UX / UI Design Portfolio Review (2024). GOOD and BAD examples.

[@liucijavaitukaityte7283]

Thanks for sharing these reviews! Helps a lot to understand what a good portfolio should look like.

[@gytismarkux]

Thanks for watching!

[@sk.q7049]

It's such a good sharing for me.. I hope you will do Another content for entry level or junior designer too .. like how can we create our first portfolio,case study while we don't have any real world projects. Thanks a lot^^

[@gytismarkux]

Thanks a lot for your feedback, it really helps to know that my content brings value! I have a few related videos in the pipeline. Stay tuned :)

[@naylia.]

Me too🎉

[@adelevaitukaityte-markevic8629]

Great insights! I can use your approach to review and update my portfolio

[@gytismarkux]

Glad to hear that!

[@iain.flatestwhite]

I think its very telling with the second portfolio that this has probably been designed for Behance. Its just one big massive image, so not exactly flying the flag for good UX and accessibility in their design approach. The "Thanks for viewing" is another common theme in Behance case studies. His case study is also peppered with bad grammar. So yeah, its not exactly grabbing me. But its a great example (in my opinion) of what to avoid). - Pas tave naujokas, bet turinys super! Dėkius 👍

[@gytismarkux]

That could very much be the case about reusing assets from Behance. Sometimes we get lazy, especially after redesigning our portfolio one too many times. That results in grammar mistakes and portfolio assets from other places like Behance. I am guilty of using a fair amount of these "shortcuts" myself. It is very unprofessional, but it happens all the time. Ačiū, kad žiūri ir palaikai! :)

[@le_pisk]

insightful reviews, great vid.

[@gytismarkux]

Thanks!

[@AtomicPixels]

So much text holy moly. I wouldn’t spend more than 5 secs on that first folio. It loooks like she needs to be interviewing for a user researcher role

[@gytismarkux]

I agree that she could work to make the copy a bit more concise, but on the other hand it is hard to stand out with your personality and use very few words. When you cut back to using as little copy as posible it is easier to use the template phrases and join vast majoriy of portfolios that copy from each other. I think I prefer a bit more text and opportunity to know the person even before interview. I feel like the interview would go smoother and it would be more fruitful.

[@Hamyhamster24]

yes i agreee...i wouldnt hire her as a designer...but definitely more of research/writer role.

[@lalakuma9]

I find it demoralizing that recruiters have so little attention span that they don't realize when applicants bother to put substance in their work & portfolios.

[@liamsi75]

Interesting, you should do more reviews

[@gytismarkux]

I will :)

[@HemantKumar-f7j3v]

"If I create my portfolio in Notion, will it be good? If not, which website should I use to create my portfolio?"

[@gytismarkux]

Notion is not the best tool for creating great portfolio. It may be better than behance but not as good as having a dedicated website. If you have no front-end experience, I would suggest a simple web builder platform like squarespace or wix. Let me know if I can help in any other way?

[@Skytree8020]

@@gytismarkux What about a Figma portfolio?

[@HemantKumar-f7j3v]

@@gytismarkux Thanks for your help!

[@gytismarkux]

@@Skytree8020 Same with Figma. The goal is to make the review of your portfolio as quick as possible. Figma usually takes to load, it will not act as a website, and feel differently. Overall I think it does not provide the experience the reqruiter is expecting to get.

[@irinam4790]

Thank you very much for your video, 🎉 it’s a significant contribution for us. I would like to see a video about UX juniors without experience and what we need to include in our portfolio to enter the field. Is it better to have a fictional case study or to redesign an existing app based on market research and user reviews from marketplaces or the App Store?

[@gytismarkux]

Thanks for watching! I think having both types of projects (fictional and redesigns) would teach you something different and if you follow the UX design process in both cases you should have solid portfolio pieces.

[@irinam4790]

@@gytismarkux Thanks, that’s awesome having your answer. 🤩💙

[@dasunivithanage]

when we create a project to our portfolio, do we need to design full pages or only important pages enough?

[@gytismarkux]

Great question. Depends on the size of the project. For small projects like websites or app flow, I would show all pages. For bigger projects, I would focus on the most impactful feature/flow, and add description, visuals showing the scope of the entire project as well. The sad reallity of long projects is that it is impossible to show all that you have done, unless you would split it into multipe projects. Which just doesn't look that good on the portfolio.

[@dasunivithanage]

@@gytismarkux thank you very much

[@gizzmo54]

How do I send my portfolio to review?

[@gytismarkux]

Just leave your portfolio link in the comments

[@andynonimuss6298]

Too much text, even in a Case Study, is just text no one is going to really read. Research is all fine and good as tools to help guide the design, but ultimately a "design" must emerge as a solution to the business product or business service goals from the creative mind of a skilled designer. I have also reviewed portfolios and interviewed many designers over the last 24 years.