How to Create an Online Design Portfolio
Creating an online design portfolio involves carefully choosing the content you present about yourself and your experience. A design portfolio needs to communicate your message--it should reflect the type of designer you are, your values, your design aesthetic and your experience. Though it's easy to create a design portfolio online through a website host, it's important to spend time on selecting the content.
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Sign up for an account with a website that hosts online portfolios. Creating an online design portfolio this way allows you to focus more on the content rather than the format. Carbonmade is an example of a website that allows users to build their portfolio (see Resources). Carbonmade portfolios can be simple, which doesn't distract or subtract from the design examples you are trying to build.
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Introduce yourself and your background through a resume. It's important for your client to learn more about you and your background, so introducing yourself is important. References and testimonials from previous clients should also be included, if you have them. Tell them more about the type of person you are.
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Upload the content you will include in the portfolio. An effective design portfolio shows not only your capabilities but also your versatility. This opens up your market and improves your credibility among potential clients who review your design for their needs. Include print projects that you've done across different platforms--whether for art, journalism or advertising. In this digital world, web experience will also boost your portfolio.
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Create a dedicated page about your services. The main purpose of an online portfolio is to showcase your work and get hired. Be clear and explicit about getting hired by including your contact information in your portfolio. Clients need to know what kind of work you do and what you are interested in doing, as well as how to contact you. It may be helpful to think like a client; ask yourself what services are in demand and what clients look for first when seeking a designer.
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Visit other designers' sites. This is important to do a competitive review of what other designers are doing, not to copy them but to inform your portfolio so you may address needs and issues in the design world.
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