How to Create a UX Portfolio
How This Course Will Help Your Career
What You’ll Learn
What you should include in your UX portfolio to land your dream job
How to create your UX portfolio from scratch—even if you don’t have any prior experience in UX design
Which UX tools you need to create your portfolio, and how to use them
How to craft compelling UX case studies that tell a story and motivate recruiters to invite you for job interviews
The difference between an online and a PDF UX portfolio, as well as how to create both types
How to craft a stand-out resume and cover letter tailored towards UX jobs
How to make full use of your UX portfolio to land a job in UX design and progress in your UX career
Did you know the average UX recruiter spends less than 5 minutes skimming through your UX portfolio? If you want to join the growing and well-paid field of UX design, not only do you need a UX portfolio—you’ll need a great UX portfolio that showcases relevant skills and knowledge. Your UX portfolio will help you get your first job interviews and freelance clients, and it will also force you to stay relevant in your UX career. In other words, no matter what point you’re at in your UX career, you’re going to need a UX portfolio that’s in tip-top condition.
So, how do you build an enticing UX portfolio, especially if you’ve got no prior experience in UX design? Well, that’s exactly what you’ll learn in this course! You’ll cover everything so you can start from zero and end up with an incredible UX portfolio. For example, you’ll walk through the various UX job roles, since you can’t begin to create your portfolio without first understanding which job role you want to apply for! You’ll also learn how to create your first case studies for your portfolio even if you have no prior UX design work experience. You’ll even learn how to navigate non-disclosure agreements and create visuals for your UX case studies.
By the end of this practical, how to oriented course, you’ll have the skills needed to create your personal online UX portfolio site and PDF UX portfolio. You’ll receive tips and insights from recruiters and global UX design leads from SAP, Oracle and Google to give you an edge over your fellow candidates. You’ll learn how to craft your UX case studies so they’re compelling and relevant, and you’ll also learn how to engage recruiters through the use of Freytag’s dramatic structure and 8 killer tips to write effectively. What’s more, you’ll get to download and keep more than 10 useful templates and samples that will guide you closely as you craft your UX portfolio. To sum it up, if you want to create a UX portfolio and land your first job in the industry, this is the course for you!
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Is This Course Right for You?
This is a beginner-level course suitable for anyone who wants to embark on a career in UX design:
- UX designers, product designers, visual designers, UX researchers, content strategists and UI designers looking to build effective UX portfolios and land their next job in UX design
- Anyone aspiring to transition into a career in the field of UX design
- Students keen to build their first UX portfolio
- Junior to mid-level UX designers who want to progress faster in their career by enhancing their portfolio
Learn and Work with a Global Community of Designers
You’ll join a global community and work together to improve your skills and career opportunities. Connect with helpful peers and make friends with like-minded individuals as you push deeper into the exciting and booming industry of design.
Lessons in This Course
- Each week, one lesson becomes available.
- There’s no time limit to finish a course. Lessons have no deadlines.
- Estimated learning time: 14 hours 2 mins spread over 6 weeks .
Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 37 mins.
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0.1: Welcome and Introduction—How to Create a UX Portfolio (7 mins)
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0.2: An introduction to courses from the Interaction Design Foundation (37 mins)
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0.3: Let our community help you (1 min)
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0.4: How to Earn Your Course Certificate (16 mins)
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0.5: Expand your network and grow your skills in our online forums (5 mins)
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0.6: Meet and learn from design professionals in your area (1 min)
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0.7: Gain Timeless Skills Through Courses From the Interaction Design Foundation (21 mins)
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0.8: Mandatory vs. Optional Lesson Items (7 mins)
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0.9: A Mix Between Video-Based and Text-Based Lesson Content (6 mins)
Lesson 1: What is a UX design portfolio
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 3 hours 31 mins.
