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Koji Pereira, UX Lead and Manager at Google, shares his advice on building a portfolio that showcases a wider range of your capabilities and the skills required to land a job at Google.

Over the last few years Paul Farino, senior product designer at Spotify, has spent an equal amount of time working on digital products as a manager and a practitioner. I talked to Paul about the skills UX designers need, the selection process at Spotify, and how to build an outstanding product design portfolio.

Recruiters and UX leads don't have time to read your case studies from start to finish. While in most cases, content matters the most, the front page of your UX portfolio makes the first impression. Its purpose is to keep people engaged so they will look into your projects. Let’s see three rules to achieve this.

In this tutorial, I share how to build an awesome online design portfolio step-by-step, with great examples. We’ll create your online portfolio from zero, without writing a single line of code. Your portfolio will have a stunning look and it will present compelling stories about your design projects. Ready to start?

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Joe Natoli, Founder of Give Good UX, on How to Tell a Compelling Story in Your UX Portfolio

Joe Natoli has worked as a UX/CX consultant for nearly three decades. He has had the privilege to work with global organizations from Fortune 100 companies to small startups.

Devoted to help UX students, he has helped over 140,000 students so far. He has written several books and launched eight online courses.

We talked to Joe about the skills UX professionals must have nowadays to succeed in this field. Also, we discussed what parts to include in a UX portfolio and how to stand out from the crowd when applying for a job.

Read the interview here: https://blog.uxfol.io/joe-natoli-ux-portfolio-building/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

10 Inspiring UX Portfolio Examples – with a Great Guide for Creating Yours

Everyone from the experienced specialist in UX to someone just starting a UX career needs a portfolio.

We all know its importance, even though most of us constantly put off creating it because it sounds hard. But once you understand what a great UX portfolio looks like, it comes pretty easy.

In this article, we have collected ten UX portfolio examples we find inspiring for different reasons. We will also teach you the fundamentals to include in your UX portfolio.

Get inspired and start building yours!

Read the article here: https://blog.uxfol.io/ux-portfolio-examples/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

A Comprehensive Guide to the Best UX Design and Research Tools of 2019

Before showcasing your UX design process in your UX portfolio, you have to find the right tools and processes that fit right into your workflow.

Who wouldn’t like to save time and energy by using a good UX tool that just fits their professional needs?

While we have yet to find the Swiss Army–type tool that fits all our needs, there is still an abundance of tools designed specifically for UX Designers and Researchers.

In this article, we’ll guide you through the whole process and recommend top-notch tools for every step in designing a product.

Read the article here: https://blog.uxfol.io/best-ux-tools/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

The Ultimate Guide to Building a UI Designer Portfolio

If you are a UI designer, you might feel tempted to just show UIs in snazzy mockups in your portfolio. But we can show you a better way.

Recruiters love to see the thinking and reasoning behind your designs. Consequently, this should also make up a part of your portfolio.

In this blog post, we’ll cover the three main elements of a great UI designer portfolio:

- The basics: What to include and how to present yourself to get the job you want.

- Case studies: How to write up a case study when you haven’t done any research in the process and you only held responsibility for the visuals.

- Home page: How to build up an eye-catching front page that will persuade the recruiter to click on your case studies.

Let’s dive into building the perfect UI designer portfolio!

Read the blog post here: https://blog.uxfol.io/ui-designer-portfolio/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

The Ultimate Guide to Build an Awesome UX Research Portfolio - with Great Examples

Building a UX portfolio can seem daunting to those new to the UX field as well as those who have already had several projects in their career.

Some might think building a UX researcher portfolio poses even a bigger challenge because you have fewer tangible results to showcase. Let’s prove them wrong!

We wrote a comprehensive guide to help you create an awesome UX research portfolio.

We’ll give you some useful tips on how to create a truly appealing researcher portfolio without mastering design skills.

We will also show you some great examples you can use as inspiration when creating your own UX research portfolio.

