Hi All,
I am looking for sample portfolios of User Researchers not purely
design focused.
Any pointers?
Thanks,
Oliver
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I've been getting the same request as an IA. I don't think this is
useful as something handed off as you don't get the story behind the
work which is critical to evaluating it, and I say as much in my
'portfolio' intro.
In the past, I've created case studies for projects. If I have the
time, I
Just to throw things in a slightly different direction, I'm wondering if
folks on this list have an answer to this problem I've run into with both
online and electronic portfolios:
Do you find a danger, without a walk-thru, that the person you want to see
the portfolio doesn't get to the full
Christine,
I completely agree with your concerns. To me, it is like emailing
your design work to a client. I always want to be there to gauge
reaction and tell the story. Presentation of both work, and portfolio
(because it is really very similar) are about setting the stage with
criteria
For months now, I've been wanting to redo my portfolio. I'm curious as to
what approaches everyone is taking out there, and I'm really interested in
tangible, print style portfolios, not a website.
What approach did you take for your portfolio? What have you seen from
others that you like? What
Yes, I believe so - I strictly work on websites and web applications. But I
would guess that folks out there doing interaction design for products and
other experiences can still capture their work with photography and the
right kind of documentation. Although I'm sure there are exceptions.
Jeff
Hi,
Just out of curiosity, is everything that you want to show can be
explained or justified in a print style tangible format?
-sajid
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:08 AM, Jeff White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For months now, I've been wanting to redo my portfolio. I'm curious as to
what approaches
For any Website and Web application, I think a print style potfolio
can not do full justice except give a preview of the visual design.
It can not explain the navigation, interaction, usability issues etc.
I think the 'feel' would be missing... IMO.
- sajid
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:26 AM,
On Feb 22, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Cindy Alvarez wrote:
When people put their work in an online format, it's their
responsibility to
figure out what can I show? how can I explain why what I did was
valuable? how can I explain my thought process? That's the same
type of
critical
what works for a portfolio is a matter of preference and is largely
determined by who your intended audience is.
i think anyone focusing on UI and IxD, should probably have a portfolio with
one or more screen shots of your work, a description of the project, your
direct role, tools and techniques
On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Jack Moffett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Feb 22, 2008, at 2:07 PM, Cindy Alvarez wrote:
When people put their work in an online format, it's their
responsibility to
figure out what can I show? how can I explain why what I did was
valuable? how can I
Since I know about my own experience, I'll stick to it.
My portfolio is a PowerPoint file (and anyone who knows me will find
that hysterically funny) because (1) I have NDAs that specify I can't
reproduce work done online; (2) I've done a lot of work on internal
and password protected sites,
i agree with this but websites are not permanent - i worked on many and
quite a few no longer exist or exist as they did when i was involved.
the same goes for applications. i had a bunch i wrote in my early 20s that
were pretty cool that could probably run under an emulator if i had saved
the
On Feb 22, 2008, at 2:31 PM, Cindy Alvarez wrote:
It is, but I have yet to see someone do this well. There's a
temptation to hand over pieces of paper and wait for me to ask
questions, and that just doesn't impress me. I'm willing to
believe there are folks who can do this well, but
such a case study for all my work (so
much to write, so little time...*sigh*).
Bryan
http://www.bryanminihan.com
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For some of the reasons outlined by Cindy, I started with an online
portfolio. This way, I figured, the portfolio itself would show my skills of
creating an interactive experience, not only the content. But since I wrote
all the html+css myself, I must say it was a bit hard and time-consuming to
a link to a finished product (if possible)
The most important thing is not what you said you did, but what you actually
did. If your projects are not coming to fruition due to mistakes by other
members of your team, you should probably create fake projects in your free
time to demonstrate a
for job interviews and/or pitching a client this is an absolute must. sage
advice.
layout is subjective but i have my online for reference in an email and
because i have a printer-friendly version of my online portfolio, which is
data-drive, i can easily generate a printed version of a portfolio
Everyone should have a portfolio in print form.
It just speaks to a level of preparedness and covering as many bases as
possible, which exemplifies what this type of work is about. My online presence
runs a gamut of the different things I do. I am less likely to update that for
each and every
I have to disagree with this. While it is great to show that you've
been able to drive a design to completion/release (especially if
applying for a position that demands a certain level of experience), a
list of finished products does nothing to show a prospective employer
your process,
i hear that. that's it's always advisable to bring deliverables from hefty
specs to wireframes and any other pertinent matter.
this shows not only how you think and what you've done - it also shows that
you're thorough and prepared.
i also advise preparing leave-behinds when possible - be it
I'd agree with that. Lots of products don't make it to market for reasons
well beyond the designer's control - and lots of products have a finished
state that was nothing like the designer's intent because of exec ex
machina. HOW you worked - researched, prioritized, sketched, tested -
given
Here's one more tip re portfolios: include credits for the people you
worked with.
If you're showing examples of final product, credit the designer/art
director/creative director, the technical lead, the producer/PM... it
doesn't have to be a laundry list of everyone who came to a meeting,
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