4 Common Mistakes I’ve Noticed on Junior UX Portfolios

Back for round three of this series where I call out the areas I have noticed many Designers just starting out seem to repeat.

Considering you have clicked on this article to read, I take it that you understand the importance of our portfolios as UX Designers. So I won’t get into why you need one, but I will try and help you better your own!

Over the past few years I have looked at many, I mean several hundred, portfolios. Although I will admit my advice is not the only advice out there, I figured it would be helpful to call out the “mistakes” I have noticed time and time again by those of you just starting out in the industry. So let’s get into it!

1. Not thinking about the overall flow

As cheesy as it sounds, your portfolio is your most important UX project you will ever work on. Just like you start with an MVP in your bootcamp or self taught projects, you want to do the same for your case studies!

Start with your homepage or landing page and think about how and where you want your user to go next. Do you want them to go right into your projects or learn more about who you are? There is no “right” answer. What is important though is that you create the happy paths so that a user when on your site, even if subconscious, can…