Updating my portfolio for the first time in a 3 years, and looking for the best method to use to display UI and UX work done in Figma. Or if there were any great portfolio examples I could use for inspo.

I'm curious what the current best practices are for handling links—esp internal links w/in a website. Should they open in new tabs, or not? At my last job, our rule was "open in same tab for internal links; open in new tab if linking outside client website."

My new job doesn't really have any kind of consistent process.

Personally I prefer not being forced to open a bunch of extra tabs, but I'm far enough removed from the ins & outs of UX that I'm not confident in making the argument to my IT team. I'd like to be able to make the argument from a UX perspective but also from a technical side (e.g., extra processing required to open have multiple tabs open) & security (I recall reading a while ago that there's a security risk with using target="blank" but not sure if that's still a concern?).

Just took a skills assessment for a role that used TestGorilla.

The questions for Figma were not well written and hard to follow, and as a result I got a 48% score.

I've been using Figma for 6 years.

Has anyone else had this happen to them?

I’m planning an unmoderated open card sort using Optimal Workshop. I’m interested in learning how participants group and label content.

Additionally, I would like to also ask participants to put aside content that they want to see in the homepage. However, I’m not sure how to set this part up since Optimal workshop doesn’t allow participants to duplicate cards.

Should I ask it as a post study question? Or would this work best as a moderated card sort instead?

As a IT-technician specialist within Software hosting it sometimes strucks my mind about what is happening on the "other side". So here i am, asking basically - What is your job more specifically? Do you find it meaningful or important?

Post your portfolio or something else you've designed to receive a critique. Generally, users who include additional context and explanations receive more (and better) feedback.

Critiquers: Feedback should be supported with best practices, personal experience, or research! Try to provide reasoning behind your critiques. Those who post don't only your opinion, but guidance on how to improve their portfolios based on best practices, experience in the industry, and research. Just like in your day-to-day jobs, back up your assertions with reasoning.

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I've been working on a design system as a side project for over 2 months now. It has over 5500 components and 300 styles, so it's pretty diverse. There's still work left to do, but once I'm finished, I plan to create a case study. I'm wondering if I should include this in my portfolio under the "projects" section. Do people showcase a design system on their design portfolio?

EDIT 1 - I think there has been some missunderstanding about the 5500 components. I think Figma is counting every single variant + style in the components. This is the number it's showing me.

I have been a graphic designer for over 10 years, specializing in branding and web design. I have a huge passion for strategic design especially in web. I design my sites in Illustrator but I see how Figma would set our projects up better so I would like to learn that while refining my UX skills. Any course recommendations for someone with my design experience?

Hi, I’m not sure if this is the right place to post, but I currently need some help related to user experience. I don't have budget to hire any UX survey company.

I’m building a Chrome extension for my coupons website, and I would appreciate some suggestions regarding the close button for the automatic popup that appears when coupons are found on a website.

Here are a few options I’m considering:

1. An "X" button in the top-right corner of the popup to close it.

2. A "Hide for now" button at the bottom of the popup.

3. A countdown timer (30 seconds) with an "X" button, where the popup closes automatically after the countdown ends.

Since it's a sticky popup, I want to avoid annoying users and risk them uninstalling the extension. I would love to hear your suggestions!

Hi everyone! I’m the sole UX Designer in my business unit, and my project team is starting to work on the next generation of the software I design. I want to run a competitive analysis brainstorming session with the various stakeholders I work with. However, the software developers I collaborate with are based in Europe, and there’s a 7-hour time difference.

I’m curious about how you approach running brainstorming sessions with people in different time zones, so I can start planning. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

With so many seniors looking for jobs it seems impossible that an entry level or junior designer would ever be given a chance.....have any of you actually been able to get a job?

Which job platform do you recommend?

Hey! I am a final year Psy student preparing my research proposal for my dissertation. I also work full time as a product designer (3 y.o.) and I want to focus on a combination of these two skills for my thesis subject.

Any ideas or guidance is welcome. Thank you!

Edit: Thank you all so much for taking the time to help me find a subject. I have been extremely busy with work, studying etc. so this is why it took me some time to check. I have narrowed down to 2 subjects and come back again probably at the end of the week with my final decision and why I chose it. Hope this inspires a person in the future that also studies psy and works as a designer.

I plan on reworking one or more of my portfolio projects. What I have in it now are projects I made in a certificate course and now that I've learned a lot more about WCAG and have learned of more common design practices I want at least one project that showcases that more.

