Product Design Portfolio Lab
Aliena Cai
CEO & Product Design Lead @Aliena Design
Turn the portfolio you’ve been putting off into an interview magnet for Big Tech
🎯 A two week execution first portfolio workshop, not another lecture.
After 6+ years designing products in Big Tech and educating 150,000+ designers worldwide, I’ve noticed one pattern: talented designers consistently undersell themselves through their portfolios.
Most designers don’t update their portfolio until they need a new job. By then, they realize that pitching themselves requires a completely different skill set than designing products.
Without a team, deadlines, or continuous feedback, it’s easy to procrastinate, second-guess every decision, and spend months polishing a portfolio that still doesn’t communicate your value.
That’s why I created Product Design Portfolio Lab, an extension of the Fast Track UX Design Bootcamp, a Figma Trusted Partner Bootcamp that has helped 1,000+ designers build careers in tech.
Over two focused weeks, you’ll rebuild your portfolio with a proven framework while working alongside other ambitious designers.
You’ll get:
🎙️ Live portfolio workshops
💬 Feedback from Aliena and the Fast Track UX team
🤝 Peer reviews and accountability
⏰ Clear milestones every day
You’ll leave with a live portfolio website designed to get you interviews.
What you’ll learn
Upgrade your portfolio to become Big Tech interview-ready in just 2 weeks.
Understand why product design skills don’t automatically translate to portfolio design, and avoid the most common mistakes
Master the five core principles behind standout portfolios and apply them through a clear, repeatable process
Apply each principle throughout the Portfolio Lab with practical frameworks, live feedback, and hands-on exercises
Learn the 3-step recruiter journey to understand how recruiters evaluate your portfolio
Reverse engineer the recruiter journey to identify the highest impact portfolio improvements
Improve every step of the recruiter journey with actionable design, writing, and engineering tips
Optimize trust signals with stronger project selection, keywords, thumbnails, and impact summaries.
Write compelling introductions, project summaries, and calls to action that keep recruiters engaged.
Craft a polished, interactive homepage with professional visuals and a memorable personal brand
Decide what to include, what to skip, and which projects deserve detailed case studies
Hook recruiters with compelling introductions, clear impact summaries, and strong project context
Tell concise, compelling stories with supporting visuals that clearly showcase your design decisions and impact
Build your portfolio in Framer or vibe code it with responsive layouts, interactions, and polished animations.
Optimize your portfolio for SEO, AI search (AEO), performance, and accessibility.
Connect your custom domain and configure your portfolio for a professional launch.
Refine your portfolio through guided exercises, live workshops, and peer reviews
Receive personalized feedback from Aliena and the FastTrack UX team
Review your peers’ portfolios to sharpen your design judgment and learn from diverse approaches
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Who this course is for
- Job Switching UI/UX & Product Designers
You’ve worked on real products and are ready to land your next product design opportunity.
- Working UI/UX & Product Designers
You’ve grown as a designer and want a portfolio that reflects your current skills, experience, and value.
Or you enjoy learning with Aliena
Building your portfolio is hard enough. Let’s make the process a little more enjoyable.
Prerequisites
✔️ You already have real design work
You’ve designed for real users through a job, freelance, agency, or startup. Bootcamp, fictional, or personal projects don’t count.
✔️ You’re comfortable collaborating in English
You’ll join discussions, give and receive feedback, and communicate confidently in spoken and written English.
✔️ You’re open to using AI to move faster
We’ll use AI tools to refine your portfolio faster. Basic website skills help, but coding isn’t required.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Aliena Cai in a real-time, interactive format.
Portfolio reviews
Receive detailed exercise feedback from Aliena and the Fast Track UX team.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Course recordings
Revisit course recordings whenever you need a refresher.
Additional resources
Get curated resources used throughout the course such as portfolio examples and guides
Maven Guarantee
Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.
Course syllabus
8 live sessions • 7 projects
Week 1
Aug
10
Kick start your portfolio with the right principles and roadmap 🛼
Aug
11
Everything about your portfolio home page 👀
Aug
13
Show your favorite child (your #1 case study) ✨
Aug
14
How to present "the rest of the children" with love
Week 1 deliverables
Week 2
Aug
17
Build your homepage in Framer or with vibe coding 🔧
Aug
18
Build your case studies in Framer or with vibe coding 🔧
Aug
20
YOU DID IT. Your portfolio is going live! 🎊
Aug
21
The Last Session 🥹
Week 2 deliverables
Schedule
Live sessions
4 hrs / week
Most of the magic happens live ✨ Join whenever you can! We’ll build together, give feedback, and we’ll have some fun too.
Mon, Aug 10
5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Tue, Aug 11
5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Thu, Aug 13
5:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)
Projects
14 hrs / week
Testimonials
This was absolutely amazing for me to make the leap from the startup space to big Org!
The lessons were on point and no fluff- real world working scenarios that helped me focus on what was important! Best experience I could have asked for!
(From Fast Track UX, which Portfolio Lab extends.)
Billie Cavallaro
Lead Technical Product Designer @Capital OneI've joined an e-commerce startup as a Product Designer!
I’ve learned so much about design thinking, Figma, and even how to approach AI in design. It really helped me understand things in a much clearer way.
(From Fast Track UX, which Portfolio Lab extends.)
Charushree B
Product DesignerAliena's teaching style is highly engaging; it's like waiting for the next episode of a good TV series.
Most notably, since applying the skills I've acquired in this accelerator, I've successfully landed my first job interviews in the field!!! 🥳
(From Fast Track UX, which Portfolio Lab extends.)
Inês Silveira
Product DesignerJust four months later, I landed my first role as a Product Designer.
Earlier this year, I came across Aliena's channel while searching for 'A Day in the Life of a UX Designer.' I spent months exploring her videos, which eventually inspired me to enroll in Fast Track UX.
Just four months later, I landed my first role as a product designer. The tools, techniques, and skills I gained through FTUX were instrumental in my selection process and ultimately helped me secure the job.
(From Fast Track UX, which Portfolio Lab extends.)
José Toledo
Product DesignerBest purchase I’ve made all year.
Your feedbacks have been incredibly helpful, and I love all of your latest videos. I even save them so I can come back and use them as a reference for real scenarios. They’ve been so valuable.
(From Fast Track UX, which Portfolio Lab extends.)
Inkyung R
Lead Product Designer @U-HaulPrevious month I landed a job at a Fintech startup as a Product Designer.
Your course and your feedback helped me a lot.
Since I had mix of experience in UX and visual design. Now I fully work as Product Designer. I really want to give a big credit to you and your team.
Your journey is inspiring and so are you.
(From Fast Track UX, which Portfolio Lab extends.)
Bhumika K
Product Designer
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