Design Full Time - That Portfolio Course
Design Full Time - That Portfolio Course
https://designfulltime.com/course/portfolio
Land more work today with a stronger portfolio. Learn exactly what the people hiring you are looking for in your portfolio, how to improve it, and the actions you can take right now to land new job opportunities as soon as possible.


Start enhancing your portfolio with these 50+ Easy-to-FollowVideo Lessons Across 10 Essential Sections

  • Getting started with yourportfolio effectively.

    • What is a portfolio?
    • Finding your story
    • Finding your plan
    • Choosing your tool
  • Find your brand, domain,business name, and email.

    • Using your personal name
    • Using a company name
    • Finding a good domain name
    • Having a proper email address
  • The real four sections ofevery portfolio.

    • Section 1: The Introduction
    • Section 2: The Work & Plan
    • Section 3: The Summary, aka the “About”
    • Section 4: The Connection
  • Some solutions to problemsyou may face.

    • Problem: Not allowed to share your work
    • Problem: Showing non-visual work
  • Understanding the qualitiesof an effective portfolio.

    • Have a clear, scannable portfolio
    • Have work up front, not hidden
    • Have proper thumbnails, titles, and descriptions
    • Have a captivating display of the work
    • Have diversity of work
    • Build trust and a good reputation
    • Have your own personality
    • Show some process
    • Extra credit: Show results
    • Extra credit: Show your failures and what you’ve learned
    • Extra credit: Have a table of contents or allow for filtering and sorting
  • How to standout in the seaof other portfolios.

    • Tell your story through passion projects/side projects
    • Show you’re focused
    • Be authentic
    • Connect on Social Media
    • Go to a conference or meet-up
    • Go old school—send something to the company
    • Don’t be afraid to pitch
    • Sell, but don’t sell out
  • Common portfolio mistakeseveryone gets wrong.

    • Not launching it
    • Hiding your work!
    • Showing too many words
    • Showing too much range/variety
    • Being too flashy and over-designed
    • Starting your process/case study with sketches
    • Showing rushed, incomplete projects
    • Using an outdated portfolio
    • Pretending to be a large studio, agency, or company
    • Having long load times
    • Forgetting to optimize for mobile and high-resolution displays
    • Not crediting others on projects
    • Not adapting your portfolio to the role you’re applying for
    • Emailing a PDF over 10MB
    • Using stock photography
    • Don’t just sit there
  • How to choose the projects youput in your portfolio.

    • Only show the work you want to get
    • Only show your best work
    • If you don’t have work to show, create it
    • Watch out for spec work and challenges.
    • Never work for “free,” unless…
    • Prepare for take home tests
  • Common misconceptions ofportfolios: True or False?

    • Don’t use a template—false
    • You need full case studies—false
    • Don’t show unsolicited redesigns—false (but conditional)
    • Always show a picture of yourself—false
    • Only as good as your last project—false
    • You need a contact page—false
  • How to handle yourconnection section better.

    • If you use a form, have proper input fields and structure.
    • Make sure confirmations are sent
    • Stop the questionnaires!
  • Plus 3 very special interviewsfrom hiring directors.

    • Katie Dill, VP of Design at Lyft
    • Audrey Liu, Director of Product at Lyft
    • Jenny Arden, Director of Design Nike

Design Full Time - That Portfolio Course


Information
Members of Guests cannot leave comments.


Premium Mockups



rss