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Build a Design Portfolio That Actually Gets You Hired

Six projects beat sixty. Here is the portfolio structure studios and agencies in Pune actually respond to.

NFX School Mentors 31 Jul 2026 4 min read

Quality over quantity A hiring manager spends under two minutes on your portfolio. Six strong, finished projects beat a folder of experiments.

What each project should show - The brief or problem - Your approach and iterations - The final result in a realistic mockup

Projects worth including - A full brand identity — logo, colours, type, applications - A social campaign set with consistent art direction - A UI screen set for a real-feeling product - One AI-assisted concept project showing modern workflow

Show the thinking, not just the pixels.

Where to publish it Behance, a simple personal site, and a tight PDF version for email applications.

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