Marc’s suggestions are even more effective for those just out of school that have portfolios only with group projects where it is impossible for the examiner to understand the examinees real contribution to the project. I support Marc in that a portfolio must go beyond the deliverables and it is “mandatory” to give vivid photographic evidence of each acitivity of value, of every phase.
Thanks Marc - a great watch as I head into creating my first design portfolio! Especially like the fact you talk about demonstrating the balance of meeting user and business needs. It's a tricky balance to achieve, given designers are intended to be the voice of the customer within an organisation. However, as someone who's hired people in the past, it's a very big miss if you fail to mention the tangible metrics on which your work was focussed. Even if you don't hit the targets, there is always room to reflect on why and what you would change.
Happy to hear that the video was helpful. And great to hear that you're building your design portfolio. If you have any questions about that let me know and I'll try to help where I can.
Thank you for this great video. My question is about showing of the impact part, specifically. It’s an extremely valuable point. What would you suggest in the situations for a recent graduate where it’s not really possible to measure an impact for student projects or for a newbie to a field (with only one or two years of experience) where the projects that they were involved in didn’t produce much of the impact yet because either the project did not see the “light of the day” or they switched the projects before any impact could have been assessed? Thanks.
@@Servicedesignshow It would be a blessing to have a follow-up episode where you review SD portfolios based on these criteria. I bet there are folks in the SDN community that would love a review of their portfolio. I personally would love to have a review, and I am sure others would too. I have followed and referenced this video multiple times while putting my portfolio together. Honestly, I think what the video recommends could, or should apply to more than just Service Design professionals, so opening it up to a broader set of design disciplines could help out other folks. 😄
These videos are great as are defining a role I have been doing for several years but couldn't name it correctly! Thanks for sharing and keep doing it!
Hi Marc! I'm a designer with a couple of years of experience but have never felt completely comfortable with my design portfolio. In fact I don't have a design portfolio online, and that makes me feel super ashamed, so it's now become a kind of vicious cycle and I never get started doing my portfolio. Most of the times I've done the design process myself (or with my team), but for most projects I didn't document the evidence of the process. What do you suggest to do there instead? Thanks for all your insights!
My suggestion would be to start documenting ;) Another good thing is to talk about impact of your work in your portfolio. And you can also talk about the lessons learned. At least that's what I appreciate in portfolios.
Hey Marc. Thank you so much for your video, it is quite alternative and very helpful. I'd like to ask you for an example regarding the last point. How can I demonstrate the way my personality influenced the project? Thanks again :) keep it up!
Hi Vanessa, I guess it starts by knowing what your personality is and then pointing out how that shows in a project. It could be literally anything. From the way you worked with your colleagues (open) to the colors you picked (cheerful). What is your "signature"? if people see 10 of your projects, what patterns do you hope they will see? Let me know if this helps!
Hello dear Marc I am a service designer and I have done designs and studied a lot about methods and approaches. I have a good knowledge about service design and have a keen interest in service design for tourism industry. I didn't take any photos while I was working. what can I do in order to design an impactive portfolio?
Great video. I am actually working on my portfolio and the main issue I have to show real prototypes or final results is that I worked on these projects as an employee so I don't have access to these files anymore and if I did I don't have permission to share them as I signed confidential agreements. Any advice on this to yet increase chances to get hired without being too ambiguous.
hi mark, thanks for the awesome video. would you suggest a couple of good portfolios online that meet most of the criteria that you have mentioned? regards, g
Good points.....however, I would like to see each point supported by your showing us that aspect of someone's good portfolio. Would help a lot. Thank you!
Hi Marc, I am wondering how many pages should one project have in the case of a PDF portfolio? I have often heard that a project should have a maximum of 3 or 4 pages. But after listening to this video I am unsure how so much can fit into those pages. Is it okay to have 5 pages (Including the cover page) for one project? Any insights would be appreciated!
The visual quality of the final deliverables makes an enormous difference. All canvases and deliverables should be in high-quality graphic design. In recently discussing final deliverables with a client, her major concern was... “your not just going to leave me with photos of messy canvases with illegible sticky-notes, right?” :)
Marc’s suggestions are even more effective for those just out of school that have portfolios only with group projects where it is impossible for the examiner to understand the examinees real contribution to the project.
I support Marc in that a portfolio must go beyond the deliverables and it is “mandatory” to give vivid photographic evidence of each acitivity of value, of every phase.
