Kirsten Murray
Art Director, Creative Director
In their own words
Mutual respect and open communication make for the best creative partnerships.
A person who ghosts you is not someone you want to work with. Mutual respect and open communication make for the best creative partnerships.
Our progress as designers is not tied to our title. Your levelling up will come from learning new skills and working on larger and more complex problems, building confidence as you do.
Success is feeling inspired and inspiring others.
Success is feeling inspired and inspiring others.
Articles & interviews5
- Client Ghosting Is Rising, and It’s Not Your Fault
Creative Boom's Dear Boom column argues that client ghosting has become a systemic issue for creatives in 2026, driven by budget uncertainty, communication avoidance and overwhelmed business owners. Contributors recommend not taking silence personally, setting proposal-response deadlines, sending a clear final follow-up and maintaining a healthy pipeline of work.
- Creative Industry Ghosting Is Rising—and It’s Not Your Fault
Creative Boom examines the growing incidence of client, recruiter and collaborator ghosting in the creative industry through testimonies from designers, directors and freelancers. The article attributes the problem to budget uncertainty, AI-related spending concerns, avoidance of difficult conversations and business overwhelm, while encouraging creatives to establish boundaries, send clear follow-ups and avoid interpreting silence as a reflection of their work.
- I'm stuck as a mid-weight designer: now what?