When contemplating making mockups to present our design solutions, we often jump to using pre-made PSD templates. This is very common and most designs will rely on these kinds of tools to present work. It is very easy to source PSD templates at website like these:
- Graphic burgerLinks to an external site.
- Mockup worldLinks to an external site.
- Adobe stockLinks to an external site.
There are a number of problems that come with relying on these tools. It can make your work look generic and derivative. PSD templates often come with licensing fees of attribution requirement.
You can attempt to make your project presentations more personal and individual, by creating your own presentation methods. Here are a couple of techniques that might help you begin to develop your own presentation style.