A design case study explains how you approached a design problem and found a solution for it. This is the most ideal and popular format used by designers when building their portfolio projects. Here's a closer look at the order to document your projects in Behance.
Before discussing how to build your portfolio, it's important to understand who your target audience is. As a design student, you are building a portfolio for academic grading, internships, or job applications. Therefore, it's crucial to showcase not only your design skills but also your knowledge of design.
Content Flow of a Design Portfolio Project:
Include a good cover image - a beautiful image of your project can attract readers. This can be a mockup of your final design or a photograph that conveys the project's essence.
Introduce viewers to the brief - explain the problem in simple words. What is the challenge, what is the end goal, and what is the nature of your approach towards this problem?
Use a design tool to create your documentation. You can later slice them up and upload them to Behance. This will make your project look aesthetically better.
Mention your ideation - include some sketches and drafts from your pre-design phase and caption them properly.
Showcase your solution - use mock-ups and describe the visual elements used in the final design.
Write a conclusion - reflect on the project, mention how much you learned, the challenges you faced, and how you resolved them.
Give a proper title to your project and use a custom cover image for the thumbnail.
Things to remember:
Always check from the reader's perspective. Will they understand your project?
Ensure that it is aesthetically pleasing. Even if your design is good, a messy presentation will leave a bad impression.
Avoid spelling and grammatical errors in your documentation. Use a tool like Grammarly to get help.
A sample project for reference.
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