How It Works

ExploreDesign is an online design platform, design showcase, designer community and design marketplace designed to make it easy for designers to showcase designs, build an online design portfolio, connect with professionals, discover opportunities and sell designs online. Whether you are an industrial designer, architect, engineer, digital designer, fashion designer, student, creative professional or design enthusiast, ExploreDesign provides a simple way to participate in the growing online design community.

1. Create Your Profile: Create your professional designer profile and establish your presence on ExploreDesign. Add your expertise, design interests, skills and other relevant information to create an online identity that helps visitors and businesses discover designers based on their areas of specialization. A complete designer profile strengthens your online design portfolio, improves professional visibility, showcases your design expertise and helps potential clients, businesses and design enthusiasts connect with the right design professionals and creative talent.

2. Upload and Showcase Designs: Upload your design projects, concepts and creative work to create an online design portfolio. Designers can showcase industrial designs, architectural designs, product designs, engineering designs, CAD designs, 3D models, digital designs, fashion designs and other eligible design work. Each design helps build your design portfolio and professional visibility. Add project details, descriptions and relevant design information to make your work easier to discover, explore and connect with potential clients, businesses, designers and design enthusiasts. A growing collection of showcased designs strengthens your designer profile, online portfolio and presence on the ExploreDesign design platform.

3. Get Discovered: Once published, your designs and designer profile can become part of the ExploreDesign design discovery platform. Visitors, businesses, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and design enthusiasts can discover designs, explore design ideas, view portfolios and discover designers across multiple design disciplines. Increased visibility helps showcase your expertise, attract potential clients and create new professional and commercial opportunities.

4. Share and Connect: Publish design articles, insights, tutorials, case studies and project information to share knowledge with the wider designer community and establish your expertise. Connect with designers, architects, engineers and creative professionals, exchange ideas, discuss design trends, explore collaboration opportunities, build professional relationships and expand your design network and professional visibility.

5. Explore the Marketplace: Eligible designs and digital design resources can be offered through the ExploreDesign design marketplace, giving designers an opportunity to move beyond simply showcasing their work and sell designs online. Designers can monetize eligible design assets, while buyers can discover, explore and purchase relevant design resources, CAD files, 3D models and creative design work across multiple disciplines.

Explore. Showcase. Connect. Sell.

ExploreDesign brings the complete designer journey together in one online design platform—from creating a professional profile and building an online design portfolio to uploading and showcasing designs, getting discovered by businesses and design enthusiasts, sharing design knowledge, connecting with designers and professionals, exploring collaborations and accessing the design marketplace to monetize eligible design work. Whether you want to discover designs, showcase creativity, build visibility, connect with potential clients or sell designs online, ExploreDesign provides a dedicated design community, design showcase and design marketplace designed to turn creative work into greater visibility and opportunities.