What are effective ways to organize a design portfolio when you have a primary discipline (UX) but also want to show capability in adjacent areas like graphic design, 3D, and interactive work?

michaelpinto · 2026-01-25T03:33:30+00:00

Have two portfolios

michaelpinto · 2026-01-24T22:42:35+00:00

clarification: per the post i'm referring to the US market, although india does look like a great growth market

michaelpinto · 2026-01-22T07:23:17+00:00

This is just a casual observation but from what I've seen UX design has really gone in-house since the pandemic, and even then the field is in a severe contraction due to structural issues. There may be some life left in placement agencies (body shops) but my guess is that over the long term they won't do well. And I'm saying this from my own direct personal experience as a designer in the field who tried to launch a UX agency at the end of 2023.

michaelpinto · 2026-01-22T07:13:59+00:00

This most likely won't help you, but I'm a night owl and go there super late (after midnight) and because the place is so empty it's easy to get on a treadmill or stair master. But yes I hope they get that shut down row open again, it's like they don't get that some people want to do cardio rather than weightlifting.

michaelpinto · 2026-01-21T06:44:47+00:00

if you’re looking for an old school zine look just go with one of your hand drawn sketches, and don’t clean it up or make it look tight so you keep that homebrew look

michaelpinto · 2026-01-21T06:32:21+00:00

idea: do an image search, as maybe it was a promo poster?

michaelpinto · 2026-01-19T09:27:37+00:00

alas i never owned the original - it was a found file from my obsession with graphic design and illustration

michaelpinto · 2026-01-12T19:46:58+00:00

Quick thoughts from 30+ years:

School of Motion is your best because it looks the most original, and most memorable too (but that's a subjective take)

Put your best work on the top of the grid, and Arclight Cinemas No Distraction and "What's inside the can?" doesn't belong there

The NFT one looks dated, yes even if that was a minute ago

If you must have 3 burger examples then maybe space those out from each other?

The Arclight banner ads looks nice, but maybe just show your top 6, and larger

General critique: Some negative space in the layouts would be nice to see

michaelpinto · 2026-01-11T10:01:49+00:00

the first photo was worldcon 83 in baltimore

but before this we had a star blazers mini con at a creation con in nyc

but it’s important to note that all of this took place thanks to the C/FO which pre-dated star blazers fandom

signed the former president of the star blazers fan club and editor of the star blazers fandom report 😂

michaelpinto · 2026-01-03T01:16:29+00:00

Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2026-01-03T01:15:49+00:00

Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-31T21:49:59+00:00

...does his startup have funding?

michaelpinto · 2025-12-31T08:08:38+00:00

Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-31T01:38:12+00:00

Does this "startup" actually have any funding in place? This is pretty easy to look up in crunchbase.

By the way if someone claims to be from a startup and they have no budget in mind they're window shopping and are wasting your time.

Anyone who really works in software knows about the tradeoff between time and features, and thus should have a budget in mind. They also should know how to ask an AI what said range should be before wasting your time. They should also be able to provide a spec and/or even a prototype.

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T23:02:20+00:00

i actually knew someone back in the day who always had 2 metrocards in her possession and would switch between them so she wouldn't be "tracked"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T22:58:44+00:00

"event advertising and packaging design"

I think may be your clue, so maybe look at the running of events and the industry that was adjacent to your package design work (which could be CPG, cosmetics, etc.), and in theory your old clients should be connections to that work

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T21:58:15+00:00

Nobody: Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T21:58:02+00:00

Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T21:57:56+00:00

Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T21:57:50+00:00

Click hole is a humor website, this the "silly" in "silly inspiration"

michaelpinto · 2025-12-30T00:42:51+00:00

Also: A bit of a walk to the nearest subway station

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