Field guideHow to choose images for a UX or design case study
Guide
How to choose images for a UX or design case study
Choose images by their job, separate evidence from decoration, and plan useful crops.
ExploreImage packCC0 1.0AI-generated
Neutral Editorial Grounds
Six restrained paper, shadow, veil, and material backgrounds with useful quiet space.
About the pack
A specific visual role, clearly named.
Neutral Editorial Grounds is the broadest, lowest-friction pack in the first collection. The compositions leave room for titles and project imagery while adding a tactile surface without pretending to document the work.
Useful roles
- Background
- Project cover
- Section visual
Approved master gallery
6 studies, each with room to crop.
These lightweight previews represent the approved 1536 × 1024 masters in the download. No unreviewed candidates appear here.
Approved crops
The focal point moves with the frame.
Each master has an intentional square and portrait/mobile crop. These are recorded decisions tied to the source—not one automatic center crop used everywhere.
If the image is decorative, use empty alt text. If its light or material quality supports the content, briefly describe that visible quality and avoid generic SEO phrases.
Portfolio-integrity guidance · not a CC0 condition
Decoration stays separate from evidence.
Use these visuals for backgrounds, covers, section transitions, and presentation surfaces. They are decorative material, not evidence of a client deliverable, publication, campaign, or photographed process.
Misleading portfolio claims can damage credibility and may create separate professional or legal concerns. This guidance does not narrow or revoke the CC0 dedication.
AI and provenance
Human selection is part of the record.
AI-generated and human-curated by Portfolio Work Studio.
The private record preserves generation and review evidence. The public projection omits prompts, discarded candidate IDs, account details, internal costs, and review notes.
Source-quality downloads
Keep the approved masters.
The package contains the high-quality reviewed PNG source for each study. The page gallery deliberately serves smaller web formats instead.
Default package
Ready when you are
One deterministic ZIP with the approved files, a public manifest, CC0 notice, provenance disclosure, and SHA-256 checksums.
Download image pack
13.5 MB · 47 package members
Package SHA-256
ef90f7517666eaf1f16306bd8fa262bda59f469a133288eebc7118f365519e00Template compatibility
A few useful starting structures
Compatibility is editorial guidance, not a locked pairing. Downloaded files work independently of Portfolio Work Studio.
- SignalA precise dark portfolio that gives technical work context without turning it into a terminal theme.
- AtelierA warm editorial canvas with generous project pacing and typography that rewards careful work.
- LedgerA structured professional portfolio with an easy-to-scan timeline and a measured editorial rhythm.
- MethodA case-study portfolio for showing product thinking, contribution, decisions, and supported outcomes.
- OffsetA bold visual portfolio for identity systems, campaigns, typography, packaging, and graphic work at scale.
- ExposureAn image-first portfolio for presenting coherent photography collections without burying the work under interface chrome.
- BylineA text-led editorial portfolio for articles, reporting topics, writing samples, and the context behind them.
- HabitatA project-led portfolio for presenting spaces, plans, materials, scope, and design decisions with measured clarity.
- EvidenceA portfolio for showing the question, method, analysis, finding, and practical meaning behind data work.
- SequenceA cinematic portfolio for project stills, moving-image roles, credits, and links to work hosted elsewhere.
Related resources
Add context without confusing it for proof.
Chosen for a real relationship: companion geometry, compatible visual material, or practical guidance.
