Creativity
Artist Created and our courses
Courses from great tutors, 30 Daily Drawings, painting courses, and tools that help artists show, price and sell their work.
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The age of the creative.
As AI changes how work gets done, imagination, empathy and craft matter more than ever. We turn them into skills people can learn, for wellbeing, learning and work, built on decades of teaching and measured as we go.
The gaps we are fixing
£145.8bn
from the UK's creative industries in 2024, 5.5% of the economy
60.3%
real growth since 2010, against 24.3% for the whole economy
7% → 43%
7% of people go to private schools, but they are 43% of top-selling musicians
c. 27%
of UK skills investment reaches mid-level roles
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.
Opportunity depends on money and postcode.
So we work online first, price fairly for each country, and keep things free for young people where we can.
Training has not kept up with AI.
So we teach the fundamentals and the new tools side by side, with people in charge of the work.
Progress is hard to see.
So every course, session and workshop measures it, for learners, parents and the people who fund them.
Source: The future of creative education, Created Futures Research CR-2026-01, from DCMS Economic Estimates.
What we do
One platform. Room to grow.
Four areas today, each with its own courses, coaching and tools, and room for more.
Sport
Cricket Creator
Every ball filmed, every figure verified, for players, parents, coaches, academies and schools in the UK and India. Golf has begun with The Golfer Pro.
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Happiness at work
Matt Pepper's live workshops and Happiness: The Inside Job, with results measured as they happen, and an NHS research project under way.
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Create Your Future
A free course and tools for young people to explore careers, plan their money and take their first steps, with schools able to take part.
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Research · CR-2026-01 · Supported by the Hg Foundation
The future of creative education
How AI, access and industry demand are reshaping creative-tech careers, and what a national skills pipeline for under-represented young people should look like. Built from more than 25 expert interviews, survey data and national research.
Results, measured
“I cannot recommend this highly enough for teams. It creates such a moment of collective positivity and understanding.”
Medical Staffing Team, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, after a Fire Up Your Happiness workshop, 3 November 2026
5.9 → 8.2
happiness out of 10, before and after
5.7 → 3.6
stress out of 10, before and after
14 of 14
would recommend it to colleagues
How we help
Teaching first. Technology behind it.
01
Courses and coaching
Learn from great tutors and coaches, at your own pace.
02
Live workshops
In person and online, with results measured on the day.
03
Studios and tools
Places to practise, track progress and share work. Artist Studio lets artists show, price and sell what they make; Cricket Creator films and verifies every ball.
04
Research and programmes
Evidence first, then programmes with schools, academies, clubs, employers and the NHS.
All on our own technology, so we can measure progress and improve quickly.
How we work
About
Rob Pepper, founder
Rob has worked in art and design for 26 years, 23 of them teaching, including leading the Art Academy in London, with 3,500 students, 150 tutors and degrees accredited by the Open University. He is an artist, the author of The Artist's Manual, and has designed for Parker Pen and Xiaomi.
Contact
Work with us
Schools, academies, employers, funders and partners: we would like to hear from you.
General
info@created-futures.comInvestor enquiries
rp@created-futures.com