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24 alternatives to Layout Episode 38: Hashtag Design Drama

Should designers have a portfolio?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Layout Episode 38: Hashtag Design Drama launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bestfolios▲239

   Designer portfolio inspiration

   2017 · bestfolios.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stumbbble▲154

   A fun way to browse designer portfolio sites

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Inventive▲94

   Beautiful portfolios for busy developers and designers

   2015 · inventive.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project▲92

   Filling the female design podcast gap

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pixelcasts▲77

   Become a Better Designer

   2014 · gurukulmahavidyalaya.in · its alternatives →

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   Layout – I wish I could force touch this▲82

   A new design podcast by Kevin Clark and Rafael Conde

   2015 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

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   ⌘+SPACE▲103

   Instant design portfolios via dribbble

   2014 · cmdspace.com · its alternatives →

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   Format▲109

   Beautiful portfolio websites for creative professionals.

   2014 · format.com · its alternatives →

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   Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

   How to work and collaborate with developers

   2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mod▲83

    Modern Portfolio Planner

    2014 · thisisground.com · its alternatives →

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    UI Breakfast Podcast #41: Writing Killer Design Proposals with Nathan Powell▲57

    How to produce unbeatable proposals with tiered pricing

    2016 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Designer Chat▲148

    The Designer News community in a private Slack chat.

    2014 · designerchat.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Layout – That Little Swipey Thing▲81

    Designer's take on Twitter's Like/Fav and Apple TV UI

    2015 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brandcast▲117

    End-to-end web design platform for professional designers.

    2017 · sites.design · its alternatives →

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    Perspective Mockups▲149

    Hipster-as-f*** perspectives for your designs

    2014 · vexus.digital · its alternatives →

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    Designspiration▲135

    Discover and share design inspiration

    2014 · designspiration.com · its alternatives →

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    Dunked▲86

    Portfolios for Creatives

    2014 · dunked.com · its alternatives →

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    UI Breakfast - #9: Designing Products with Amy Hoy▲66

    Opinions on and workflow of designing products.

    2016 · uibreakfast.com · its alternatives →

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    Ocean▲208

    A Community of designers sharing feedback

    2014 · ocean.ink · its alternatives →

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    Material▲99

    Portfolio hosting for creatives and designers

    2015 · usematerial.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Design Review: Episode 36 – Free your mind from design blocks!▲69

    Why you keep getting stuck and how to fix it!

    2016 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →

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    Should Designers Code?▲133

    Press spacebar to ponder life.

    2015 · shoulddesignersco.de · its alternatives →

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    sortfolio▲96

    Find the right web designer for your next project.

    2014 · sortfolio.com · its alternatives →

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    Hunie▲96

    Dribbble for designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

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