2 min lesson
Narrating decisions, not just outcomes
Take "Narrating decisions, not just outcomes" step by step, then finish with the result that proves it worked.
Step 1 of 3
Anyone can describe what they shipped. This review tests whether you can reconstruct the thinking that produced it - the constraints you were under and the options you killed.
The portfolio stage is design-engineer-specific for a reason. It probes taste and taste shows up not in the final pixels but in the decisions behind them. A polished result with no story reads as luck or as someone else's call. Narrate every piece as a decision, not a destination.
Interactive diagram. Step through it with the Next and Previous controls below, or Tab to a region to read its detail.
Decision is the gate - it's where a Design Engineer earns the title by pairing taste with engineering.