout in the past 12 months. That makes burnout the standout concern across the creative industry.

The industry we have is the one we’ve collectively built. But here’s the thing: when it comes to knowledge sharing in Australian design, we’re walking past a lot of low standards.

Australian businesses can lift productivity and profits by investing in design that’s tied to business outcomes. Research from other countries shows the gains are real and repeatable here.

Clients comment on colours and fonts because that’s what they can see. The strategy, psychology, and user research? That’s invisible to them. Here’s how to change that conversation.

The work you do now is likely different from what you did a few years ago and that’s a problem because your past clients might not know. You need to reconnect …

Is persuasion a fundamental skills to be good at new business? No, it’s actually really hard to change behaviour and using just persuasion isn’t the answer…

Four expat designers in Berlin chose challenge over comfort. Their stories reveal how changing environment, not skills, can transform creative careers.

Most creative business owners chase new clients before analysing how many they need or whether their current ones are profitable. Start with numbers you know.

Designers fear specialisation will limit their skills. Amsterdam’s canal museum proves the opposite — true specialisation expands capabilities.

Amsterdam design practitioners have found technical skills alone won\\\’t sustain careers. It\\\’s self-mastery and strategic thinking separate thriving designers.

Amsterdam design practitioners have found technical skills alone won’t sustain careers. It’s self-mastery and strategic thinking separate thriving designers.