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A portfolio should prove thinking

Screenshots show that something exists. A good case study shows how you make decisions.

Portfolio case study proof of thinking illustration

A gallery is not a case study

Good-looking screenshots are useful, but weak on their own. They show the surface, yet say almost nothing about the task, audience, constraints or reasons behind specific decisions.

A strong case answers a few simple questions: what problem needed to be solved, what was difficult, which tradeoffs were made, what changed after the work and what should be improved next.

Process notes are not excuses or filler. They are a way to show responsibility. When people can see how you think, it is easier for them to trust you with complicated work.

What I want from my own blog

I want this blog to become more than a set of random posts. It should be a decision journal. Every article should add evidence that behind the interfaces, code and visuals there is someone who can understand the problem, explain the work and finish it properly.

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