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Apr 2021
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Why confidence only comes from embracing...

Creative Boom
About this episode

Dani Molyneux is a typographic artist and designer based in Manchester. She's also the founder of design studio, Dotto, which turns four this year. Here, we chat about the challenges we face as women and about finding our voice. We talk of change in the creative industries, about overcoming fears and building confidence in the face of adversity. We also hear of Dani's childhood and how she came to become a graphic designer and artist, even though she thought her destiny was in fashion.

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