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Portfolio<\/h1>\n

Should an Interaction Design Portfolio Showcase Final Products? If Not That, Then What?<\/h2>\n

As an interaction designer, showing a portfolio of your work can be a bit of a perplexing challenge. The shipped product represents not just your skills as an interaction designer, but the skills and work of user experience researchers, visual designers, developers, marketers, and many other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

What, then, would best showcase the work and work style of an interaction designer?<\/p>\n

Maybe the answer lies in reversing that question: what might a prospective client, employer, or co-worker want to learn about an interaction designer in deciding whether their team and this designer would be a good fit?<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of key questions and answers to address that:<\/p>\n

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How does Edwin work, and what is he like to work with?<\/dt>\n
Check out my Design Processes, Artifacts, and Work Style<\/a>.<\/dd>\n
What kinds of projects has Edwin done for employers or clients?<\/dt>\n
You can always refer to my resume<\/a>, but for a more targeted answer to that question, my work history and experience include products in these categories (shown in more detail on my Design Processes, Artifacts, and Work Style<\/a> page):<\/p>\n

Here is an overview:<\/p>\n