How to create a portfolio when you're brand new in the business?

I did not have a portfolio for the longest time, and it was the biggest reason for my underconfidence in the early days. I just didn't know where to begin.

Starting out as a personal brand can be perplexing sometimes when you have immense talent in you but don't know how to showcase it to your audience/clients.

You might not have worked with even a single client as yet, then how will you showcase any project at all?

You might start feeling diffident at a point where you don't have the right direction on how to put up your best work, and want to show your clients the amount of potential you have inside, but how?

Instead of cribbing about not having work in the industry yet, make work for yourself. Have you heard it, "Better something than nothing at all?"

Well, here is the list of top 4 websites where you can find fake creative briefs to kickstart your portfolio: [YES! Fake. You heard it right.]

1.GOODBRIEF.IO

Goodbrief.io generates random design briefs—the document with all the specifications for the design that a hypothetical client would give you. You can choose from many different types of design work and industries so that you always have fresh briefs to practice on.

2. FAKECLIENTS

FakeClients.com is an easy-to-use, free tool for beginning logo designers to practice their logo design skills. Using the logo design brief generator you can generate prompts that you can work on as if they were real clients. Use these prompts to practice, fill up your portfolio, or prepare for a job interview.

3. BRIEFBOX

Briefbox offers realistic design-brief style learning, that is accessible to everyone.

4. BRIEFZ.BIZ

Briefz spits out ideas for creative design projects. It is created in a way for people to quickly find some inspiration for a design project.

✨ Some bonus ideas for creating projects :

• A new mobile app.
• Develop fresh design concepts for already successful brands, like, Nike, Mac, or any other of your own choice.
• Redesign your favorite logo.
• Design an icon set.
• Design a social media presence for your dream client.
• A complete branding package: a logo, mood board, color palette, website design, packaging design, corporate elements, and a style guide.

Have you started building your portfolio?

Do not panic, start today if you have not already! 😄