What is a CREATIVE-HYPHENATE?

creative-hyphenate aka
multi-hyphenate
designerpreneur
creative chameleon
slashie
fluid creative
renaissance soul
wearer of many hats…

 

“What is a CREATIVE-HYPHENATE?”

A true creative chameleon and wizard of versatility who effortlessly blends their creative sauce across a range of disciplines and mediums. A natural out-of-the-box thinker and creative-dabbler. A modern renaissance soul that’s not afraid to try new creative tools and cross-pollenate ideas.

 
 

Creative-hyphenates are visual problem solvers and abstract thinkers. By bringing different perspectives and approaches to their work, a creative-hyphenate is able to come up with innovative solutions to creative challenges.

They are individuals who have an appreciation for various creative mediums and art forms and move fluidly through different creative spaces. Whether someone is a ‘photographer-house dj-latte artist’ or a ‘graphic designer-mixed media artist-poetry writer’, creative-hyphenates can flow effortlessly between different disciplines, and they're not afraid to apply their various skills to tackle creative challenges.

Need examples?
Here are 10 iconic creative-hyphenates:

  • Virgil Abloh: architect-dj-creative director-fashion designer

  • Leonardo da Vinci: artist-inventor-engineer

  • Zendaya: actress-singer-model

  • David Bowie: musician-actor-visual artist

  • Salvador Dali: artist-filmmaker-writer

  • Maya Angelou: writer-poet-actress-civil rights activist

  • Barbara Kruger: artist-graphic designer

  • Le Corbusier: architect-designer-painter-urban planner-writer

  • Yayoi Kusama: visual artist-sculptor-novelist

  • Issa Rae: actress-writer-producer

CREATIVE-HYPHENATE DEFINITION

“creative-hyphenate”:
a true creative chameleon and wizard of versatility who effortlessly blends their creative sauce across a range of disciplines and mediums.

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“So why hire a creative-hyphenate?”

In today's hyper-paced and constantly evolving creative industry, hiring a creative-hyphenate can give you a competitive edge. With a diverse range of skills and experience that make up their ‘creative sauce’, they can approach creative challenges from multiple angles. It’s like having a creative hybrid of Inspector Gadget, MacGyver, and Hermione Granger on your team.

I’ll use myself as an example - an ‘architecture trained-graphic designer-mixed media artist-writer-entrepreneur’. My ‘recipe’ consists of: my architecture background that gives me analytical design thinking + my artistic side that fuels the creative + my experience in communications that focuses on messaging and strategy. This helps me approach design projects and visual communication with an integrated multi-angled approach that helps clients level-up their businesses.

Every creative-hyphenate has their own unique recipe that makes their ‘creative sauce’, but what they all share is the ability to take on a wide range of projects, even those that seem random and unexpected, and approach projects through their own unique lens and design sensibility.

✌️ KV

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KAREN V.