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Create MVP (Minimum Viable Portfolio)

Every designer must have both types of portfolios: short-form to get attention and long-form to showcase details.

Alex Dovhyi
Alex Dovhyi
— 3 min read
Create MVP (Minimum Viable Portfolio)

Over the past few years, I've interviewed dozens of product designers and reviewed their portfolios. It made me think deeply about what a good product designer's portfolio should look like.

Most product design portfolios tend to fall into two categories:

  1. Polished Dribbble portfolio with high-level shots and good presentation
  2. Detailed case studies with rough ideas and actual prototypes

While there's no winner between these types of portfolios, some everyday things stood out to me every time I saw them in a designer's portfolio.

Every designer must have both types of portfolios: short-form to get attention and long-form to showcase details.

Let's break down some core parts of each portfolio.

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