The Key to an Unforgettable UX Design Portfolio
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The average recruiter spends less than 5 minutes skimming through a UX design portfolio. You have mere minutes to make an impression before they make their decision. That's enough to make anyone feel anxious.
So, how do you stand out and keep them engaged??
The often-underrated skill that can take your portfolio from unremarkable to unforgettable is sketching.?
Include simple sketches in your UX design portfolio to show your thinking process from concept to solution and provide insight into your unique approach to problem-solving.
If you’d like to learn how to build your sketching skills and create a distinctive portfolio, don’t miss tomorrow’s 1-hour Master Class with Mike Rohde, How to Elevate Your Portfolio: Sketching Your Design Process.?
How to Use Sketching as an Ideation Method
Sketches are fast, cost-effective, and incredibly flexible, allowing you to tweak, refine, or even discard ideas effortlessly. That’s why they’re a popular tool when it comes to ideation.
With sketching, you can swiftly brainstorm, experiment, and refine your ideas, making it the perfect starting point for any design project.?
For an expert’s take, we hear from Mike Rohde, ace designer and illustrator, about why nothing can replace the power of pen and paper.
“Any intelligent fool can make things more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.”
- E. F. Schumacker
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What are UX Portfolios?
A UX portfolio showcases a designer's skills and expertise. It's an opportunity to display past projects and how the designer works.?
Maintaining an up-to-date portfolio is vital to success, as it allows designers to assess the impact of their recent work and ensure they remain current and relevant in their careers.?
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Sales Associate at American Airlines
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UX Expert ? Design Thinker ? HFI-CUA?
1 年Well said! No doubt if you apply this key ingredient to your portfolio, it's get shortlisted by top companies. Thank you for posting this.
Sales Associate at American Airlines
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CFO & Business Strategic Director at Master Creationz
1 年Simple sketching in your UX design portfolio helps you stand out by conveying your ideas quickly, telling a visual story of your process, showcasing creativity, problem-solving, and versatility, and making your portfolio more memorable to recruiters. #ux #uxdesign #uxportfolio #uxsketching ??