📖 Notes
LESSON 23 OF 26
Case Study — How to Present Your Design Work
Process Sells, Not Just Pretty Pictures
Employers and clients want to see your process, not just the final design. How to structure a design case study.
Case Study Structure
Problem → Process → Solution → Reflection
1
State the Problem
What issue existed, for whom, and why it mattered. Set the context before showing any screens.
2
Show the Research
Summarize what you learned from users — interviews, surveys, or usability findings that shaped your decisions.
3
Show the Process
Include wireframes and iterations, not just the final polished screens — this is what proves you can think, not just decorate.
4
Present the Solution
Final high-fidelity screens with a brief explanation of key decisions.
5
Reflect
What would you test or improve next? Reflection signals maturity and self-awareness to reviewers.
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Process over polish
A hiring manager scanning a portfolio is judging your thinking, not just your visual taste — a case study that only shows final screens looks like it skipped the hard part.