3 Foundational Steps for Developing Your Creative ID

CLLCTVE is hosting CLLCTVE University: The Ultimate Creator Accelerator for 10 Weeks beginning February 15th. Each week comes with its own upskilling workshop hosted by a CLLCTVE Creator.

Aeola Lu, Sophomore Graphic Design Major at the University of Minnesota, and Catherine Dao, Sophomore Graphic Design and Philosophy Major at Chapman University, are teaming up to host their workshop on Developing A Creative ID.

The workshop will discuss who you are as an individual, how that can translate into your creative work, and how that can turn into your next job. Anyone looking to explore their personal and professional selves within a fun, social and community-based environment is encouraged to attend.

Each weekly workshop is followed by a content challenge allowing creators to apply what they learned to their creative and professional lives. Aeola’s and Catherine’s challenge will include a portfolio piece to depict yourself as an individual and a creator creatively.

To help creators best prepare for their workshop, Aeola and Catherine provided three foundational steps for developing your creative ID.

3 Foundational Steps for Developing Your Creative ID

1. Reflection

This is the time to think about who you are, what makes you that way and who you want to become in the future. Ask yourself:

Who are you?

• Who are you as a person?
• What is important to you?
• What are you trying to achieve as a creator?

Who influences you?

• What are your influences?
• Who inspires you?
• What inspires you?

2. Transposition

This step centers around assessing what you’ve reflected on. This can be displayed through:

• The type of work you do (mediums, clients, projects that you take on (paid and unpaid, commercial and personal))
• Your content and profile styles, tone, and mood
• What you do to differentiate yourself from others

3. Projection

Now it’s time to turn who you are personally and creatively into work and money-making opportunities. Where and how do you put forward who you are?

• Form ideas for making money from your talents
• Explore side hustles that capitalize on your strengths and passions
• Live by the mantra: “Attracting energy as you radiate it”

Expand Your Skills With CLLCTVE University

CLLCTVE University will feature Aeola’s and Catherine’s full workshop and as well as nine others in skills spanning across mediums. Each workshop is followed by a content challenge to allow you to create a diverse set of content to add to your shareable CLLCTVE portfolio.

Throughout the accelerator, you’ll gain access to exclusive workshops with high-level industry experts, connections to brands for paid work opportunities and a community of Gen Z creators to grow with.

Let’s shape the Future of Work economy, together. Sign up!