UX Portfolio Example: How to tell the story of your project

UX Portfolio Example: How to tell the story of your project | Sarah Doody, UX Designer

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In this video, you'll see my UX portfolio and learn how to tell the story behind each of the projects in my UX portfolio.
If you're tired of watching KZfaq videos and reading articles that say "tell the story" but don't teach you HOW to do that ... then you're in the right place!
You'll learn how to show the process and most of all, communicate the CONTEXT of the project so you can go beyond just showing project screenshots. If you are working on your UX portfolio, this will help you see through the eyes of a recruiter and hiring manager so that you can make sure your portfolio stands out.
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Пікірлер: 98

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, Sarah Doody here 👋 ... do the projects in your UX portfolio go BEYOND deliverables? Or, are you guilty of just showing screenshot after screenshot 🚨? What can you do in your UX portfolio to truly explain the "why" behind "what" you did? Leave a comment and let me know 💁‍♀️💬. . Do you need help with your UX portfolio? Here are 3 free resources: 📕 Free E-Book: UX Portfolio Blueprint → A step-by-step plan to create your UX portfolio: bit.ly/2PnrUp4 🔮 Free UX Portfolio Website Template → A free UX portfolio template for Wix.com: bit.ly/wixportfoliotemplate ⚡️ UX Portfolio Formula: Online Course → Learn how to create your UX portfolio and get hired: www.uxportfolioformula.com/online-course

@mrroboto680 4 жыл бұрын

On my way to an interview. I was prepared but after watching this, I feel even better. Thank you! Update: I got the job!

@poojap5570 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Mr.Robot, do you mind sharing your portfolio!!!

@hansy1305 2 жыл бұрын

This is by far the most helpful video on what the heck is storytelling in case studies. Thank you!

@SarahDoody 2 жыл бұрын

Haha ya most articles and videos just say "tell the story" but I'm all about telling you how to actually DO THAT :)

@michalweinstein4943 3 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@falalakim 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm using this as a guide to prepare for a portfolio review coming up!

@ireneliao1130 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarah. This video is very informative and help me to understand how to be logical and compelling to demonstrate my Portfolio.

@aerodylluk2543 5 жыл бұрын

New sub, these videos are gold. UX design is such a difficult field to get a grasp on but it feels like a perfect role for me, but getting your head around how to get started is so difficult. These are so helpful, thanks for making them.

@mai___ 4 жыл бұрын

Just randomly bumped up in this video and I couldn't be happier! Thank you, Sarah! I was feeling lost about how to set up my first portfolio but this video is a true gold mine of information, thank you very much!

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for letting me know :) Make sure you go read this article about UX case studies: www.uxportfolioformula.com/how-to-write-a-ux-case-study/

@tinacoladda8006 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for brining the good to this world. Amazing example!

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@yynish 4 жыл бұрын

very detailed, clear and helpful! Thank you!

@Fullstackdesign 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this.

@kungfucultureclub203 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative video, I like that you showed us an example of your portfolio. I am looking forward to using your portfolio blueprint, Thanks, Peter

@mkmking1551 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this Sarah!

@gamma_girl 4 жыл бұрын

I was exactly looking for this one... Glad to have found your channel... Good content 👍

@MEme-gu6us 4 жыл бұрын

OMG 😱 thank you so much for this video. Never thought to put storyboards in my portfolio. Awesome work!

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@hongganglai3758 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! much love! very helpful

@dianacepsyte2538 2 жыл бұрын

This video is MIND-BLOWING. Seriously.. I mean SERIOUSLY.. just WOW huh.. wow.. thank you SO FREAKING MUCH for doing this!!!!! Yay!!!

@SarahDoody 2 жыл бұрын

What was the most mind-blowing part of the video for you?!?!

@elizabethbledsoe3538 5 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, thank you!

@cjblah123 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Sarah! This is a really big help for me in preparing my UX portfolios

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Make sure you read this article about writing a UX case study: www.uxportfolioformula.com/how-to-write-a-ux-case-study/

@nanc2907 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I am just getting started building my portfolio and this was incredibly helpful. I really needed a blueprint to see what this might look like.

@SarahDoody 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@paintingthesouthwest 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm realizing that my portfolio could be much better, and why I could have been getting more callbacks during applications. Looking forward to improving my portfolio presentation. Thank you!

@SarahDoody 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you found the video helpful :) In case you didn't stumble upon it yet, I run a whole program that's dedicated to helping you get hired (including creating an awesome portfolio), you can learn more at www.careerstrategylab.com

@samshoulders8252 10 ай бұрын

Excellent !!!!

@abdullahghanem5321 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that was very helpful

@alexartful 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you! Downloading the E-Book ASAP!

