This is a good thread - Ill throw one one out there as well. This is not meant to be negative! Just sharing some of my own struggles through portfolio building over the years…
As a professional, how do you balance showing process?
This is something I’ve struggled with over the years and have always received feedback that they “want to see more process”.
“More” meaning what? Company IP/ sketches of new and unreleased work? Material selection? Techpacks? Pattern revisions…etc?
I understand wanting to see ownership of projects, as design/development has a different role per company, but at what point is it too much?
At a certain point during my last transition (for better or worse) I developed a mindset of “if you don’t see the value/potential initially than this is not where I belong”. I would rather speak to process than show it on a portfolio - Is it foolish to assume that with “XX” years experience it should be obvious that there is a process and that the product and material shown should speak for itself?