Free portfolio review
Twenty-five minutes on your work: what's working and what's holding it back.
Online · Self-taught designers welcome
Work that looks
Work that looks
deliberate.
The gap between amateur and professional design is smaller than it looks: spacing, type choices, and being able to explain why. A coach critiques your actual work every week until that gap closes.
- 8–16weeks per program
- 48 hfor a design review
- 10 maxin a live crit
- $0portfolio review
The programs
Four programs, critiqued every week
You make things, we tell you what's wrong with them specifically. That loop is the entire method.
Type & layout
Typography, spacing and grids — the three things that separate work that looks designed from work that looks arranged.
See the programBranding & logos
Research, concepts and iteration — plus building the system around a logo that makes it usable.
See the programInterface design
Components, layout and real product thinking — designing screens that a developer can actually build.
See the programPortfolio & clients
Three case studies that show your thinking, a site that loads fast, and outreach that isn't a cold pitch into the void.
See the program
How it works
Make, critique, revise
Design courses give you videos. What you actually need is someone saying “that kerning is bad, here's why” every single week.
Weekly briefs
Small, specific exercises aimed at whatever needs the most work.
You submit work
Every week, finished or not. Rough work is fine; invisible work isn't.
Written critique
Within 48 hours: specific notes, with examples of the fix.
Plans
Pick your level of support
Month to month, cancel anytime. The 25-minute portfolio review is free.
Live critiques
A weekly group critique — watching others get critiqued teaches as much as your own turn.
$45/ month
- One 90-minute live critique each week
- Groups of 10 designers maximum
- Weekly design brief
- Replays for 30 days
- Community feed for work in progress
Coaching essentials
Your own coach, critiquing your work every week.
$119/ month
- Personal 8 to 16 week program
- Written critique within 48 hours
- One 45-min session every two weeks
- Briefs chosen for your weak areas
- Access to all live critiques
Portfolio intensive
For a job search, a career switch or launching freelance.
$239/ month
- One 45-min session each week
- Critiques within 24 hours
- Three case studies built with you
- Portfolio site reviewed page by page
- Access to all live critiques
Prices in USD. Cancel anytime, no contract.
How we work
A coach, not a course library
You can watch design tutorials for a year and still produce work that looks slightly off, because nobody ever told you that your line height is too tight and your palette has no contrast.
Creativax is built around critique. Weekly work, weekly specific notes, weekly revision. It's slower than binge-watching a course and it's the only thing that reliably changes how someone's work looks.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
I'm self-taught. Is that a problem?
No. Most of our clients are. Employers and clients look at work and reasoning, not at where you studied.
Which software do I need?
Figma's free tier covers interface work. For print and branding, any vector tool works — including free ones. We sell nothing and take no affiliate fees.
Will this get me a design job?
It prepares you: better work, better case studies, better outreach. Nobody can promise a job, and we won't.
Graphic design or UI? I'm not sure.
Start with type and layout — it underpins both. We'll help you choose once you've tried each for a few weeks.
How much time does it take?
Six to eight hours a week, most of it making things. The sessions are short; the work is the point.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contract, no minimum term. Access stays open until the end of the month you already paid for.
Want honest notes on your work?
Twenty-five minutes on your portfolio, free, with the one change that would lift everything.