Apologies if this has been posted before, I haven’t been on this forum in a while and trying to reinvigorate my design skills. Which leads onto my question…
I’m wondering if there are websites/resources that are good to find freelance work or simple small creative projects to get involved with?
I’m a new designer with only +2 years under my belt. My current job is a full time in-house design position, of which I’m very grateful for however I realised I’m doing the same thing again and again. I’m really interested in trying to do some work around the day job to improve my skills and portfolio, while giving the confidence a boost!
I’m not looking for paid work especially as I’m just eager to get out there and start developing new skills again. Any advice/tips on this would be really appreciated.
Exactly as Smurf2 says, charities, or local organisations. Generally speaking, it is a good thing to put 10-15% of your time into work like this sort of unpaid work anyway, if you can afford to. B
It’s a win-win because you are using your skills and knowledge to help people who couldn’t afford to employ a designer ordinarily and you are doing something worthwhile.
You doing it for free does not mean taking the bread out of another designer’s mouth, because if you pick the right organisation, without your help, it would likely get done in Word with clip-art.
It also gives you projects that aren’t profit driven, so you may get a little more creative freedom. If not, at least you’ll get that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with helping out.