Yeah I mean, being new to the industry, it looks like a fairly good impression of a portfolio, but I don't see a lot of you in there, which is what's going to be your biggest selling point so early on.

I'd pay attention to your contrast ratios (some text is very hard to read) and maybe reconsider all the "sideways iPhone in-hand" glamour shots (pretty dated IMO.) If you're interviewing with SR. designers, they're going to see through all the Dribbble bells and whistles pretty fast, so be prepared to defend any and all decisions.

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This isn't a website, it's a bunch of linked images. Have you tried looking at the portfolio pages on mobile? The text is tiny and unreadable.

You may want to look at telling more about the projects instead of just showing screenshots of mockups. Tell me the story.

Also looking at your resume, I don't see any work on your portfolio from the jobs you've done? Those would be much more valuable pieces than a WhatsApp redesign.

like many junior portfolios, overly focused on final visuals and very little on why you made the decisions you made (i've been there! we all have!) also, hiring managers are often times going to be fairly busy and looking on mobile for a minute or two-- you may want to optimise towards that use case.

Hi Rachel, nice initiative! I agree with the previous comments. I would suggest you to use something like notion to do your portfolio for now. It's flexible enough with enough features to allow you to create something nice, I know adobe portfolio can be quite limited. If you really want your own thing, look at learning HTML and CSS to create a static website :)

Overall I think the portfolio is a good start showcasing some of the work you have done. I agree I don’t get a great sense of you and how you approach and solve problems. Some feedback:

• The top section, which takes up about 80% of the page, doesn’t add a lot of value. Let you work be the highlight vs. your name. The arrow that points to your work feels unnecessary. Are you worried people won’t be able to find your work? If that’s true than maybe bring the work higher up the page.

• I am not sure why UI/UX is crossed out? Is this because of the page I am on or because you don’t have any ui/ux work? If it’s crossed off because of the page I am on, maybe there is a better active state or try and match it with the page title/url.

• When I go between different pages (example ui/ux to illustrations) the huge main image stays the same and doesn’t reflect which page I am on or represent that I am switching between pages.

• The Kite App Website feels more like a marketing page than a detailed look into the work you did. It feels more like a list of features. Would love to hear more the problem you were trying to solve and how you approached it.

• Some of the text is really hard to read (like on the WhatsApp page). Would consider taking the text outside of the images or increasing the size.

I agree with the comments listed here. I would also try to figure out a way to minimize the blue header section and only display it on one page since it feels a bit redundant. Recruiters will be interested in your work and you currently have to scroll down to get to that section. I'd almost place your past projects front and center when the website is loaded.

Hi Rachel, I really like your work, but as Steven said, it lacks something a bit more personal. Maybe a picture of you, or some text talking about yourself.

Also, you might want someone to review the grammar in your text, just so it feels more professional.