This UX Portfolio Got Her Offers From Notion, Figma & Ramp ✦ Rachel Chen
How do you build a UX design portfolio that actually stands out?
Rachel gives us a behind-the-scenes walkthrough of how she designed and built her portfolio—from creating RacheLLM, an AI chatbot embedded directly into her website, to creating animated project thumbnails using Figma and LottieLab.
We also talk about one of the biggest challenges designers face today: how can designers use AI to build faster without ending up with another generic, AI-generated portfolio? Rachel shares tons of practical insights on crafting a UX portfolio from a job-hunting perspective, including how to design for recruiters and hiring managers, prioritize what matters, get feedback, and know when your portfolio is ready to ship.
🕗 Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:50 Meet Rachel Chen: Product Designer & Design Engineer
02:30 Inside Her UX Design Portfolio
03:08 Building Her Own AI Chatbot, RacheLLM, with Cursor
10:51 Motion Design for UX Portfolio Project Thumbnails
13:27 How to Use AI Beyond UI & Interface Design for UX Design Portfolio
16:12 How to Build a UX Portfolio That Gets You Hired
19:39 How to Avoid a Generic AI-Generated Portfolio
22:21 How to Start and Finish Side Projects
24:09 Coffee, Design & Where to Find Rachel
💫 About Rachel Chen
Rachel is currently a product design intern at Ramp, and previously has interned as a designer, engineer, and design engineer at companies including Notion, Bloomberg, and 1Password. She loves to build design community and has recently started sharing content on social media on her life and learnings as a designer.
🔗 Connect with Rachel
Portfolio: rachelchen.tech
Instagram: @rachelchen.tech
X: https://x.com/racheljychen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-jiayi-chen/
📌 Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect those of their current or former employers or affiliated organizations.
#uxdesign #designportfolio #productdesign #designengineer #aifordesigners #vibecoding #uxdesigner #productdesigner #uxdesigntips #uxportfolio #uxcasestudy
Rachel gives us a behind-the-scenes walkthrough of how she designed and built her portfolio—from creating RacheLLM, an AI chatbot embedded directly into her website, to creating animated project thumbnails using Figma and LottieLab.
We also talk about one of the biggest challenges designers face today: how can designers use AI to build faster without ending up with another generic, AI-generated portfolio? Rachel shares tons of practical insights on crafting a UX portfolio from a job-hunting perspective, including how to design for recruiters and hiring managers, prioritize what matters, get feedback, and know when your portfolio is ready to ship.
🕗 Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:50 Meet Rachel Chen: Product Designer & Design Engineer
02:30 Inside Her UX Design Portfolio
03:08 Building Her Own AI Chatbot, RacheLLM, with Cursor
10:51 Motion Design for UX Portfolio Project Thumbnails
13:27 How to Use AI Beyond UI & Interface Design for UX Design Portfolio
16:12 How to Build a UX Portfolio That Gets You Hired
19:39 How to Avoid a Generic AI-Generated Portfolio
22:21 How to Start and Finish Side Projects
24:09 Coffee, Design & Where to Find Rachel
💫 About Rachel Chen
Rachel is currently a product design intern at Ramp, and previously has interned as a designer, engineer, and design engineer at companies including Notion, Bloomberg, and 1Password. She loves to build design community and has recently started sharing content on social media on her life and learnings as a designer.
🔗 Connect with Rachel
Portfolio: rachelchen.tech
Instagram: @rachelchen.tech
X: https://x.com/racheljychen
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-jiayi-chen/
📌 Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of the host and guest and do not necessarily reflect those of their current or former employers or affiliated organizations.
#uxdesign #designportfolio #productdesign #designengineer #aifordesigners #vibecoding #uxdesigner #productdesigner #uxdesigntips #uxportfolio #uxcasestudy