leaflets that other people have done because the client can’t go back there since they didn’t pay them
the logos that people do themselves on template websites but don’t want to pay
I enjoy working for peanuts to get this work because I really do enjoy doing the work. I love figuring out the fonts and trying to match the colours and all the retyping etc. Lucky really.
I’ve done a fair bit of that too, and I get what you’re saying. I call it (and think of it as) “rescue work” because there is an elusive type of satisfaction you get as the rescuer of otherwise lost work; and, it offers an opportunity to demonstrate how sometimes even very subtle improvements can make a big difference.
I like doing marketing design, predominantly in print format, but enjoy the electronic version as well. I also like editorial design and brand design. I struggled with my portfolio, trying to not put in my best pieces that didn’t focus on marketing design, which is what I promote under.