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If you're going to be in the Grimsby area tomorrow night and fancy some free creative culture, I'd recommend a visit to St. James’ Church and Square, where Lightworks 2010 will be hosting...

Taking the leap of faith from art school into the real world can be a really daunting experience for many young creatives. We all dream of being snatched up at our graduate shows, although for a number of creatives, this isn't the case...

Sandro Corsaro is the creator of Disney XD’s animated original series Kick Buttowski - Suburban Daredevil. He's had a glittering Hollywood career, working for names such as Warner Bros., Sony and MTV Networks and has published two books. Read on to find out more...

Steph Baxter is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer from Leeds. She describes herself as fun, creative and childish. A graduate of Leeds College of Art and Design, Steph loves being self-employed and feels her proudest moment so far was completing her degree...

Welcome to March and our latest 'Discuss' feature, which focuses on a different subject relevant to the creative industries throughout the UK and where we welcome your comments and open up a debate for you to discuss the subject further...

The 365 day resolution is big in the creative industry at the moment, and has been inspiring people of all disciplines to spend their free time a little more productively and create something new everyday for an entire year. As some of you may know...

Yasmeen Ismail runs Sweetworld, an animation company based in Shoreditch, London along with friend and business partner Sandra Salter. Describing herself as 'Goofy and Happy', Yasmeen has had some of her work shown on Channel 4...

TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne is a household name and someone who has embraced the creative industries since her teenage years when she was a singer to punk band Kenickie. Sunderland-born and raised, Lauren in fact turned down a place at Durham...

Messy Funk is a new alternative lifestyle clothing label that promises to democratise dressing, breaking people out of their niches with universally searable style. With DJs like Calvertron and Datsik already signed up to sponsor the brand and with props from style...

This is February's Discuss feature. The second of 2010 and we'll be talking about social media and how it's changing the shape of PR as we know it. All you have to do is comment below and add your thoughts to the debate. 'Discuss' is a monthly feature that...

Welcome ladies, gentlemen and not-so-gentle men to the modern burlesque scene, which has been growing increasingly popular in the UK over the last decade. As an artist, it is hard not to be inspired...

Charlie Collingwood is the man behind Henry Herbert Tailors in London, a scootering tailor service making handmade, bespoke English shirts and suits. That's not his only success. He also studied Politics at University and launched his own graphic design magazine...

Lucia Pang is an aspiring 15 year-old fashion photographer, both inspired by simple and magical things in life. She shoots just about anything in the world. Ellepa Photography is her portfolio and it captures the freedom, beauty, love and life of the youth...

Here's a brand new monthly feature for Creative Boom. 'Discuss' focuses on a different subject relevant to the creative industries throughout the UK where we welcome your comments and open up a debate for you to discuss the subject further...