The guide I wish I had as a mid-level designer


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Instead of my usual Tuesday tip I want to share something I've been building for the past few months.
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Early in my career I had real experience. I had the work. I had put in the hours...a lot of hours.
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But what I didn't have was anyone telling me that the way I was presenting my work was working against me. I had to figure it out myself. Through rejections I didn't understand, feedback that came too late, and lessons that took me years to learn when they should have taken weeks.
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That's the guide I wish someone had handed me.
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Today I'm releasing the Mid-Level Case Study Playbook. It's a PDF guide and Notion workspace built specifically for mid-level designers whose portfolios aren't converting the way they should.
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Not theory. Not generic advice. The five specific mistakes I see in mid-level portfolios after 25 years in the industry and hundreds of reviews and exactly how to fix them using work you already have.
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​Here's what you get:

The PDF Guide — five chapters (37 pages) covering the presentation and storytelling problems that cause strong designers to get overlooked. Each chapter names the mistake, explains why it's costing you, and gives you a concrete fix.

Chapter 1: Your template is working against you
Chapter 2: If your images are hard to see, your work is hard to trust
Chapter 3: Your case study has no story arc
Chapter 4: Nobody knows what you actually did
Chapter 5: Your story doesn't have an ending
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​The Notion Workspace — a complete toolkit to put the guide into action. Portfolio Audit Dashboard, Case Study Builder, Portfolio Scorecard, Outreach Tracker, and a bonus Job Tracker. Open it alongside the PDF and work through both at the same time.
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No rebuilding from scratch. No new projects needed. Just a clearer and stronger version of the work you already have.

"My callback rate doubled after Anthony's audit." → Get the Mid-Level Case Study Playbook — $39​
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If it helps you land one interview you wouldn't have gotten otherwise, it's already paid for itself many times over.
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Talk soon, Anthony

P.S. If you work through the guide and want direct feedback on whether your fixes are landing, that's exactly what a portfolio review is for. A 20-minute video audit of your specific case studies. $95 and worth every dollar.
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Anthony Faria
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