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Food · Mobile appExample brief
Campus Food Finder
Help students find a cheap, decent meal near campus.
- AOUX DesignerAmara OkaforLead
- FrontendOpen seatOpen
- BackendOpen seatOpen
- MarketingOpen seatOpen
1 of 4 roles filledRecruiting
Every discipline has a seat on the team
Product DesignerFrontendBackendUX ResearcherData ScienceBrand DesignerCopywritingReact NativeGrowthMotion DesignerProduct ManagerIllustratorFull StackMarketingAI/MLTechnical Writing
Build it together
Tasks, chat, files and weekly check-ins in one workspace. Every role is filled within 3 days, and deadlines are real.
Show what you did
Each member gets a case study of their own part, confirmed by teammates, with a link you can send to anyone.
Proof, not just a line on your resume
Finished projects turn into evidence of what you can do, written around your role.
A case study shaped to your role
Designers get a visual project page. Developers show what they built, with code and the tasks they shipped.
Campus Food Finder
UX DesignerResearch, flows and the final prototype
Confirmed by your teammates
Your reputation grows from finished work that the people you built with vouch for.
WLPRTR3 confirmations
A link you can share
Turn on your public portfolio and send it to recruiters, teachers or friends.
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Put school, freelance and personal work next to your team projects, in one portfolio that looks the part.
- Images visitors can click through, PDFs, video and code
- A layout made for your discipline, from UX to copywriting to back end
- Your résumé, a Hire button and the services you offer
Portfolio plan from $2.99/month. Members get it included.
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Unofficial redesigns
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Fictional clients with real constraints, check-ins and acceptance criteria, so a new team can start on day one.
Questions
How much does it cost?
Joining is free: browse every brief, meet people, message them and build your profile and portfolio, no card needed. When you’re ready to claim, join or start a project, membership is a monthly subscription ($9.99/month, plus any sales tax that applies). Cancel any time. Done building for now? The Portfolio plan ($2.99/month) keeps your public portfolio online for less. See the refund policy.
Can I show work I made outside Buto?
Yes. On the Portfolio or Member plan you can add school, freelance, job and personal projects with images, PDFs, video or code, plus your résumé. They’re labelled as outside work, so visitors can tell them apart from the team projects your teammates confirm.
Is this a job or an internship?
No. Projects are unpaid collaborations between members. You keep your work and can show it anywhere.
Do I need experience?
No. Briefs come in three sizes, and your matches take your skills and level into account.
How much time does it take?
You choose how many hours a week you have. Projects run from 1 to 12 weeks, and you can be on up to 2 teams at once.
Who can join?
Anyone aged 16 or older: designers, developers, marketers, writers, researchers and more.
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