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As professionals, it's essential to establish a unique brand identity that resonates with your audience. This can be achieved through a consistent color scheme, a memorable logo, and a unified aesthetic that is reflective of your values and mission. Read about more tips here!

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Include a selection of your work in a way that showcases your skills and achievements. Prioritize quality over quantity, and ensure that the chosen pieces align with your career objectives.

In the following examples, reflect on how these authors show their work. What works well and less well? Why do you think so?

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Each piece of work in your portfolio should be accompanied by a narrative that provides context and highlights the challenges you overcame. This adds depth to your work and showcases your problem-solving abilities. Look at the following examples to understand how storytelling can be integrated into your portfolio.

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The overall presentation (layout, design, grammar, navigation,etc) of your portfolio is crucial for making it user-friendly, visually appealing and professional. Use white space effectively, choose a readable font, and organize the content logically.

See examples below, and reflect on how professional and appealing these portfolios are to you (and why!)

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Gathering feedback from peers and mentors can lead to significant improvements in your portfolio. Be open to critique and make iterative revisions to enhance the clarity and impact of your work.

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By now, you should have some idea of your professional aspirations. That doesn't mean you have fully formed your plans and that they won't change later.

However, to 'tell a story' of who you are and your professional goals through a PORTFOLIO, you'll want to identify a career direction to lean into (for now). To figure this out, ECT has created the following resources for you to explore:

Review ECT career pathway resources

Internship

Industry events

Get involved in faculty research projects

Alumni Resources

ECT LinkedIn group, alumni spotlights and Newsletters

Participate in J term Professional  Applications class

Join ECTAA events and mentoring program

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Portfolio: Adham Dannaway (Product/UI Designer)

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https://www.adhamdannaway.com/

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Portfolio: Mi Sophia Lu (ECT alumna/DMDL)

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http://misophialu.com/

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Portfolio: Chris Friend (Learning Designer/ Professional)

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https://chrisfriend.us/design-portfolio/

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Portfolio: Yuhan Tan (ECT Alumna/LTXD/2023 Portfolio Winner)

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https://www.yuhan-tan.com/

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Portfolio: Iron Kim (Current LTXD student)

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https://www.irondesigns.co/

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Portfolio: Simon Pan (Designer, Industry Professional)

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https://simonpan.com/