When does a project stop serving your portfolio? 👀 I’m currently working on a new

When does a project stop serving your portfolio? 👀 I’m currently working on a newWhen does a project stop serving your portfolio? 👀 I’m currently working on a new

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Chantal Jemmott

pro

• 16h

When does a project stop serving your portfolio? 👀

I’m currently working on a new website.

My work, knowledge, and vision have evolved a lot since I built the current one. Honestly, I think I disliked it about a month after launching… but it still did its job. It helped me share my work and build a business.

Now I’m moving into a more intentional direction, and I’m rethinking what actually deserves a place in my portfolio.

I know this isn’t always a clear or easy decision. So I’m sharing a few thoughts I’ve been using to evaluate my own work.

Would really love your perspective on this.

How do you decide what stays and what goes?

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Anna Gudvin · Heed Collective

pro

• 6h

I feel this a lot. For me, a project stops serving the portfolio when it no longer reflects how I think — not just how it looks. Sometimes it can still be “good work,” but if it doesn’t represent your current depth or standards, it starts creating the wrong expectations.

Stephanie Asoegwu

pro

• 14h

When you start explaining a project instead of being proud of it — that's when it's time to cut it

Chantal Jemmott

pro

• 12h

Thanks Stephanie! Interesting point. It’s a good reminder to check whether the work still speaks clearly on its own

Wilhelmina Gbeti

• 6h

A portfolio is a positioning tool, not a highlight reel. The moment a project starts attracting the wrong clients or the wrong conversations, it's already costing you more than it's giving you.

What stays should answer one question: does this move people closer to hiring me for what I actually want to do next?

Amanuel G.

max

• Mar 26

What actually makes a design feel “minimal”… and not just empty?🤔 When I was building my own-site I was conscious of balancing minimalism with being intentional.

Mentally I am always thinking: What needs attention first? How does the viewed get instant understanding? What can I take away without losing the meaning?

I think minimal design works best when it’s doing something for the user, not just for aesthetics.

I'd love to know, what is your way of approaching minimalism without the design falling flat? 🔍

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Shireen Zainab

• Mar 27

Minimal isn’t about removing… it’s about revealing what actually matters.

Daniel G Bright

max

• Mar 25

Just wrapped a category-creation brand project. I built the brand identity and strategy for an AI customer intelligence tool. From zero brand to owning 'Continuous Customer Intelligence' as a category. Check it out

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Akinkunmi Ayo

pro

• Mar 25

Looks awesome!

Hardik Bhansali

max

• Mar 26

Internet, but make it chaotic 🎨 When WTF by Nikhil Kamath gave us the reference for their website, they didn’t just want a portfolio they wanted the feeling of movie The Social Network. The "Shared Chaos" Experiment: You’re Not Alone: You’ll see 4 other cursors dancing around the screen with you. We’ve limited each "room" to 5 users to keep it intimate enough to feel personal, but busy enough to feel alive. Collaborative Graffiti: Equipped with good old-school MS Paint tools, everyone in your room can draw, erase, and mess with the same canvas simultaneously. Go leave your mark (and maybe erase someone else's) on the new WTF site footer at allthingswtf dot com