Read the article here: https://blog.uxfol.io/ux-research-portfolio/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

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Yvonne Gando, Google Senior UX Writer on Portfolio Tips to Break into UX

Google Senior UX Writer Yvonne Gando works as a UX writer, content strategist, storyteller and freelancer. She uses words to guide users across multiple platforms and touchpoints to shape delightfully useful AR & VR experiences. Her fields of work include AI, AR, conversation design, service design, chat UI, messaging, machine learning, assistive UX, accessibility, brand strategy, editorial strategy and localization. We talked to Yvonne about how she became a senior UX writer and about the recruitment process at Google. She shared her thoughts about standing out from the crowd as a UX writer, the skills it needs and how to showcase them in a portfolio. She also mentioned some common mistakes in making a portfolio and gave advice to juniors about starting their career. Read the interview here: https://blog.uxfol.io/yvonne-gando-ux-writing/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

Rebecca Henderson, Associate Interaction Design Director at IA Collaborative on How to Create Meaningful UX Portfolios

Rebecca Henderson is an Associate Interaction Design Director at IA Collaborative.

She has a total of 8 years of experience in experience and interaction design, being experienced in quite a lot of specialties and tools: User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Sketching, Motion Design, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Letterpress, Film & Darkroom.

She also likes studying what interactions the brands have with UX choreography, which field can be found at the intersection of motion and UX.

Rebecca shared her thoughts on what skills UXers need and how they can showcase these in their portfolio.

She also highlighted some essential parts that make a UX portfolio meaningful.

Read the interview here: https://blog.uxfol.io/rebecca-henderson-meaningful-ux-portfolios/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

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Clive K. Lavery, Adobe XDI Member & UX Person on What Makes an Outstanding UX Portfolio

A Freelance UX Person with more than 10 years of experience, Clive K. Lavery helps leading digital agencies and in-house teams make their users and clients happy.

Based in Berlin, Clive proudly makes up part of the Adobe XDI team and is active on the European UX scene.

We talked to Clive about what challenges freelance UX designers face, how to showcase skills and projects in a UX portfolio and how to start up a UX career successfully.

Read the interview here: https://blog.uxfol.io/clive-k-lavery-ux-portfolio/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

A UX Designer Resume Hiring Managers Will Love

We wrote a comprehensive guide to help you create a UX designer resume hiring managers can't refuse.

In this article, we will teach you: - what hiring managers want to see in your CV - what to include in your resume - what skills to highlight - what the best UX resumes look like - what resume templates to use - what mistakes to avoid

We will also show you some great examples you can use as inspiration when creating your own resume.

Read the blog post here: https://blog.uxfol.io/ux-designer-resume/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

InVision Lead Designer Pablo Stanley on What UX Skills Will Help You Get Your Dream Design Job

After starting his career at Udemy, Pablo Stanley now not only serves as lead designer for InVision Studio Platform but he also co-founded Carbon Health.

Additionally, he also works as a writer and comic artist at The Design Team and as a teacher at Sketch Together.

We talked to Pablo about what skills UX designers need, how to become a better designer and what to highlight in a UX designer portfolio to get your dream design job.

Read the interview here: https://blog.uxfol.io/pablo-stanley-ux-skills/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

The Ultimate UX Portfolio Template to Get You Hired

We wrote a step-by-step guide to help you build an awesome UX portfolio that gets you hired.

Besides the template we created, we also share some goodies to download and use in Sketch or Adobe products.

And if you have ever worried about the writing part of portfolio building, we have a solution for that too. Your copywriter friends will just say wow! You know, the envious wow.

Read the blog post to learn more: https://blog.uxfol.io/ux-portfolio-template/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

Product Design Portfolio: How to Build a Great Portfolio for Digital Product Designers?

David, CEO of UXfol.io, shares the recipe for a great product design portfolio, a template you can use.

After checking hundreds of portfolios and sitting through hundreds of interviews, he would love to help other product designers in portfolio building.

He shows you the tools to build it and shares examples of some of the best product design portfolios he has ever seen.

Read the blog post to learn about his tips and the 8 steps to follow when building your product design portfolio: https://blog.uxfol.io/product-design-portfolio/?utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=ownsocial

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