Our view of Product Design is heavily influenced by the case studies, Dribble portfolios and interviews we read/watch, and these are disproportionately skewed towards heavily commercial products. Like the top comment says, there is a world of digital products that exist outside of the overzealous SV "billion users or GTFO" culture.
I suggest looking into nonprofits in your area, as many are only now starting to develop a digital strategy for raising money online. Many are looking to implement microsites, mini-games, e-commerce stores and other "out of the box" approaches towards philanthropy, and they need help from designers motivated to do good.
Our view of Product Design is heavily influenced by the case studies, Dribble portfolios and interviews we read/watch, and these are disproportionately skewed towards heavily commercial products. Like the top comment says, there is a world of digital products that exist outside of the overzealous SV "billion users or GTFO" culture.
I suggest looking into nonprofits in your area, as many are only now starting to develop a digital strategy for raising money online. Many are looking to implement microsites, mini-games, e-commerce stores and other "out of the box" approaches towards philanthropy, and they need help from designers motivated to do good.