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1.1: Welcome and Introduction (7 mins)
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1.2: What is a UX Portfolio? (24 mins)
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1.3: 3 Reasons Why You Should Have a UX Design Portfolio (15 mins)
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1.4: The Ultimate Guide to Understanding UX Roles and Which One You Should Go For (43 mins)
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1.5: No Experience? No Problem! 3 Ways to Find Projects for Your UX/UI Design Portfolio Case Studies (55 mins)
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1.6: UX Tools Matter Less Than You Think (23 mins)
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1.7: What UX Tools Do I Need to Create My Portfolio, and How Do I Learn Them? (34 mins)
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1.8: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
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1.9: Congratulations and Recap (7 mins)
Lesson 2: How to create the perfect UX case studies through storytelling
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 5 hours 7 mins.
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2.1: Welcome and Introduction (6 mins)
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2.2: How to Write Great Case Studies for Your UX Design Portfolio (22 mins)
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2.3: 8 Writing Tips to Supercharge the Quality of Your UX Work (42 mins)
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2.4: How to Create Effective UX Case Studies with Aristotle’s 7 Elements of Storytelling (28 mins)
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2.5: How to Create Engaging UX Case Studies with Freytag’s 5-Part Dramatic Structure (17 mins)
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2.6: How to Write the Perfect Introduction to Your UX Case Study (30 mins)
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2.7: How to Write the Perfect Middle Part of Your UX Case Study (27 mins)
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2.8: How to Write the Perfect Conclusion to Your UX Case Study (22 mins)
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2.9: How to Handle Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) When You Write Your UX Case Study (25 mins)
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2.10: Picture Perfect: How to Use Visuals to Elevate Your UX/UI Design Portfolio Case Studies (58 mins)
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2.11: How Our Courses Can Help You Create Great UX Case Studies for Your Portfolio (23 mins)
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2.12: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
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2.13: Congratulations and Recap (8 mins)
Lesson 3: How to create your UX design portfolio
To be scheduled. Estimated time to complete: 3 hours 48 mins.
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3.1: Welcome and Introduction (7 mins)
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3.2: What Should a UX Design Portfolio Contain? (21 mins)
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3.3: The 10 Most Inspirational UX Design Portfolio Examples in 2024 (1 hour 0 mins)
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3.4: Should You Create an Online or PDF UX Design Portfolio? (24 mins)
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3.5: How to Create an Online UX Design Portfolio (42 mins)
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3.6: How to Create a PDF UX Design Portfolio (22 mins)
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3.7: How to Create the Perfect UX Resume and Cover Letter (24 mins)
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3.8: 4 Tips to Amplify the Potential of Your UX/UI Design Portfolio (20 mins)
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3.9: Community-based learning and networking (6 mins)
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3.10: Congratulations and Recap (8 mins)
Lesson 4: Course Certificate, Final Networking, and Course Wrap-up
To be scheduled.
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4.1: Get Your Course Certificate (1 min)
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4.2: Course Evaluation (1 min)
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4.3: Continue Your Professional Growth (1 min)
How Others Have Benefited
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Alecia Mitchell, United States
“This course is perfect and instrumental for me to start my UX portfolio. I’m so happy you are offering this now, since I have already completed the 3 main courses that will help me develop my portfolio, now I can focus on them again and make my case studies with a definitive guideline.”
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Nicena Fontaine, Canada
“I can’t say enough how grateful I am for this portfolio class. Before this class, I spent a lot of time trying to backwards engineer the writing styles and structure from portfolios that I found, which were by students and experts. Now I have a reference point for how to present and write my portfolio content, and a greater understanding of why’s behind portfolio design decisions. Thank you! I’m excited that I can take this information and move forward with working on portfolio projects, knowing that I have the tools to present these projects in their best light.”
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Sylvia Ho, United States
“This is a useful course for me. I used to follow the STAR framework to write up my case studies. Now I think the structure this course introduced is better! The course’s structure is excellent. Very well-organized and every step is explained well.”
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