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Educator to Product Designer portfolio review

Today we evaluate a UX portfolio from a designer who transitioned from being an Educator to Product design. Before Hana Nakano found her passion for product design, she spent the majority of her 20s as a classroom teacher but I realized that life’s too short to stay in her comfort zone. This is not a […]

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Recruiter evaluation of Interaction Designer’s portfolio

Today we evaluate an interaction designer’s portfolio and UX work. Madison Green is a passionate product designer with a rich background in creating seamless mobile and web experiences for consumer-facing applications. She has 3+ years of experience, including working with Fortune 500 companies and dynamic startups. As usual I will highlight what UX recruiters and […]

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UX/UI design brief #10: Redesigning Uber App for Increased Holiday Rides

Today’s design brief is to redesign the Uber app to boost ride bookings during holiday seasons. This redesign will focus on enhancing user experience, providing holiday-specific features, and optimizing the app’s functionality to handle increased demand. This is the tenth design brief or practice project for UI and UX designers looking to build a portfolio […]

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Recruiter evaluation of Junior UX portfolio

We will evaluating a Junior UX designer’s portfolio who transitioned from a UX/UI designer to a UX Designer in 2023. Ellen Shin is a currently a UX designer based in northern VA and her academic background is in communication and graphic design. We will evaluate the portfolio as a recruiter would when going through design […]

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UX/UI design brief #7: Redesigning Renault outdated website (plus free pdf)

Today’s design brief is to redesign Renault’s South African car dealership website. This was an actual real project that I worked on at my digital agency but for Toyota Global. For this brief I have changed names and some details. This is the 7th design brief or practice project for UI and UX designers looking […]

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UX/UI design brief #9: Redesigning the Swedish Tourism Site (plus free download)

Today’s design brief is a redesign of the existing Swedish tourism site. This was an actual real project that I worked on at my digital agency but for the South African Tourism site. Obviously for our purposes I have changed the details to suit a public design brief. This is the 9th design brief or […]

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Recruiter Evaluation of a Junior UX researcher portfolio

We will evaluating a Junior UX researcher’s portfolio who transitioned from a UI/UX designer to a UX Designer in 2022. Saba Fathi is a currently a UX Researcher & product person who is very passionate about developing simple yet innovative experiences. We will evaluate the portfolio as a recruiter would when going through design application […]

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UX/UI designer to Principal UX Researcher | UX portfolio review plus takeaways

Today we review Benny Sun’s fantastic design portfolio. What makes it interesting is that Benny transitioned from UX/UI designer to Principal User researcher at Morgan Stanley. He has a background in the educational sector and was a R&D researcher for a Edtech company amongst other things. As usual, I will outline what he does particularly […]

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Recruiter Evaluation of a intern’s portfolio

Today we evaluate Otilia Oandelea’s portfolio and UX work. Otilia is a UX & product design intern with 2+ years of experience and finished the Google UX Design Professional course in 2022. Despite being entry level designer, the portfolio is presented really well. I will highlight what UX recruiters and UX hiring managers look for […]

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UX/UI design brief #8: Redesigning the Spotify App

Today’s design brief is a redesign of an existing platform namely Spotify’s music app. This is the seventh design brief or practice project for UI and UX designers looking to build a portfolio of credible work. Each detailed client brief is time-boxed, detailed, and crafted realistically enough to give you a hands-on experience of doing […]

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