The Freelance Life requires a strong stomach, a tight belt, and a high degree of confidence. It requires the multiplicity of a chameleon and the flexibility of Mary Lou Retton.

This week we were taken aback by the diversity of projects posted on Coroflot, and this is especially true in each of the five we selected below. What stands out is the fact that the designers featured are all working within totally different mediums.

Each week the world's top companies choose Coroflot as the place to post jobs in hopes of finding a member of our talented community to join their team. These 5 awesome companies are hiring right now.

In Above the Fold, we spotlight individual members of Coroflot's vibrant creative community. This week we talked with designer, illustrator, and inventor Craig Skaggs.

Refill your markers and sharpen your pencils, because Coroflot's first ever Sketch Jam is going down on April 26th from 6-9PM at the Hand-Eye Supply's Glisan Garage in Downtown Portland, Oregon.

There was a time when facility and even eloquence with the written word was expected of just about every professional - creative or otherwise - and a lot of non-professionals too.