Bio

Established in 2009, Creative Boom is an art, design & culture blog, sharing inspiration & ideas for creative people worldwide. Covering art, graphic design, illustration, photography, film and animation – the blog strives to celebrate, inspire and support the creative industries by sharing inspiring work and promoting the very best established and emerging talent and offering helpful tips and advice. Manchester-based Creative Katy Cowan is the Founder of the blog. The blog shares Inspiration with work from the fields of advertising, animation, art, crafts, design, photography and illustration - for inspiration and exposing talent. They say: "We also love to provide tips that will help you to go freelance, build your business, further your career or even just enhance your creative life. And when you've got enough inspiration and tips under your belt, we have a range of Features - inviting you to meet other creatives, see where they work and find out more about their creative loves. We even love to write about cities across the world to explore local creative scenes. And then, when you need freelance work, or the next step up the career ladder - our Jobs Board should help. Or if you're after some extra exposure or looking to work with other creatives - you should check out our Directory and get yourself listed by signing up." Extending beyond a creative's work life, Creative Boom also loves to cover play – featuring travel, lifestyle and cultural ideas and inspirations. From recommending destinations, hotels, restaurants and bars to sharing the latest exhibitions, shows, books, magazines and festivals. Since its launch, Creative Boom has championed thousands of creatives across the UK and beyond, becoming one of the UK's leading art & design blogs. It has also attracted advertisers such as BBC, Adobe, Yahoo, Vimeo, Samsung, Jaguar and The Guardian. Circulation: 500, 000 (source: publisher) In terms of PR opportunities, the team can be approached with topics that are relevant to those mentioned above and can be reached on the email address provided. Gorkana Alert: Thursday 11 December 2014 Creative Boom has redesigned its site. Covering art, graphic design, illustration, photography, travel and culture, it also includes a jobs board which lists work and freelance opportunities for those in the creative industries. Editor, Katy Cowan, can be reached at katy@creativeboom.co.uk and can also be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/creative_boom. Submission guidelines can be found at www.creativeboom.co.uk/page/submit   Gorkana Alert: Thursday 27 February 2014   Creative Boom, a site for the creative industries, has changed its URL and can now be viewed at www.creativeboom.co.uk. Editor Katy Cowan can now be reached at submit@creativeboom.co.uk and welcomes news, updates and press releases regarding architecture, interiors, design, graphics, photography, travel (hotels, restaurants, city guides), technology, cars, and home accessories. Gorkana Al