@thatshitcrayable 3 жыл бұрын

Omg Sarah I love you thank you 🙏🏼

@campusano_cl 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the most helpful video on the net. Now I’m completely clear about what I have to do with my ux portfolio.

@SarahDoody 6 жыл бұрын

So awesome to hear!! Good luck :)

@SarahDoody 6 жыл бұрын

Oh and did you grab my free e-book: The UX Portfolio Blueprint www.bit.ly/8-step-blueprint

@MubarakMarafa 6 жыл бұрын

This is super helpful! thanks so much, Sarah! I've recently decided to create case studies of all my design work in Keynote as well and just have the core, super high level information on my website and link to a PDF if the viewer wants to dive deeper.

@SarahDoody 6 жыл бұрын

Good decision ;)

@NOname-mf3vf 5 жыл бұрын

Veryyy helpfulll....thanks very much...!!

@annujadhav5398 3 жыл бұрын

really helped me a lot to figure out what n hw should i creat m portfolio.love you

@rachelsyoon4377 3 жыл бұрын

This is great!

@Adam326 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this one Sarah. Was really helpful in writing my case study!

@SarahDoody 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Thanks for letting me know.

@shreyatoraskar9907 4 жыл бұрын

very helpful!

@aartigaikwad1814 5 жыл бұрын

thanks Sarah

@zakariabenfikri8092 3 жыл бұрын

Big thanks Sarah really helpful and more detailed description, we need another exemple if you don't mind to show us the process to follow when building App or Website from scratch!

@LorettaBangBang 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@justiceeternal7357 5 жыл бұрын

You are amazing! X

@monikajanickova8336 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the helpful video like this :)

@king_m 4 жыл бұрын

Superb content

@LiginhaAaA22 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! This is so helpful!!

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! What helped the most?!

@gyaniguru1561 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, sorry for late post.. Big thank you for helping me. Recruiters used to reject me because of my portfolio, then after watching this video I prepared my portfolio and got so many interview call. I was hired by Johnson & Johnson as UX designer in 2019. You are Star, love you loads..

@SarahDoody 3 жыл бұрын

WOW .... this is AMAZING!!! Congratulations on your job at Johnson & Johnson. I love hearing stories like this, thanks for letting me know! I hope your new role is going well and that you are thriving!

@gyaniguru1561 3 жыл бұрын

@@SarahDoody Thank you

@anna-viz 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sarah! It is really helpful for my upcoming presentation for onsite interview.

@SarahDoody 6 жыл бұрын

Anna Iurchenko good luck with your interview and keep me posted :)

@SarahDoody 6 жыл бұрын

How'd the interview go?

4 жыл бұрын

amazing video...

@jj0309 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@automotion5392 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@ashleydowning3837 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. I just watched a Master Class on UX portfolio design. That was like an entire course. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@SarahDoody 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If you want more help with your UX portfolio, career, and job search then hop over to my free tribe: facebook.com/groups/uxportfoliotribe :)

@fastsolution 3 жыл бұрын

Informative

@jjustice2010 Жыл бұрын

Mega helpful details! Thanks :-) Would you still use Keynote? What about other database-type programs?

@bipinbharti5569 3 жыл бұрын

It's really insightful & by seeing this video, there is no room for doubts that either Should I do Subscribe / Like / Save or not. I have definitely done that. On addition to this, I am creating a portfolio and will share this video reference in my portfolio, I hope you will give feedback on that.

@SarahDoody 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it was helpful :) And thanks for subscribing 🎉

@minusv.singhs 5 жыл бұрын

I am really interested in the work and process but the presentation part of UXD terrifies me. I feel like I will never be able to explain how each step of the process brought value to the end product.

@aisu2562 4 жыл бұрын

Keep learning. Watch more videos. See more examples. You can do it.

@wise_nut 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, I just started subscribing to you. I think your content is gold! I’m currently looking for a job but I don’t have much experience with UX. I think I have a strong skill when it comes to UI and visual design. I’m working for a really small company and my boss doesn’t really care about user. I’m really overwhelmed where to start >.> my portfolios are mostly visual images without any explanation. Would you give me some advice?

@SarahDoody 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! As much as I would love to review everyone's portfolios, I only do that for students inside my various programs. You can check them out: 1. UX Portfolio Formula ... a self-paced program that helps you create a UX portfolio that stands out. + www.uxportfoliosarah.com/online-course 2. UX Career Coaching ... a 3-month career accelerator where we'll take your portfolio to version 2.0 and walk through the job search and interview process (and hopefully, you'll get hired) + www.uxportfoliosarah.com/ux-career-coaching 3. If you're looking for free advice, pop over to my Facebook group: + facebook.com/groups/uxportfoliotribe

@iamthecatalyst.987 Жыл бұрын

would love to have a look at the UX portfolio blueprint you mentioned in the video.... but cant seem to find a link to it ..... am i crazy ?

