WHY THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY FEELS BROKEN RIGHT NOW (AND WHY IT ISN'T)

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

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.