Portfolios

Showcase your achievements of non-confidential work samples and projects to potential employers. 

Portfolios tell stories, allowing you to go deeper than a resume can. Your portfolio might contain your best CAD drawings, simulation videos, photos, and test result analysis graphics from hands-on design/build projects, and other demonstrated skills in action. Your portfolio may also contain your resume, certifications, achievements and awards. It might stand alone or be part of your LinkedIn profile, GitHub, or web page.

Read this article on how to make career portfolios.

For graphic design students, your instructors have provided the below industry-specific guidance. There is a high bar for showcasing your portfolio on the most recent industry standard platforms.

Creating a professional portfolio is a critical step in presenting your skills, creativity, and expertise to potential employers and collaborators in the visual and interactive media field. Your portfolio should serve as a curated showcase of your best work, reflecting not just what you’ve done, but the type of work you aspire to do. It is important to have a portfolio presentation for print, digital, and web-based formats of your work.

When selecting work to include, focus on 1–3 standout projects that align with your career goals.

For visual designers, platforms like Adobe Behance are excellent for sharing static work, such as branding, illustration, and digital art.

For front-end developers, GitHub and CodePen provide an ideal environment to showcase interactive projects and code samples, demonstrating your technical acumen.

If your emphasis is on user experience, a personal website with case studies is essential. These case studies should document your design process, from problem discovery to user research, ideation, prototyping, and final solutions. Remember to highlight group work and credit team members.

Your portfolio is more than a collection of work; it’s a narrative about who you are as a designer or developer. Be sure to contextualize each project with clear descriptions of the challenge, your approach, and the outcome, emphasizing your problem-solving skills and impact. By tailoring your portfolio to your desired field, you can create a powerful tool that opens doors to new opportunities.

Behance example: https://www.behance.net/kymbermiller

GitHub example: https://github.com/mdchong

Codepen example: https://codepen.io/jlbarn11

UX example: https://anikabausom.com/

Read this article on how to make career portfolios.

Geared toward personal reflection, rather than toward industry, it may be shared with advisors and your support team. Organize your career and personal goals, self-assessments, articles as well as project samples.

With ASU’s Digication, share all or portions of your e-portfolio.