This article is for aspiring designers who are still creating a strong introduction to their UX or UI portfolio. You may be struggling with how to summarize who you are and what your skills are on your resume, LinkedIn profile, personal portfolio website or even your social media page. In this article I am going […]
Read more5 reasons why you are not getting any UX interviews and what to do about
This article is for those of you who are struggling to making any meaningful progress towards the goal of getting your first UX role. I recently had a student reach out to me to help them figure out why their portfolio was not getting them interviews and what it would take to land just a […]
Read moreUX/UI projects for beginners #6: Food App
This is the sixth design portfolio project for UI and UX designers looking to build a portfolio of credible work. A detailed client brief that is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted realistically enough to give you a hands-on experience of doing a real project. Each portfolio project is meant to help you create realistic work you […]
Read moreUX/UI projects for beginners #5: Property Website
This is the fifth design portfolio project for UI and UX designers looking to build a portfolio of credible work. A detailed client brief that is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted realistically enough to give you a hands-on experience of doing a real project. Each portfolio project is meant to help you create realistic work you […]
Read moreUX Case Study Example #2 plus free template
You may be wondering how should you organize a large amount of project information in a case study so that it isn’t overwhelming to recruiters? What information is vital to include in a portfolio case study? Or maybe you are just struggling to bringing together your wireframes, strategies and sections into a clean, attractive narrative. […]
Read moreUX Case Study Example #1 plus free template
How to fill in the UX Portfolio Case Study template from scratch and I will use an example UX case study from my portfolio.
Read moreUX/UI projects for beginners #4: Agency website
This is the fourth design portfolio project for UI and UX designers. A detailed client brief that is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted to give you a hands-on experience of doing a real project. Each portfolio project is meant to help you create work you can add to your portfolio. The other projects in the series […]
Read moreUX Portfolio Case Study template (plus examples from successful hires)
Your portfolio is the most critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to selling your design skills to recruiters and clients. It’s the single most vital component of any design career move you will ever make. A UX case study is a detailed but summarized presentation of a design project, its goals and objectives, […]
Read moreUX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #3: Travel App
This practice project/Client brief is the third one in this series from UX Design Mastery after the one for a Blog website and an eCommerce project. Design Portfolio Projects Blog website Design Portfolio Projects eCommerce Design portfolio projects for UX and UI designers Included in each design brief is the following: Objectives (What is REQUIRED […]
Read moreUX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #2: eCommerce site
One of the greatest challenges with transitioning into a UX/UI design role without any design work experience or educational background is proving your skills to a prospective recruiter or client. This is the second project in the series after UX/UI portfolio projects for beginners #1 Blog Website You may have already read up online on […]
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