MISSION
Creativity is a global community, connecting people from a multitude of art scenes in different, inspiring ways. Whether you are an art student learning about new kinds of creative scenes or you are stepping into the world of being a professional creative looking for opportunities to network and grow your brand, Createscene was designed for you.
This platform was built by creatives, for creatives, to give you every opportunity to showcase your talents, passions and creativity.
Create a portfolio, showcase your scene, network with artists and find new ways to get inspired to take your passion to the next level.
VISION
Our vision is to build the worlds largest social networking platform for the creative industry.
With portfolio style profiles, networking tools and booking features, we want to introduce a platform that offers artists and creatives the tools to discover, connect and collaborate professionally and personally.
We want to connect the dots in the creative industry and make it easier, faster and more engaging to find the right skills, imagination and talent to fit the opportunities available.
CREATE A SCENE
When you sign up, you will be able to build a profile / portfolio, sharing your creativity and showcasing what artistic scenes your work is part of.
You will be able to showcase your talents, your services and the products you sell directly on your profile, with different page and plugin options available.
When you sign up, you will be able to build a profile / portfolio, sharing your creativity and showcasing what artistic scenes your work is part of.
You will be able to showcase your talents, your services and the products you sell directly on your profile, with different page and plugin options available.
Sign up for a professional profile to gain access to new networking features that allow you to search for opportunities, other professionals and get access to business tools to secure jobs, accept payments and bookings.
NETWORKING
SHARE
It is important to us to create a platform that allows the community to share their creativity, personality and energy with others.
Whether you use Createscene to get inspired, share your art and find creative friends, or you're using the site as a professional to find opportunities and grow your career, we want to create an environment that supports and encourages creativity on every level.
Showcase your talents, opportunities and inspiring content with the community and share your scene with other creatives.
In the UK, there are two million jobs in the creative industries, an increase of 30% in the last decade. The creative economy accounts for one in ten jobs across the UK and employs 700,000 more people than the financial services. The value of the UK's creative industry in 2017 alone was £100 Billion. In the United States, this figure is three times higher.
Creativity is a huge industry, but it is also an incredibly popular and important hobby. We believe that we will not only get professionals using the site, we will also attract hobbyists who enjoy creativity in their personal lives who can express their talents and network with likeminded people.
We will also attract users from creative businesses who are looking to advertise opportunities, find new employees or commission creatives for individual jobs.
AUDIENCE
You're going to need to find and book the following creatives...
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MUSICIAN, BAND OR DJ
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PHOTOGRAPHER
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VIDEOGRAPHER
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FLORIST
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CATERING OR CHEF
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CAKE DESIGNER
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DRESS DESIGNER
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DESIGNER FOR INVITES
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VENUE
WROTE A NEW BOOK
You're going to need to find and book the following creatives...
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ARTIST FOR COVER
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PHOTOGRAPHER FOR PRESS PICS
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DESIGNER FOR WEBSITE
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PROOFREADER OR EDITOR
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ILLUSTRATOR
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SCREENPLAY WRITER
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CONCEPT ARTIST
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MARKETING DESIGNER / AGENCY
PLANNING A WEDDING
WHATEVER YOUR PROJECT, CREATESCENE WILL CONNECT THE DOTS AND BRING THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY TOGETHER ON ONE PLATFORM TO DISCOVER, CONNECT AND BOOK THEM QUICKLY AND EASILY.
PLANNING A WEDDING
PRICE BREAKDOWN
PROFILE
SHOP
CUSTOMISATION
NETWORKING
APP STORE
TOP FRIENDS FEED
BUSINESS TOOLS
USERS
STATS
CREATESCENE
BASIC
FREE
£2.99 P/MO
FREE WITH IN APP PURCHASES
FREE WITH OTHER FREE PROFILES
FREE WITH IN APP PURCHASES
FREE UP TO 10 FRIENDS
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CREATESCENE
PROFESSIONAL
£19.99 P/MO
FREE
FREE
FULL ACCESS TO PROFESSIONALS
FREE WITH SOME EXCLUSIVE OFFERS
FREE UP TO 100 FRIENDS
FREE
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LINKEDIN
BUSINESS
£49.99 P/MO
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FREE
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FREE
740 MILLION
39% PAID FOR
PRO ACCOUNTS
DEVIANT ART
PRO ACCOUNT
£10.99 P/MO
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FREE
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FREE
65 MILLION
1.6 BILLION PAGE VIEWS PER MONTH
TUMBLR
ACCOUNT
FREE
FREE
FREE BASIC TEMPLATES
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520 MILLION
AQUIRED BY YAHOO FOR $1.1 B
RICH SIMMONS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Rich Simmons is the creative force behind CreateScene.
