ESSENTIAL THINGS FOR A GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO

When you are a beginner in your graphic design field, or you wish to advance in your design career, a strong portfolio is very important. Your portfolio shows how confident and creative you are in your work, which enhances your compatibility with other designers. A good designer’s portfolio must showcase the current trending design patterns of the industry to make it valid for clients or companies.

1. Create a portfolio website in online platforms
2. Choose a minimalistic layout and template
3. Create an eye-catching pages in website
4. Self introduction
5. Categories your designs
6. Upload high quality images
7. Portfolio is updated

1.  CREATE A PORTFOLIO WEBSITE IN ONLINE PLATFORMS

Platforms like

• Behance
• Dribbble
• Portfolio
• Coroflot
• Portfoliobox

are creating a space for designers to exhibit their own works in a neat and clean manner. It will be very easy to share and arrange your works. Also, you can hire a web designer or developer to build a portfolio website.

2. CHOOSE A MINIMALISTIC LAYOUT AND TEMPLATE

Your template and layout are the base of the portfolio, don’t insert too much of fonts and colors. it will affect the overall design of the portfolio.

3.  CREATE AN EYE-CATCHING PAGES IN WEBSITE

• Home Page
• Portfolio Page
• About Me Page
• Contact Page

4.  SELF INTRODUCTION

A mind-blowing introduction, along with your photo, will be a bonus point for your portfolio. Clients or the company who are going to hire you must know about your background. Don’t write too formally; use casual words to describe yourself. Also, attach social media links to your profile.

5.  CATEGORIES YOUR DESIGNS

“Imagine this: You’re skilled at design and create unlimited works. What’s the use if you can’t display them effectively on your profile?”

Arrange your designs in the basics of

• Photo Editing
• Web Designing
• Logo Designing
• Product Photo
• Digital Art
• GIF Animations
• Print Images
• Social Media Images
• Web Ads

It will make your portfolio more special and user friendly.

6.  UPLOAD HIGH QUALITY IMAGES

While uploading quality images, your portfolio will be more visual friendly.

7.  PORTFOLIO IS UPDATED

Make sure that your portfolio is updated

ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A GOOD GRAPHIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO

• For fresher Graphic Designers:

  First step for first job
  Maintain a credibility
  Reflects your creativity, personality and brand identity

• For Senior Graphic Designers:

  Attract premium clients
  For salary hike and better position
  Build your brand identity
  Stand out from the crowd
  Cost effective way of personal branding

Even though you think you’ve completed your portfolio, that doesn’t make sense. Because constant updates make your portfolio even more beautiful, there are no truly completed portfolios. You must always update and learn new things to keep your portfolio strong.