Resource library

Case studies exist to show how you solve problems, decide, and deliver impact. This guide walks through each part with examples, and argues for a few well-chosen projects over a long list.

blog.logrocket.com

Which projects deserve a place, how to lay them out, and why testing evidence and honesty about your own contribution to team work make a portfolio more believable. Examples included.

www.lyssna.com

A structure for the whole portfolio, from research approach through prototypes to outcomes, with real examples and some ideas for letting AI tools speed up the build.

www.magicpatterns.com

An opinionated take for a recovering job market. Among its advice: hold your own portfolio site to the standards you apply to client work, such as loading quickly on a phone.

muz.li

Explaining your work in words is the part of a portfolio designers dread most, yet it is what readers stay for. A practical way into writing about your projects without freezing up.

vanschneider.com

Takes a case study apart piece by piece, so the story you tell stays simple and still shows what you can do. A good checklist to hold a draft against.

uxmag.com

Vague advice like "your portfolio needs work" helps nobody. This spells out what to fix for UX roles today, including the value of saying what you would improve and what did not work.

jobrise.io

Nielsen Norman Group on a field that is stabilising after a turbulent 2025, why trust is the big design problem for AI, and where UX can differentiate.

www.nngroup.com

The Interaction Design Foundation picks ten current interfaces and what makes them work, from micro-interactions to responsive design.

ixdf.org

A collection of the psychological principles and heuristics that designers can use to build better interfaces, each with a short explanation and examples.

lawsofux.com

Config 2026 Keynote with Dylan Field (Figma)

Figma's CEO opens Config 2026 and shows how product development is being rethought, from the canvas to code and AI-assisted workflows.

www.youtube.com

WWDC26: Principles of great design (Apple)

Apple's design team goes deep on the fundamental design principles behind great apps on Apple platforms.

www.youtube.com