Sharpen

Sharpen is a free design challenge generator used by hundreds of thousands of designers and educators worldwide to practice and teach graphic design, UX, branding, and more. We generate millions of short, quick-to-use mock design briefs for fast, efficient practice sessions. Founded in 2017 by designers formerly at Google, Sharpen aims to make high-quality practice briefs accessible and easy to get started with. Our format of lightweight, practice client briefs mirrors the design challenges that top startups, universities, and Google's onsite interview process use to evaluate how designers approach open-ended creative problem solving. Sharpen generates short, open-ended design briefs that challenge designers to focus on the principles of design. With millions of possibilities and the highest quality design challenges, it's no wonder we were chosen to power Google's official UX Design Certification. That quality, consistency, and effectiveness is why so many STEM educators, hiring managers, and mentors choose Sharpen.