This capstone course guides students in creating a professional UX design portfolio for career advancement or graduate program applications. The portfolio will reflect your personal brand, highlight your strengths, and address areas for growth. The course emphasizes refining, editing, and synthesizing your design work, focusing on storytelling to make projects more engaging and meaningful.
You will build a cohesive portfolio website by transforming 3-4 projects from previous coursework or freelance work into detailed case studies. You’ll also conduct research to understand today’s design landscape while developing personal branding materials such as a résumé, business card, cover letter, reference sheet, and custom logo.
Throughout the course, you’ll gain insights from the instructor, guest speakers, alumni, and industry experts. You will also receive personalized feedback from experienced UX designers and researchers. By the end of the semester, you’ll have a polished, comprehensive portfolio website that effectively showcases your projects.
