Everything you need to know to stand out in your design portfolio when applying for jobs

Discover real-world design inspiration with Mobbin, the world's largest, most comprehensive UI & UX reference library: http://mobbin.com/?utm_source=femke&u...

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Let's address the elephant in the room: the market out there is rough for the designer industry, and the demand for designers is lower than the increasing supply.

So - how do we stand out?

In this video, we are going to go through various design portfolios and discuss what you need to have in order to pass to cold application process, get that recruiter phone screen, and stand out to get noticed.

Tune in for some real pieces of advice from design leaders in the industry about the biggest mistakes applicants are making when going through the application process.

Portfolios featured:
https://www.trevornielsen.com/
https://juliafernandez.design/about
https://www.gracewalker.ca/
https://www.seanrk.com/
https://www.antonios.work/notify-me-bell
https://www.marco.fyi/work/take-out
https://www.arlenmccluskey.com/projec...
https://www.s-j-zhang.com/
https://curtis.framer.website/

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00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Mobbin
03:55 - Tip #1: Position yourself for the role you want
05:21 - Examples of design portfolios
09:53 - Summary of portfolio advice
10:15 - Tip #2: Showcases over novella case studies
11:14 - Key highlights of a showcase
12:45 - Examples of showcases
17:25 - Tip #3: Use your website as an example of your work
19:11 - Examples of websites
22:57 - Advice from designers: Mistakes to avoid
24:05 - Wrap-up

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