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The UI UX Design Portfolio Is a Story Designers Tell Themselves (dnsk.work)
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You know how this goes.

Three weeks on the portfolio. Rewrote the case study twice. Rebuilt the layout because something felt off at midnight on a Wednesday. Sent it to two designer friends who said it was strong. Found the right contact on LinkedIn, personalized the message, attached the link.

Three days later: automated rejection. No subject line variation. Thank you for applying.

Different company, same month. A referral came through – someone you’d worked with two years ago, mentioned your name in a Slack message to someone they knew. You sent a portfolio link you hadn’t touched in weeks.

First-round interview confirmed within 48 hours.

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