How can I improve and get my portfolio reviewed?

How can I improve and get my portfolio reviewed?

In summary

There are several things you can do to improve your Service Design portfolio:

  • Ask someone who has hired designers in the past to review it.

  • Watch or read public portfolio reviews.

  • Look at the portfolios of other service designers to get inspiration.

Ask someone who hires to review your portfolio

You can easily find people who are willing to spend time mentoring you on the website ADPlist. There you can filter the mentors by job titles to find only those who might have hired service designers in the past. For example:

  1. Get mentored by Heads of Service Design

  2. Get mentored by Service Design Leads

Sites where you can ask for portfolio reviews

Below you'll find websites where you can send your portfolio and get back a critique of your portfolio (in no particular order). These websites focus on UX portfolios but the feedback can still be helpful.

  1. Marie Shaw (99$)

  2. Ian Fenn (99$)

  3. UXplaybook (99$)

  4. Scott La Counte ($70)

  5. The Designer Toolbox (99$)

Public portfolio reviews

I have added for you a few public portfolio reviews. These reviews are of UX portfolios, but there are still lessons to learn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePiz3jtLk-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aMLu1pRa-g

Q&A: Portfolio for Service Design

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Basics of portfolio for Service Design work

  • How important is it to have a Service Design portfolio?
  • ▶️ What are examples of service design portfolios?
  • How can I improve and get my portfolio reviewed?

Tools to build and share a Service Design portfolio

  • ▶️ Can I make a Service Design Portfolio with Notion?
  • What is the best platform or tool to build a service design portfolio on? (Example: medium, WordPress, Behance, etc?)
  • What is a good site for service designers to share their work
  • ▶️ PDF of website for a Service Design portfolio?

Content of a Service Design portfolio

  • ▶️ How can I show complex Service Design work in an attractive without downplaying the efforts that went into it?
  • How can I build a service design portfolio?
  • What's a good structure for a Service Design portfolio?
  • How can I personalise my portfolio for different companies easily?

Other types of portfolio

  • What's the Value of a Portfolio for a Design Educator?