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Why the creative industry feels broken right now (and why it isn't)
The creative design industry has shifted from a vibrant, creator-led field in the 1980s to a corporatized system where holding companies, weakened design education, austerity, and cost-cutting have devalued creativity and worsened working conditions. Despite this decline, growing dissatisfaction is fueling a new wave of independent, creator-led agencies and a potential renaissance in creative work.
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