Case study

Summarized presentation of a design project that typically includes the project’s goal and objectives, your role in the project, the process your team followed and the outcome of the project

Why it matters

Hirers read them to watch you think, not to admire outcomes: the constraint you hit, the option you rejected, the reason. A gallery of final screens tells them what you made; a case study tells them what you would do on their team.

The numbers

Problem, process, outcome — the spine every reviewer scans for

Related terms

Presentation
Design Sprint
Goal Statement
Research Study
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