Portfolios

This page is part of HCDE’s Design Tools & Resources toolkit, created to help students explore and strengthen specific design skills. Explore the full toolkit here.

Foundations

General portfolio resources

• Wall of portfolios
  • Minimalist design portfolios
  • Interactive design portfolios
  • Creative design portfolios

Website builders to help you get started

• Framer templates
• Wix templates
• Squarespace templates
• Webflow
• Figma - design portfolio templates

Design portfolios

• UX design portfolios
  • What are UX Portfolios?
  • How to build a UX portfolio
  • 8 best UX portfolios and what we can learn from them
  • 10 UX / UI design portfolio examples to inspire you
    
• Product design portfolios
  • Examples of product design portfolios
  • 10 product design portfolios with case study breakdowns
    
• Visual design portfolios
  • How to build a visual designer portfolio that employers love: A guide with examples
  • 7 brilliant portfolios from visual designers

Research portfolios

• UX research portfolios
  • Building and evaluating UX research portfolios
  • UX research portfolios - 21 templates and examples
  • UX research portfolio frequently asked questions
  • A practical rubric template for reviewing UX research portfolios
  • 5 UX research project examples to inspire your portfolio

Case studies

Tutorials

• What is a case study - UX case study – step-by-step guide
• How to write case studies for your portfolio
• Visual guide to writing portfolio case studies

Examples

• UX design case study examples (2026)
• UX case study examples that every designer should study
• UX research case study 101 (with example studies)
• How to write and present a winning UX research case study + outline template