From the daily hacks and tools they use to their favourite reading and feelings about impostor syndrome, the new edition of the Recess Creative Playbook is full of creative leaders' tips, tools and resources for creative inspiration, says Recess. 

Building on last year's successful launch edition, this year the Playbook takes a global approach, with 37 creative directors, designers and strategists based in 32 different countries offering up their advice and recommendations for how they stay on top of their creative game, Recess adds.

Contributors this year include:

  • Artan Mansouri, Global Creative Director at Spotify (Sweden)
  • Trevor Robinson OBE, Founder and Creative Director of Quiet Storm (UK), and
  • Atiya Zaidi, CCO and CEO at BBDO (Pakistan).

Other contributors hail from agencies such as:

  • R / GA
  • VML
  • Grey
  • Ogilvy
  • Publicis
  • DDB
  • VT Pro Design
  • 180 Amsterdam, and
  • Wieden + Kennedy.

Brand leaders from the likes of Absolut, Vox Media and AB InBev and artists from India (Boomraang Studio) and Australia (Studio ENESS), also share insights in the Playbook, Recess says. 

In addition, Recess says that it has partnered with Makers on a special bonus section featuring nine producers from Monks, Yuga Labs, Specsavers and more discussing the free and paid tools they use to manage projects and keep sane with 10 000 tweaks and client requests.

Jody Orsborn Medina, Founder of Recess, says, "As a freelancer, I missed having a steady community to share inspiration with — so I created one. I'm thrilled to follow up the success of last year's Creative Playbook with a new version that takes a truly global look at creativity."

"You can expect a lot of the same things that you loved from last year's edition — the tips, tools and recommendations for staying at the top of your creative game. New sections this year include a look at imposter syndrome and how to overcome it (spoiler alert: 89% of our creatives feel it) and a look at the global creative landscape with each creative sharing the artists, places, trends and more happening in their country," Medina adds.

Medina concludes, "I'm a firm believer that creativity can come from anywhere and that gatekeeping is a thing of the past. As one reader said last year, 'count this as your industry cheat sheet.'"

The Playbook is available as a free PDF here. 

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