Would creating a new case study for this and documenting my thought process on these changes be good to show as a new portfolio project? Would it be better to just update them and submit them as originals? Or would it be better to just start a new project altogether?

IMO I thought this would be a good way to show growth and that I'm learning. I also thought it would be a good way to show how I go about working on previously created designs (ex, continuing work created by another designer/developer). But I wanted a professional opinion.

I have 3 case studies but one is a lot more polished and I have much better insights in that case study.

How do I get the recruiter or whoever will review my portfolio to check that case study? Is it fine to put text like "I recommend this case study if you are recruiter"?

I've seen resume's with metrics like "increased click rate by 30% after my new design" and idk I kinda roll my eyes because I feel like anyone can pull that info from their ass, what is the prospective employer going to do call and confirm? I would rather save the real estate on my resume to show my design thinking in each place I worked. But I'm not a senior so I could be 100% wrong and this is a dumb opinion please tell me?

I am all for not asking for an email address until later. But if someone drops off, it makes it impossible to contact them.

Is that worth the trade off?

I’m currently navigating my path as a UI/UX designer and I'm feeling a bit stuck. I love the visual side of things. I also enjoy making sure everything works well, is easy to use and makes sense, but honestly, I’m not a fan of the deep UX research side (personas, user interviews, long documentation, walls of text, etc.). It feels tedious and takes away from what I enjoy most and am good at: the creative and visual side of design. Is there a role or path that focuses more on the UI part while still touching on some usability, it's obviously important, but without getting too bogged down in the hardcore UX research?

Any advice or insight from others who have felt the same would be really helpful! Thanks!

2 column layout resumes were used for so long but now people are saying they are bad for ATS so I want to switch to a single column one but problem is all the single column ones look ugly, I don't want some recruiter tossing it in the trash because to them the 2 column ones looked prettier.

I havent studied it at all and i have no idea how people study it for years for me it feels so easy and natural to make UX very friendly and good. Tho i really doubt i could get a job with this natural feeling for ux lol

Post your portfolio or something else you've designed to receive a critique. Generally, users who include additional context and explanations receive more (and better) feedback.

Critiquers: Feedback should be supported with best practices, personal experience, or research! Try to provide reasoning behind your critiques. Those who post don't only your opinion, but guidance on how to improve their portfolios based on best practices, experience in the industry, and research. Just like in your day-to-day jobs, back up your assertions with reasoning.

Are you beginning your UX career and have questions? Post your questions below and we hope that our experienced members will help you get them answered!

Posting Tips Keep in mind that readers only have so much time (Provide essential details, Keep it brief, Consider using headings, lists, etc. to help people skim).

Search before asking Consider that your question may have been answered. CRTL+F keywords in this thread and search the subreddit.

Thank those who are helpful Consider upvoting, commenting your appreciation and how they were helpful, or gilding.

I am applying for a Ul/UX web designer position through OnlineJobs, and l've been asked via email to create a test design based on a specific reference website and submit it through email. Is this a standard practice in the industry?

Background — 20 year graphic designer and adobe CC expert.

I have a few years of UX and UI design experience. What accessibility, usability, information architecture, readability. A good understanding of UX design, what the principles are, why it’s important etc.

I have help designed a few mobile applications and websites with documentation and specifications. User requirements and feature sets, so I’m not a total noob.

I’m very tired of my design job. And I would like to just move straight onto UX design. But I don’t quite have the experience or education. I could possibly be a junior designer. I know enough to have a surface level conversation with someone, or to redesign an email where it is more readable, consistent design patterns.

Are these 8,000 dollar boot camps worth it?

What would you do? I know “a piece of paper doesn’t get you a job” so we don’t need to add those comments in. But I might benefit from more indepth education.

But I want to move along now. I’m tired of regular ass graphic design, I want to be paid more and I want to work on significant projects.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks a bunch for reading and your response.

Are there resources out there to teach you how to bridge the gap between your affinity diagram (aka research results) and what the owner of the product wants?

It seems like the current job market has extremely low demand currently and it doesn't seem to be improving. Do you think eventually we will see a demand in UX again or has that ship sailed?

Has anyone mastered autolayout after initially struggling with it?

When it comes to applying it to my own work I can't seem to wrap my brain around it in practice.

I'm feeling defeated so tips would be appreciated 🙏