Portfolio Pro Tips

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Accessibility* is an important factor in all digital and web design work. Your portfolio itself should be a good example of your accessibility knowledge. Making your own website accessible demonstrates you know these standards and that you can meet these expectations without prompting. *Accessibility is always important in print and all forms of design

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It’s not helpful for hiring teams to see every job or project you’ve ever done. Hiring teams need to see examples of the work they’re hiring for to see if you can do what they need. Curate your portfolio to show projects that are aligned to the work you want to be hired for, and hide the rest.

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Tell us why you made the design decisions you did and what they communicate. Designers are hired for our problem solving abilities, not just our aesthetic eye. Tell me why this colour or that font are good choices for what you’ve designed and what they convey about the brand.