For product and UX designers
A portfolio that shows how you work.
Case studies with the parts hiring managers read for. Your experience next to them. One link to send.
Four parts to every project.
The questions a hiring manager asks in the interview, answered before it.
- The problem
- What was wrong, for whom, and why it mattered to the business.
- Your part
- What you did yourself, apart from the team. The question every interviewer asks.
- How you got there
- The research, the options you dropped, and the calls you made.
- What changed
- The outcome, with numbers where you have them, and what you'd do differently.
Your experience, worked out.
Roles with real dates. Total experience counted once, even when roles overlap. Skills backed by the projects that used them.
Designer
Studio Nord (demo) · 2016 – 2018
Product Designer
Fjord Bank (demo) · 2019 – 2022
Senior Product Designer
Northwind (demo) · 2022 – now
Senior Product Designer
Northwind (demo) · 2022 – now
Product Designer
Fjord Bank (demo) · 2019 – 2022
Designer
Studio Nord (demo) · 2016 – 2018
10 yrs 4 mo
Total experience, from the dates on each role. If two roles ever overlap, those months count once.
Start from what you have.
Your LinkedIn export
Roles, dates and education come in. You check them before anything is added.
Your CV
Drop in a PDF. Same review step, nothing added without you.
By hand
One field at a time. Short fields, so you write what matters.
Your own AI
Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your studio and write it together.
Read by people, and by their AI.
Recruiters are starting to ask Claude or ChatGPT about candidates. Your portfolio answers them with your own words, and points back to the work.
Questions
What should a product design portfolio include?
Two to four projects you know inside out, each with the problem, your part, your process and the outcome. Then your experience with dates, and a short bio. Hiring managers skim first, so the summary of each project matters more than the length.
How is this different from Framer, Squarespace or Webflow?
You don't design the layout. You fill in your work, and made.show sets it in a calm layout that people know how to read. If you want to control every pixel, a site builder suits you better.
Can I keep some work private?
Yes. Every project and role can be public, shared only through a link you send to one company, or private. Share links are on Pro.
What does it cost?
Free with one project. Pro is $9 a month or $79 a year for unlimited projects. Employers never pay.
Do I still need a PDF portfolio?
Some applications ask for one. Many hiring managers prefer a link, and a link can't go out of date in someone's inbox.