Design Practice Guide
5 Best Websites to Find UI/UX Design Challenges
Stop waiting for the perfect project. Start practicing today and build a portfolio that gets noticed.
The fastest way to improve as a UI/UX designer is to design real things, not just watch tutorials. But what do you design when you have no clients yet? These websites hand you challenges, briefs and ideas so you can practice, build portfolio pieces and level up your skills.
Challenge & Brief Platforms
1Daily UI
100 DaysDaily challengesFreedailyui.co
- A series of design challenges sent out every day
- Includes surprise rewards along the way
- Pitched as becoming a better designer in 100 days
2UI Coach
Project ideasColor palettesFont pairingsuicoach.io
- Generate a design challenge with one click
- Get project ideas, color palettes and font pairings
- Find inspiration from award-winning and nominated websites
3FakeClients
Design briefsLogo designDaily brieffakeclients.com
- Brief generators for logos, branding and more
- Try short briefs or more in-depth written briefs
- A daily brief to keep your practice consistent
4Goodbrief
Brief generatorChoose your industrygoodbrief.io
- Pick a design type and an industry, then hit generate
- Get a full brief with company description, job description and deadline
- Over 11 million design briefs generated
Stay Updated on Design Tools
5UX Tools
NewsletterDesign toolsuxtools.co
- Early access to tools and deep dives on where design is going
- Helps you decide which tools are worth your attention
- Great for keeping your workflow modern while you practice
Quick Comparison
| Website | Best for |
|---|---|
| Daily UI | Building a daily practice habit |
| UI Coach | Challenges, palettes and font pairings |
| FakeClients | Client-style design briefs |
| Goodbrief | Detailed briefs by industry |
| UX Tools | Design tool news and insights |
Pro tip: Don't just finish a challenge, document it. Write a short case study explaining your problem, process and final design. Three or four solid case studies can be worth more than a dozen unexplained screens.
Which challenge will you try first? 🎨
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