Im going through this right now too:) a couple of thoughts ive had: - who do you want to read these? - whats the end goal? - what did you actually learn or come across that was eye opening in the process? And then the less i can talk abt myself in all that, the better:)
Currently working on a new case study for my portfolio. Anyone got any tips on making case studies more engaging?
I’m trying real hard not to talk about myself a whole bunch. It’s hard when you’re the only person on the design team 😅🫣
Best advice I ever read on case studies (in a job-application-context) is this: Your case doesn’t matter. What happened in the case process doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters in it is your POV on it. It’s not a study, it’s a sales pitch
My personal “case study gold standard” for this is @rafaelconde ‘s breakthissafe.com/#case-study I also love @ptpells and the “retrospective” file attached to each project: pelberg.com
But the most effective portfolio I have seen in 20 years is still: chankarunamuni.com/
Lead with the ending: show a big picture of the final product / UI at the very beginning and then go into the story. As others have said, I also like to hear of a big challenge or something that tripped you up that you didn’t see coming.
i love when people tell a story through the headings in the case study! oftentimes, i don’t have much time to read when i’m reviewing lots of portfolios. so instead of saying “user research,” you could try something more descriptive like “learning from restaurant owners”
This is such good advice! I think case studies are hard because it’s not easy to make them short and succinct AND interesting, yet we know that it’s unlikely the target audience will really be able to read the whole thing 🥺
I also really like porto rocha’s portfolio, lol. Ask @feliperocha how they do it