Message from the course author :)

Hi guys, Joel here, the Founder & Creator of Briefbox. We've created this simple to follow, drip released learning path with one simple aim - to help you get your portfolio finished and out the door!

Working as Creative Director for over 10 years at UK brand agency; ORCA - I've seen literally hundreds of portfolios in my time. I've used this experience to curate this learning path with the aim of helping you to include a varied set of stand out projects in a shiny new portfolio ready to go. You'll work through 8 varied design projects covering multiple disciplines and of our super friendly mentors will review your work once you're ready to go. Ready to finish your portfolio? Let's do this.

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Every project released includes a guided example by a pro

Course overview:

A curated set of various design projects sent to you each week and includes assets, templates, helpful resources and a personalised portfolio review on completion :)

Full breakdown of this set

  • 01

    Introduction

  • 02

    Week 1 - Homepage For A Food & Music Festival

  • 03

    Week 2 - Branding & Icon Set For A Horticulture Charity

    • Overview

    • Creative Direction

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Helpful Resources

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Student Showcase

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 04

    Week 3 - Packaging & Corporate Stationery Design For A New Cosmetics Brand

    • Overview

    • Creative direction

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Downloadable assets

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 05

    Week 4 - Set Of Vector Illustrations For A Housing Infographic

    • Overview

    • Creative Direction

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Brief Assets

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Student Showcase

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 06

    Week 5 - Product Card For A Fitness Tracker

    • Overview

    • Creative Direction

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Downloadable Assets

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 07

    Week 6 - Music Player App Interface

    • Overview

    • Creative Direction

    • Downloadable Assets

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Student Showcase

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 08

    Week 7 - Identity For An Independent Music Artist Management Service

    • Overview

    • Creative Direction

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 09

    Week 8 - Chatbot For A Messenger App

    • Overview

    • Creative Direction

    • Deliverables & Timescales

    • Our Approach To The Brief

    • Helpful Resources

    • Downloadable assets

    • Student Showcase

    • Finish Up And Share Your Artwork
  • 10

    Submit Your Portfolio

    • Portfolio Review

Includes Our Brand Presentation Template

A super sleek brand presentation template to help you build out full case studies quickly and easily. Use this super minimal presentation template as a starting point for your own brand projects. Editable in Adobe Illustrator and includes Google fonts.

With editable screens included:

Get a detailed, video based portfolio review

After you complete all 8 briefs and submit your work, you’ll receive a personalised video critique from one of our hand-picked, super friendly mentors. We always match up mentors appropriately with the student based on their preferences / design style.

With a mentor on hand

Your course mentor will be keeping track of all progress over in the student progress boards and we'll be ready for your portfolio once complete so you can start receiving some friendly, practical advice from a pro.

What our awesome students say

Don't just take our word for it



  • Finding time to finish projects can be tough! Stay on track and get your portfolio finished with this steady released learning path.

  • Includes a varied selection of projects to help show versatility in your portfolio to potential clients.

  • Created by our founder, Joel Rosen who has been working in the industry for over 10 years as a Creative Director.

  • Who's this learning path for?

    If you're desperate to get your new portfolio finished and out the door then this drip released learning path is ideal for you

  • How much time should I commit?

    Each project released requires at least 1/2 a day a week to complete the required deliverables and get your projects completed

  • Why learn with Briefbox?

    Briefbox courses are lovingly created by friendly mentors who are practising industry professionals, experienced in teaching

Frequently asked questions

  • How long will I have access to this learning path?

    You will have unlimited access to this learning path from the date of your purchase.

  • How will I stay motivated to complete the projects

    We'll send you motivational progress reminders and lesson completed updates so you'll know exactly how far to go!

  • Can I use work created on Briefbox in my portfolio?

    Absolutely! Running a design agency ourselves, we are always impressed by applicants who create conceptual work and use it in their portfolio.

  • How do I submit to briefs?

    We encourage our students to submit your work created to [email protected] where we will feature and showcase students work over at the student showcase page, as well as on our social media channels.

  • Can I get feedback on my progress?

    Your mentor will check in once you've completed the projects and give you a full personalised review.