14 ways to an impressive ux design portfolio
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14 ways to an Impressive UX Design Portfolio
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Why do you need a portfolio?
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It is a demonstration of your:▷ Skills and talent▷ Personality▷ Accomplishments▷ Evidence of workwhich can be reviewed and compared to other Designers’ work.
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“It is your first impression to be considered for a project
or a role.
Portfolio is your story
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How do you make your story compelling enough to kick start a great conversation with your potential employer?
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1.Know your audience
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▷ You should know who they are and what they are looking for.
▷ How can you as a Designer add value to the team and the business.
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2.Deep understanding of
your ‘User’
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▷Does your portfolio showcase a strong understanding of users and how your designs have resulted in ‘Happy’ users?
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3.Be Objective
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▷Showcase in your portfolio your curiosity and passion for what motivates users for certain action.
▷The action can be a specific task you want them to do or an emotion or experience you want them to leave with.
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4.Showcase your skills as
a Designer
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▷Use case studies to show how you solved certain problems.
▷Examples where you can show through screenshots (or videos, sketches, and graphs):
Visual Design - icons, typography, colors, layouts.
UX Designers - wireframes, prototypes, flowchart, sitemap.
UX Researchers- Focus groups, interviews, personas, surveys.
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5.Focussing on
Nonaesthetic aspects of Design
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▷Showcase how you solved business problems and achieved certain objectives
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6.Research process
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▷Narrate your process of identifying user needs, and analyzing the data you collected.
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6(a).Research process
Identifying User needs
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▷What were the objectives and why did you chose a particular methodology.
▷Narrate through screenshots of research questions, in-depth interview videos etc.
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6(b).Research process
Analyzing the data
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▷What were the insights that drove you to certain conclusions?
▷How did you develop user personas?
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7(a).Design process
Ideation
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▷Show sketches, handwritten notes, and whiteboard pics of ideas you had brainstormed explaining the context to help viewer identify what you have tried to achieve.
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7(b).Design process
Prototyping
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▷Display your sketches, wireframes, and prototypes while also providing a snippet of what you achieved.
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7(c).Design process
Usability Testing
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▷Show how you collected data and what changes you made from the feedback.
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8.Limited or no UX
experience
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▷Look for companies that look for Designers at entry level, do side projects and show your work in your portfolio.
▷Don’t miss out the volunteering opportunities.
▷Connect with a mentor who can guide and help you learn fast.
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9.Be a Results-oriented
Designer
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▷Did you achieve any business objectives in the past projects?
▷Were you able to bring in more business such as:
More revenues. More customers.Achieve a higher customer
satisfaction (better user experiences).
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10.Deliver your story
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▷Make it compelling. ▷Categorize your stories in mini stories.
▷Add images and case studies in each.
▷Use rich, in-depth case studies
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11.User friendly
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▷Make your portfolio simple and easy to navigate.
▷Make it mobile friendly.
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12.Dealing with NDAs (Do check with your clients first)
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▷Blur sensitive info.▷Create sample of your work.▷Use text only version of your work.
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13.Testimonials
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▷Feature what your manager and team members have to say about your contribution to the project.
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14.UX Learning
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▷Show your curiosity for learning as a Designer.
▷Mention the name of books you recently read, UX classes you are taking, even non-UX courses related to design (such as Psychology, Marketing etc.).
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