An agency runs as part of YCN; producing creative campaigns, projects and publications for varied external clients, as well as sourcing the finest design and illustration talent for organisations internationally.
Book 0809 showcases some of the finest work produced by emerging creative talent internationally in the last 12 months. Set in the enchanting World of YCN, the publication is available to buy online now.
This year's YCN Awards have now launched, and all needed to take part can be found online. The Awards are based around a collection of live creative briefs, written each year by partnering organisations




New opportunities across the creative, technical and project management sides of the creative industries are added here daily. | See them all.
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Book 0708 | £10 - Book 0708, the previous issue of our annual publication, is still available to buy online in very limited numbers | more...
New Work | Colourful instances of projects produced through YCN are added here alongside other interesting efforts. | more...
Guest Blog, Julien Vallée | Julien Vallée is a Montreal based motion graphics designer with a portfolio of work for the likes of MTV, the New York Times, le Lait and recently the manystuff fanzine. | more...
YCN LIVE Blog | Over the last week of August and the first week of September, YCN LIVE created 'platforms for emerging talent' internationally. | more...
Alex Ostrowski | Recent UWE graduate Alex Ostrowski enjoyed a placement in the YCN studio, largely working on this year's YCN Book. | more...
Main Site Blog | The Main Site Blog is a place for any user of the site to post anything that they think could be of common interest. | more...
Book 0809/World of YCN | A physical, model World of YCN was created in collaboration with designers and illustrators internationally to sit at the heart of the latest YCN Book. | more...
YCN Awards 0809 | The Annual YCN Awards exist to unearth and showcase emerging creative talent and to connect it with the creative industries internationally. | more...
Things I Like, James Cooper | Now based at Anomaly in New York, James Cooper formerly spent time in London working at Agency Republic and then Dare. | more...
A conversation with Hitherto | Since it opened in November 2006, Glasgow shop Hitherto has gradually cemented its presence on the city’s creative scene, capturing the imaginations of students from the city’s school of art in the process. | more...
Approaching an agency | We consulted a number of figures from across Design & Advertising on the question of how to speculatively approach an agency. | more...
Creating a CV | We broadly asked a number of figures from across Design & Advertising the question of how to put together a CV and covering letter. | more...