2D animator and motion designer Caroline Kjellberg explains her creative routine and the keys to her freelance work from her home in Bali Experiencing a situation like a global pandemic far from home can be a very complicated situation. For Caroline Kjellberg, a Danish animator and motion designer, her confinement forced her to extend her stay in Bali, from where she has continued to work ever since. This versatile artist opens the doors of her home in Bali to us and explains how she lives her day-to-day life as a freelancer in the current situation. In addition, she shares with us the advantages and disadvantages of freelance creative work, and gives us tips and advice to fight against professional burnout that can affect us if we don't learn to organize a proper routine.
Find out below: Thanks to her photo retouching service freelance status, Caroline Kjellberg is used to working alone from anywhere in the world for major international brands such as Calvin Klein, Beats by Dre, Carlsberg and Uniqlo. Although she is now based in Bali herself, what she appreciates most about her freelance career is the freedom with which she can approach her work. As a large part of his animation, motion design and illustration projects are carried out from his Ipad with programs such as Procreate and Rough Animator, his life, both personal and professional, is characterized by flexibility: he can work from his desk or his sofa, from a beach, a rice paddy, a mountain or a café in the city.
However, not everything is an advantage in the life of a freelancer. If we don't establish a strict routine, Kjellberg explains that it's easy to end up working late into the night. This motion designer confesses that at times it has been difficult to maintain order in her professional life, and this has caused her several “ burnouts ”, creative and work exhaustion, and she recommends other freelance professionals and people who work from home to be careful to prevent our creative projects from becoming a bad experience. Another option to avoid creative block for Kjellberg is to go out and work together, even with people who are not involved in her projects.