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What to Include in Your First UX Portfolio
A comprehensive guide for your UX portfolio
This month I’m coming to you with some UI/UX design portfolio tips thanks to a lovely Instagram friend who posed this question to me:
Dear Maddy,
I am currently pursuing UX design and I wanted to create my first portfolio. Could you tell me what a UX portfolio should consist of and where should I compile it? What all should I include? How should I present it? It would really help if you could give me some tips for this.
— Radha
Dear Radha,
The most important thing to know is that showcasing your process is just as important as presenting the final product. Think of your portfolio as a series of project summaries and not just a gallery of your work.
With that said, now I’m going to go through these questions one by one and get down to the details.
1. Where Should My Portfolio Live
Honestly, it doesn’t matter! Use whatever platform you’re most comfortable with. But here are my top 3…