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UW HCDE (Human Centered Design & Engineering) Creating professional portfolios - specifically, the kind you bring with you to a job interview that discusses a few projects in depth, rather than many projects in breadth. Includes: - Top 10 UX Portfolio Questions - How to Tell a Story - Examples of Portfolios and Presentations
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- Introductions - Top 10 UX Portfolio Questions - How to Tell a Story Examples - Your Turn - Q & A
Troy Parke !
AAS, BSCE, MSCE UW - Civil Engineering
Likes Hello Kitty Uses multiple text boxes
Drinks Diet Coke
Patrick Neeman !
Three Time Dropout Print Design Background
Has a great goatee Presentation has funny photos Sophisticated Whiskey Drinker
@usabilitycounts
Who’s Patrick Neeman? Almost 20 years of UX and Web Experience
Runs UsabilityCounts.com and UXDrinkingGame.com Built several UX teams
Drinks Whiskey
Troy Parke
Top 10 UX Portfolio Questions & AnswersTop 10 UX Portfolio Questions & Answers
How many pieces should be in a portfolio?
How many pieces should be in a portfolio?
Be Selective (Reviewers are too)
- Worst piece remembered - Be relevant, real & ready - Small number is enough
How to present and how much detail to include?
How to present and how much detail to include?
Tell them a story (The work won’t “speak for itself ”)
To Be Continued…To Be Continued…
How do I show work I did with a group or team?
How do I show work I did with a group or team?
- Your title at the time - Identify as group work - Avoid dissecting screens
I did the red part!
I did the red part!
Can I include student work?
Ideally... No. (At least not all student work.)
- Show shipped work ASAP - Take lots of photos - Collaborate
How do you handle NDA work?How do you handle NDA work?
Carefully
- Honor legal agreements - Protect your reputation - Managers understand
How do you choose what to include?
How do you choose what to include?
Hand out roses.
- Representative - Relatively recent - Instantly recognizable
What do you not like seeing missing or included?
What do you not like seeing missing or included?
Lying, NSFW & Not Online.Lying, NSFW & Not Online.
- Must be online - Email & phone number - NSFW content - Lying with intention - Lying by omission
How long do you spend looking at a portfolio?
How long do you spend looking at a portfolio?
10-15 Seconds (Seriously.)
- Twice as long as recruiters - Apply the 5 second test - Team will review in detail
- Who? - What? - Projects?
What do you look for in a portfolio?
What do you look for in a portfolio?
Is this someone I want to interview?
- Not hired for portfolio - Gets your foot in the door - Have to know how to…
Patrick Neeman Director of Product Design, Apptio @usabilitycounts http://www.usabilitycounts.com
Troy Parke Former Sr UX Design Manager, Big Fish @uxhow http://www.uxhow.com
UX Portfolios How to tell your story{
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How you tell your story is as important as the story itself
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Tell stories that fit your audience • Designers • Developers • Product Managers
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Tell stories that sell • Explain visually • Light and concise • Keep them engaged
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Tell stories that have an awesomeending • ROI • Results • Outcome
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Tell big stories
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• Problem • Process • Involvement • Final Product • Press / Awards • Outcome
}Story
Examples of how to tell your storyExamples of how to tell your story
PortfolioPortfolio
Presentation DeckPresentation Deck
< start >
- Key technology acquired. - Streaming as delivery channel. - Long tail consumers.
Are download and streaming games just fundamentally different experiences?
- Unusable at small size. - Core business value was “No Ads”. - Value of a non-paying customer. - How to show a better experience?
Your games from anywhere.
Explain what they are getting.
Best experience first.
Integrated advertising.
Ratings and feedback.
Delayed account creation.
One year later… !
- PC, Mac, Tablet, Phone & Roku. - Over 4.5 stars with 1200 reviews. - 300+ games with A New Game Everyday
Marry the problem, not the solutionMarry the problem, not the solution
< end >
Ready?
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
- Yogi Berra
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
- Yogi Berra
- Takes time and iteration - Ask other designers - Get coffee
Thank-you.Thank-you.
Questions?Questions?
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