If you look at the landscape of design today, you’ll notice the trend of self-motivated work. Designers, illustrators and all sorts of creative people are not just merely waiting around for dream clients. They are dreaming up passion projects and bringing them to fruition with their own blood, sweat and tears. Through these labors of love, others (employers, art directors, and possibly clients) may see how passionate you are about your profession and want to work with you.