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Portfolio Building. A design portfolio? Whats that? So you want a design job? the portfolio the resume (not covered this week) The Portfolio A collection of your best work that showcases your style and skills Should tell your

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Portfolio Building.

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A design portfolio? What’s that?

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So you want a design job?

the resume (not covered this week) the portfolio

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The Portfolio

“A collection of your best work that showcases your style and skills” Should tell your story + work.

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Why it matters

→ Portfolios are a base requirement when applying for a position (internships included) → Companies want to see your work and process → Show off your design chops → Helps you learn how to tell a story → Many interviews include a portfolio review!

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Portfolio Reviews

Common part of the design interview. Expect to be asked to talk about your projects (most likely, one from your portfolio).

→ “So tell me more about this project?” → “Select a project that you’ve worked on and tell me about it”

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My Brand?

Important — but we won’t be able to get to it today. But do think about your branding!!!

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How do I get started?

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Know your audience

Recruiters → Typically don’t know much about design (exceptions: big companies) → Buzzwords → Like to know you/your work in a quick snapshot. Design Team themselves → What’s your process? → How do you think/problem solve? → They know what the teams want.

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Getting Started

→ Get inspired. → Choose your projects. → Piece it together — what platform?

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Getting Started

→ Get inspired. → Choose your projects. → Piece it together — what platform?

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Finding inspiration

Check out other designers’ portfolios → cofolios.com → bestfolios.com

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Getting Started

→ Get inspired. → Choose your projects. → Piece it together — what platform?

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What’s in a portfolio?

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What do I even put

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3-5 projects → Internship / Work Projects → Course Projects → Side / Passion Projects

What do I even put

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Some tips

→ “Content first, design second” → Show your personality → Storytelling

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General structure

→ Landing page → About page → Curated collection of your work → Contact information → Resume

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Dissecting the Design Portfolio

→ Landing page → About page → Curated collection of your work → Contact information → Resume

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Landing Page

Introduce yourself Might include… . → Design discipline/role → A tagline → Brief history

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Writing your intro blurb/tagline...

This is meant to be a quick summary of who you are (+ show your personality) Some things you can include: → What type of designer are you? (Product? UX? UI? Graphic?) → What are you goals/passions? → What is your work history?

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Think of a tagline for yourself...

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→ Landing page → About page → Curated collection of your work → Contact information → Resume

Dissecting the Design Portfolio

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About Page

Talk more about yourself Might include… . → Your background → Your interests → Just about anything on yourself

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→ Landing page → About page → Curated collection of your work → Contact information → Resume

Dissecting the Design Portfolio

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What kind of designer are you?

Before thinking about how to structure your projects...

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the UX Project Case Study

→ Introduction, roles, timeline, etc. → Problem statement/challenge/space → Your research + methodologies → You design work — Sketches, Wireframes → Hi-fidelity mockups, prototypes → Reflections + next steps

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Visual Project

→ Brainstorm + Sketches → Conceptualization → Color + Type → Iterations and/or → Gallery

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the case study

ux/product design

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the UX Project Case Study

→ Introduction, roles, timeline, etc. → Problem statement/challenge/space → Your research + methodologies → You design work — Sketches, Wireframes → Hi-fidelity mockups, prototypes → Reflections + next steps

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Portfolio Examples

https://tony-jin.com/html/home.html Tony Jin - Eatxplore

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Portfolio Examples

https://www.cynthiahedesign.com/

Cynthia He - Seattle Library App

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Portfolio Examples

https://www.samcgraphicdesign.com

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Getting Started

→ Get inspired. → Choose your projects. → Piece it together — what platform?

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Where will your portfolio be?

→ Website (most common) → Host on design-sharing sites (e.g. dribbble, behance)

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Website-building tools

You do not have to code your own portfolio!! There are many website-building tools out there: → webflow → squarespace → wix → wordpress

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Comparison of tools

Design Co - UCSD

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Host on Design-Sharing Site

→ Some sites: Behance, Dribbble, etc. → Should not be your primary portfolio

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Some general tips!

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→ Explain what you did + why it was impactful and important

Highlight YOUR contributions.

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