@sissic390 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah! First of all, thank you sooooo much for the amazing content you produce. It has all been really helpful in preparing my career switch from architecture to UX design. I have a question for you: what is a good length for a PDF case study? I just finished a very well documented case study resulting in something like 35 pages of 1920x1080 format... considering that I also have 2 more case studies on the way... I am concerned that a 80 pages PDF will be a bit too much for a hiring manager to scroll through.... any suggestion about it? thank you in advance!

@SarahDoody 2 жыл бұрын

Check out this article about how long a case study should be :) www.uxportfolioformula.com/how-long-should-ux-case-study-be/

@starogre 5 жыл бұрын

For a project that is huge, around 9 months, making constant updates on one app, what does that look like? Seems like a lot of portfolio examples show MVP's that aren't tested and go through beginning to end designing an entire app as the project. What if one week I'm tweaking copy, another week I'm redesigning onboarding screens, another week i'm redesigning installer screens, another week i'm redesigning parts of the notifications the user receives, etc? When the app has a lot of moving parts it's hard to put that in one project I feel. I've also done designs for new features of the app. And this is just at my current job where I've also done some front end dev, QA and visual design direction. I've also done art for video games, and UI and front end dev for other projects.

@SarahDoody 5 жыл бұрын

Think about how you can break that one project into specific areas of focus. So maybe you have it right now as "Project A" -- but maybe it can break down into "Project A: User Research" and then "Project A: Prototyping & Usability Testing" and then "Project A: Design System" -- make sense?

@aruproy2411 3 жыл бұрын

what software did you use for the Lo-Fi proto and for the Hi-Fi Proto? Do u use Miro, LucidChart?

@SarahDoody 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly I don't remember!!! I presented a Keynote file. The designs in it were probably made in Sketch.

@MORDEKAIZ 6 жыл бұрын

OKay I like, but this is like a powerpoint-style, how you present this with your actual website?

@SarahDoody 6 жыл бұрын

MORDEKAIZ ah good question. I actually have a template I sell, you can check it out at courses.sarahdoody.com -- let me know if that helps!

@davidpicarazzi 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sarah, should we still prepare this project presentation if we already have the project case study on our website?

@SarahDoody 3 жыл бұрын

Well .... you have to ask yourself, "what will I show in my interview?" Personally, I think it is a better experience to present from an actual Keynote, PPT, or PDF instead of bringing up a website. I just think it's a better experience for the audience.

@mustafammq4989 4 жыл бұрын

Just a question. When i upload a project to my portfolio as a UX case study and it has all the information with it and my design process and the recruiter is asking me to review it. What im going to say if i have everything written with the project and they can read. Am i allowed to simply read what i have written with the project?

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

It's very unlikely that they will have read the entire case study before the interview. DO NOT read them your case study. It's a conversation. Imagine you were having coffee with me and telling me about the project ... it would be really awkward if you literally read me the case study!

@tinacoladda8006 4 жыл бұрын

Sarah, I could not hear clearly the name of FB group! Can you please send a link to it? thank you

@SarahDoody 4 жыл бұрын

Here it is ... www.uxportfolioformula.com/community will redirect you to it :)

@NadiaMichelle 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, what would be he difference bewen the storyboard and a user journey?

@aisu2562 4 жыл бұрын

Storyboard helps to establish the vision for what you're trying to achieve in the very early phases. The user journey shows how the user will interact with the product/service, different touchpoints, and what the user is doing, thinking, feeling etc;

@HernanV 5 жыл бұрын

IMO you should remove the device from the screens you're showcasing. It makes the presentation look a little bit outdated. Thanks for share

@SarahDoody 5 жыл бұрын

Noted, thanks for the feedback.

@starogre 5 жыл бұрын

This seems too long? I thought we were supposed to have about 3 projects and maybe like 3 slides per project with minimal details. This seems very indepth to me?

@SarahDoody 5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe there is an exact # of projects to showcase and an exact # of slides per project. It's somewhat subjective and depends on how long it actually feels.

@3drocket 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. Feels way too long for one project. Yes it is in depth but no one other than other ux designers are going to read it. People that are doing the hiring don't have the time.

@seanadamson7640 5 жыл бұрын

@@3drocket You could have two portfolios with the same projects. One online website for HR which has a high level overview, and less detailed yet quickly express what you can do. Then a presentation done in keynote which is much more in depth, like the one Sarah presented in this video which would be used during a face to face interview.

@waleedkh9769 4 жыл бұрын

It worked the way it is with screenshots for decades. What is different now?

@GG604 3 жыл бұрын

Way too much text on your slides. Remember you are going to be talking during the presentation. Are you going to just be repeating what is written on each slide? Every slide doesn’t need text.