I finally stopped putting 20 projects in my portfolio after a talk with a lead at Adobe

I used to think more work meant more skill, so I had like 20 case studies on my site. At a meetup in Austin, an Adobe design lead told me he only looks at the first 4 projects and if they're not strong, he closes the tab. That hit me hard. Now I'm cutting it down to 5 of my absolute best pieces. How many projects do you all think is the sweet spot for getting hired?

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3 Comments

dakota_rodriguez1mo ago

Cut it down to four or five. Quality always beats quantity.

jesse_harris1mo ago

But is it really that big of a deal? Sometimes you just want a bunch of options.

val_taylor22d ago

Yeah @dakota_rodriguez is right, trimming down makes the good stuff stand out way more.