Create A Killer UX Design Portfolio With These Pro Tips

In the design industry, your portfolio is everything. In this video, we've teamed up with Tobias Treppmann, expert UX designer and CareerFoundry mentor, to show you how to create a killer UX design portfolio. This video is especially helpful for new designers who are just getting started in the industry.

First up, we've got 7 top tips for creating a killer portfolio. We'll consider:

— What's the best format for your portfolio?
— How can you market yourself for maximum success?
— The importance of storytelling (and how to do it properly!)
— What should you focus on when presenting case studies?
— Should you include data?
— What's the deal with images?

Tobias also presents three strategies for growing your portfolio, which can be tricky if you're just getting started in design. Equally important: we've got some absolute portfolio no-gos; Tobias talks us through some of the most common portfolio pitfalls and how they can be avoided. Last but not least, we've got a comprehensive portfolio checklist, so you can make sure you have all bases covered.

By the end of this video, you'll have a good idea of what makes a winning portfolio, and be ready to create yours!

[cpark]

crucial information broken down carefully into a quick 8 min video!!! thank you!

[David-mtjb]

"Don't neglect your own UI and UX in your portfolio." I think this is the first thing that an employer would look for...

Keep up the great work @CareerFoundry

[EdA-dpnk]

Thank you, as someone that is about to transition to UX from a different creative field, I found your clear break down of key portfolio insights crucial to success. I look forward to more videos, perhaps one highlighting the best way to transition to UX from another creative field. Thanks again.

[imnotmad]

Can you provide a transcript? I have been typing out "important insights" for a few minutes now and I realized I was typing out 50% of what you're saying; and now my hands are tired. In other words, you are awesome; I love what you have to say. Please provide your words in written format. Thank you. EDIT: I just realized you have a blog about this. Derp.

[Andarwin]

I'm delighted about these UX Design Pro Tips. Thanks a lot.

[kingconan]

Thanks for the nice video. Was expecting to feel like shit after I watched this but you were really nice thank you

[liner]

Page 1 = IM A UX DESIGNER

Biography (how'd you end up here)
Why great designer (psycho degree = Empathy, user-friendly)

Page 2 = WORK

3 UX case studies
- Brief
- Role + Process + Purpose of process
- Solution
- Sketch - Prototype - UI - Fig Vid
- KPIs

Overall =

1. Short, Precise, Story alligned
2. Good UX / UI on website
3. No details
4. Only Futura font
5. Tech-friendly vocabulary
6. Blue squares

[matteoceredi]

Precious tips!! Thank you for sharing this content 🙏🏻

[tspaziovirtuale]

Undoubtful a great video. 
Could you please produce some more? ( about the Case Study based portfolio creation) 
I am about to finish my UI design course in CareerFoundry. I already start to make my portfolio before I finish the course. I feel more confident when I do that and hopefully expecting to end in some volunteer project before I start to do the job search. I need more of these videos and conferences to create my mindset. This content is a treasure ...
Thanks

[americanhacker]

He really said
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[elizabethgallagher]

Thank you! I'm really glad I found this video. You've earned a new subscriber as well! Quality content!

[senthilnathan]

Lot of informations Thanks you so much

[EmadElSammad]

What is the best place to upload my portfolio on in 2020 so recruiters see it? and thanks for the vid

[justinewin]

What can I do if I don't have solid data to present?

[JD-khzr]

Just an FYI, the sound on this video is way too low

[olivetti]

The UX portfolios I've seen look like UI portfolios. I'd love to have a link (or links) to examples that show the UX design process.

[TheRobbur]

Okay, so real talk. this video scared me until I came back to watch the end. Quality over quantity.

But my questions is this: Should I learn mark up, even if my raster skills are pretty damn good?, like, literally pixel by pixel, with proper opacity/color in each? Some ui designers, I've seen, literally have on 3d image. But I was taught for web, and not in any professional setting. I don't know, I'm a little stressed right now. Can I just make a ui kit, and then have that as a portfolio?

[aaronrs]

I have a google analytics tracker on my site. I see when people view my linkedIn page. However, nobody ever goes to my portfolio. Even when I go to interviews I find that employers have not read my resume nor have they seen my site.
How is this becoming normal?

[ronishalauchande]

As a beginner UX designer is it okay to have a pdf portfolio or it needs to be a website?

[antoncastro]

Awesome insight, let’s connect on linked in and continue the conversation about Design