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Junior Portfolio Showcase: Itzie Pulido

A playful portfolio with unusually sharp zero-to-one positioning and serious product thinking beneath the whimsy.

Florian Bölter

The Two Things Junior Designers Should Invest In Now 🧭

Sep 23, 2026

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10 min read

The Two Things Junior Designers Should Invest In Now 🧭

As execution gets faster, mentorship and design fundamentals become more important—not less.

Florian Bölter

Sep 16, 2026

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7 min read

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Giang Tran

A portfolio that pairs high ownership and systems thinking with an unusually broad range of visual skills.

Florian Bölter

How to Network Without Asking for Anything 🤙

Sep 16, 2026

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5 min read

How to Network Without Asking for Anything 🤙

The best networking rarely starts with an ask—and it almost never ends with one message.

Florian Bölter

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Sophie Manalo

Sep 9, 2026

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7 min read

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Sophie Manalo

A playful, sharply edited portfolio that pairs scan-friendly case studies with a personal site worth wandering through.

Florian Bölter

Some Job Posts Are Warnings. Read Them That Way 🚩

Sep 9, 2026

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8 min read

Some Job Posts Are Warnings. Read Them That Way 🚩

How to tell the difference between a challenging opportunity and a role that was never serious, never clear, or never built to last.

Florian Bölter

Sep 2, 2026

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6 min read

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Sophia Liu

A restrained one-page portfolio that lets polished work, sharp editing, and selective play carry the story.

Florian Bölter

An NDA Doesn’t Mean Your Best Work Has to Stay Hidden 🔒

Sep 2, 2026

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6 min read

An NDA Doesn’t Mean Your Best Work Has to Stay Hidden 🔒

Four ways to make confidential work visible without crossing the line.

Florian Bölter

Aug 26, 2026

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7 min read

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Jessica Hsu

An information-rich portfolio that makes complex product work easy to follow without flattening Jessica’s playful side.

Florian Bölter

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Junior Portfolio Showcase: Itzie Pulido

The Two Things Junior Designers Should Invest In Now 🧭

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Giang Tran

How to Network Without Asking for Anything 🤙

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Sophie Manalo

Some Job Posts Are Warnings. Read Them That Way 🚩

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Sophia Liu

An NDA Doesn’t Mean Your Best Work Has to Stay Hidden 🔒

Junior Portfolio Showcase: Jessica Hsu

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