**I just revamped my portfolio and would love any opinions. I am a third-year design student looking for my next co-op. I have done a lot of work in marketing and don’t really have a niche, I’m open to any of the fields and gain experience.
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Can you tell us what you’ve changed/updated/implemented since the time we reviewed the portfolio?
I looked at some of it and didn’t see much difference.
Hi Fatima, I had a proper look through your site. The first impression is really warm and personal — that hero collage with your photo and the travel and craft images says a lot about you before a single project loads, and that suits a communication design student looking for a co-op.
Two things I would tighten. First, the home page is image-only titles, so I had to click into each project to know what it was. A one-line note under each — what the brief was and what you did — would help a hiring manager scanning quickly, especially for the DAAP Galleries co-op work, which is real studio experience and deserves to stand out from the student exercises.
Second, lead with your strongest, most distinctive work. The Henna Artistry App feels like the one only you could make, with a clear user and a real service behind it. The Netflix redesign is nicely done, but redesigns are so common in student portfolios that it needs the problem you were solving up front, otherwise it reads as just a visual refresh.
You said you have done a lot of marketing work and do not have a niche yet — I would not worry about that at co-op stage. Showing range is fine, just order it so the first two projects show the kind of work you actually want more of. Good luck with the search!
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Hi! With this new website I took all the feedback i get before and implemented it, having the right color codes and showing experience with working on the computer vs actual print production. I also tried to add more personality into this one so I have a gallery page now, the initial layout has changed.