Resources for Getting a Design Job

If you're looking to break into the design field, here are a few articles to help you out.

• Creating a Standout Design Portfolio: The Ultimate Guide. An 8,000 word, ~100-illustration mega blog post series on creating a design portfolio. It covers common mistakes, best practices and has annotated examples of great portfolios.
• 5 Practical Exercises to Learn UI Design (For Free). This is my go-to answer whenever someone asks "how do I learn UI design? I have no idea where to begin". Well, begin here.
• Why Beginning Designers Don't Need to Learn Grids, Type Scales, or Color Theory (and other “Designer Dogma”). Don't be led astray – there are a few things that other design articles focus too much on, and I'm going to tell you what to study instead.