Thanks Marc - a great watch as I head into creating my first design portfolio! Especially like the fact you talk about demonstrating the balance of meeting user and business needs. It's a tricky balance to achieve, given designers are intended to be the voice of the customer within an organisation. However, as someone who's hired people in the past, it's a very big miss if you fail to mention the tangible metrics on which your work was focussed. Even if you don't hit the targets, there is always room to reflect on why and what you would change.
Happy to hear that the video was helpful. And great to hear that you're building your design portfolio. If you have any questions about that let me know and I'll try to help where I can.
@Finnegan Nathanael - I've seen this stupid comment copy-pasted on so many videos. Gtfo of here with your spam. Nobody wants it.
Thank you for this great video. My question is about showing of the impact part, specifically. It’s an extremely valuable point.
What would you suggest in the situations for a recent graduate where it’s not really possible to measure an impact for student projects or for a newbie to a field (with only one or two years of experience) where the projects that they were involved in didn’t produce much of the impact yet because either the project did not see the “light of the day” or they switched the projects before any impact could have been assessed? Thanks.
Hi Marc. Good summary of a topic, as usual. A link to an actual public portfolio that fits all the points you explained with be great.
Glad that you enjoyed the episode. Unfortunately I don't have access to a public portfolio.
@@Servicedesignshow It would be a blessing to have a follow-up episode where you review SD portfolios based on these criteria. I bet there are folks in the SDN community that would love a review of their portfolio. I personally would love to have a review, and I am sure others would too. I have followed and referenced this video multiple times while putting my portfolio together. Honestly, I think what the video recommends could, or should apply to more than just Service Design professionals, so opening it up to a broader set of design disciplines could help out other folks. 😄
@@amberswartz3876 A portofolio review has been on my mind for a while. Let's see if we can make it happen.
Thank you @@MarcFonteijn! I can't wait! It'll be a huge help to anyone putting their portfolio together, or polishing an existing one!
These videos are great as are defining a role I have been doing for several years but couldn't name it correctly! Thanks for sharing and keep doing it!
Hi Marc! I'm a designer with a couple of years of experience but have never felt completely comfortable with my design portfolio. In fact I don't have a design portfolio online, and that makes me feel super ashamed, so it's now become a kind of vicious cycle and I never get started doing my portfolio. Most of the times I've done the design process myself (or with my team), but for most projects I didn't document the evidence of the process. What do you suggest to do there instead? Thanks for all your insights!
My suggestion would be to start documenting ;) Another good thing is to talk about impact of your work in your portfolio. And you can also talk about the lessons learned. At least that's what I appreciate in portfolios.
Hey Marc. Thank you so much for your video, it is quite alternative and very helpful. I'd like to ask you for an example regarding the last point. How can I demonstrate the way my personality influenced the project?
Thanks again :) keep it up!
Hi Vanessa, I guess it starts by knowing what your personality is and then pointing out how that shows in a project. It could be literally anything. From the way you worked with your colleagues (open) to the colors you picked (cheerful). What is your "signature"? if people see 10 of your projects, what patterns do you hope they will see? Let me know if this helps!
Hello dear Marc
I am a service designer and I have done designs and studied a lot about methods and approaches. I have a good knowledge about service design and have a keen interest in service design for tourism industry.
I didn't take any photos while I was working. what can I do in order to design an impactive portfolio?
Great video. I am actually working on my portfolio and the main issue I have to show real prototypes or final results is that I worked on these projects as an employee so I don't have access to these files anymore and if I did I don't have permission to share them as I signed confidential agreements. Any advice on this to yet increase chances to get hired without being too ambiguous.
This is a common challenge Liz. If you can't show the final results try to show your process, which in the end is more important.
hi mark, thanks for the awesome video. would you suggest a couple of good portfolios online that meet most of the criteria that you have mentioned? regards, g
Happy to hear you liked the video. There aren't any public portfolios that I have access to that I could share here unfortunately.
Good points.....however, I would like to see each point supported by your showing us that aspect of someone's good portfolio. Would help a lot. Thank you!
Hi Marc, I am wondering how many pages should one project have in the case of a PDF portfolio? I have often heard that a project should have a maximum of 3 or 4 pages. But after listening to this video I am unsure how so much can fit into those pages. Is it okay to have 5 pages (Including the cover page) for one project? Any insights would be appreciated!
Do you have any good examples of real portfolios?
The visual quality of the final deliverables makes an enormous difference. All canvases and deliverables should be in high-quality graphic design.
In recently discussing final deliverables with a client, her major concern was... “your not just going to leave me with photos of messy canvases with illegible sticky-notes, right?” :)