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The five-second test: can a stranger tell what you do?
A five-second test of what a stranger learns from your portfolio, and why a clear specialty makes the answer stronger.
UknowUX guide
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Showing confidential work without breaking an NDA
You cannot show everything, and you do not have to. Ways to present confidential work: ask permission, lead with role and process, redact, recreate, or keep it for the interview.
UknowUX guide
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What hiring managers want to see in a UX portfolio
Across surveys and interviews, hiring teams want process over polish, a clearly framed problem, research they can follow, and a portfolio that serves recruiters, managers and peers alike.
UknowUX guide
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Write shorter case studies that lead with results
Lead with the result, put a number on it, and keep the rest short. A compact structure for case studies that busy readers actually finish.
UknowUX guide
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Complete Guide to Building an Awesome UX Case Study (CareerFoundry)
Treat each project as a story with a clear shape, and keep the deeper process detail in your back pocket for the interview. A friendly walkthrough from raw project to finished case study.
careerfoundry.com
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How to write a UX/UI case study: a step-by-step guide with examples (LogRocket)
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
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UX Designer Portfolio: projects, case studies and structure (Lyssna)
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
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How to Build a Winning UX Design Portfolio (Magic Patterns)
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
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How to Build a UX Portfolio That Actually Gets You Hired, 2026 (Muzli)
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
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How to write project case studies for your portfolio (DESK Magazine)
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
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How to Craft an Outstanding Case Study for Your UX Portfolio (UX Magazine)
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
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UX Designer Portfolio Tips That Get Hired, 2026 (JobRise)
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
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