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6 Creative Careers for Kids and Teens

When you’re a creative kid, it can be hard to picture how your passion for drawing, designing, or creating could turn into a job one day. But there are so many exciting career paths where creativity is the key — and they go way beyond being “just good at art.”...

Design Thinking for Tweens and Teens: A Creative Skill They Can Use Anywhere

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Design thinking isn’t just for professional designers — it’s a creative skill that helps young people explore ideas, solve problems, and communicate clearly. Whether they’re making a school project or designing just for fun, learning to think like a designer can shape...

Typography for Beginners: A Guide for Young Creatives

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Typography might sound like a big word, but it is really just about one thing: how we make words look. Whether you’re drawing a poster, designing a logo, or creating art in Procreate or Canva, having an understanding of typography will help your words speak...

How to import a Procreate colour palette

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Let’s learn how to import colour palettes into Procreate! Choosing a palette of colours that works well together, can be difficult when starting your artwork on Procreate. Mainly because Procreate allows you to create more colours combinations than you could...

6 Creative Careers for Kids and Teens

Design Thinking for Tweens and Teens: A Creative Skill They Can Use Anywhere

Typography for Beginners: A Guide for Young Creatives

How to import a Procreate colour palette

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