Rich is a world renowned contemporary artist who has exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Rich is also the creator of the art therapy organisation Art Is The Cure which will partner CreateScene in its corporate social responsibilities. Rich's work has also been adapted into fashion collaborations with punk rock band Blink-182.
Rich has been an entrepreneur and artist from the age of 19, being supported by The Princes Trust. With 15 years of experience managing projects, events and companies and winning numerous awards and accolades, Rich is the ideal leader for this company.
Frazer Miller is a hugely gifted programmer who will act as the CTO and be responsible for the technology side of the business. Frazer is responsible for numerous groundbreaking websites, platforms and search engines including valuemywebsite.net, isitdown.me, h3x.net and tiny.ee
Frazer has been working as a technical analyst for Zoopla since 2011 and brings a wealth of unique knowledge, experience and technical proficiency to CreateScene.
Frazer is fluent in a multitude of coding languages including HTML, CSS, JS, JQUERY, PHP, AJAX, ANGULAR, REACT, RUBY, .NET, C# AND PYTHON.
FRAZER MILLER
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
OUR STORY
8 years ago, Rich and Frazer met over a mutual problem. Rich had an art therapy organisation that was growing a large community and Frazer had built a social networking platform that was struggling for an identity. The pair joined forces and created a social network called Art Is The Cure, a platform that would act as a support network for creatives all over the world to network, find friends and offer inspiration and support.
After a year of development and beta testing with 1,000 members, Frazer got sick in 2013 and we had to put the project on pause. We had to turn down investments, take the site offline and wait for news on Frazer's health. After years of hospital visits and surgeries, Frazer has now made a full recovery and we are keen to pick up where we left off with a new platform, new direction and renewed motivation.
Frazer built the original social network with custom code that we still have access to and no open source technology was used. With the rebuild and rebranding from Art Is The Cure to CreateScene, we will use the core platform build as a foundation for the new site.
In 2013, we were awarded highly commended in the HP Smart Business Awards for our original site in its beta test mode.
TECHNOLOGY
CreateScene will develop its own technologies to build the social networking platform, creating features and systems that will allow us to stand out from the crowd.
As well as creating our own platform, we also have plans to develop key features within it that will allow our community to make art in new apps that will help people learn, design and create in new ways. With an open API for other developers to create artistic apps for CreateScene, we will develop the worlds largest creativity focussed app centre on any platform.
We don't just want to develop technologies, we also want to find new ways to inspire our community by creating content they can watch, listen and learn new skills from.
We will create short films about creativity, focussing on everything from artist stories to masterclasses and behind the scenes looks at the company as it grows. We have plans to develop feature length shows, bringing art and creativity to peoples homes with content that is art driven.
With so many creative people joining the community, we will also have direct access to a huge list of potential guests for a podcast series where we can highlight different artists, art forms, creative scenes and styles.
MEDIA
BLOCKCHAIN
With the development of blockchain technology in recent years, we have an amazing opportunity to integrate it into CreateScene.
We have the ability to offer payments in crypto for artists as well as selling their digital art as NFTs.
Blockchain and gamification go hand in hand and the addition of a CreateScene token, built as a tier two cryptocurrency, would give users incentives that can be traded in for profile upgrades, apps and other features. In time, this token could develop value and be used to trade NFT's and generate a monetary value.
MEMBERSHIPS
CreateScene will offered a multi tiered membership plan for it's community.
Profiles can be created for free to allow members to create profiles, find friends and get inspired.
Professional accounts can also be created for members looking to network with more advanced filters and additional profile content to allow reviews, booking and business tools to be integrated.
Professional profiles will be available for £9.99 per month or £99 per year.
When people sign up to CreateScene, we will learn what scenes they are interested in and what their creative demographics are.
As we learn this data, we will be able to target adverts through the platform that are user specific and be of relevance to each member of the community.
Adverts will appear in carefully curated spots on the platform, from the landing page to the get inspired news feeds and suggestion sections.
ADVERTISING
APPS
Developing our own app centre will be integral to encouraging new users to sign up to get the benefits of what we believe, will be the worlds first and biggest art focussed app centre.
Developing our own apps, as well as opening up an API platform for other developers to list existing creative apps will give users a choice of free, paid and in store purchase apps.
The app centre will be particularly useful for students and hobbyists looking to learn new techniques, demonstrate their art development in school and have fun being creative.
Users will be able to list shops on their profiles, with plug ins to platforms like bigcartel, opensea and more used to integrate users existing shops. Users will be able to promote and sell their artwork, clothing, music, NFTs and more using traditional payment methods and crypto payments.
Createscene will take a small percentage of every transaction and shops can be added to free users profiles for a small fee as a profile upgrade with a monthly or yearly fee.
We will also develop our own line of merchandise to be sold through the CreateScene profile page with branded clothing, art, toys, books and art supplies available.
MERCHANDISE
