Welcome back ya’ll! Today I thought I’d walk you through my current challenge: creating a graphic design portfolio. I am by no means an expert, but with the power of the internet and my teachers, I think I can handle it.
Where to begin?
The most important part of your portfolio is the contents. You want to show off your best work, what you’re most proud of. So gather up your portfolio pieces and edit them as needed. I needed to edit some of my projects after getting feedback from other graphic designers. Do this and then we can start designing the portfolio.
Designing the portfolio
For some reason, this is the most daunting part. I’m opting to create my portfolio in Indesign, but there’s a lot of other options such as Adobe Express.
Navigate to New File –> Web tab –> and then look at some templates. You can use those or create your own!
I started with a business proposal template and began to customize it to my portfolio needs. I wanted to include sketches, process images, final product pictures and design explanations.
And that’s it! Design your portfolio and then export it as a PDF, or an interactive PDF if you have links, etc.
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catching up
It’s been awhile! I’ve really gotten engulfed in my internship. I started working full 40 hour weeks since the end of May. Here’s the rundown of my current projects: Yeah you read that right. It’s dog week at my internship and I definitely could use all the puppy love. (Pic for proof, otherwise it didn’t…
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intern diaries #4
My internship has been so fun! It honestly doesn’t even feel like work. I’ve been working on a bunch of different projects. The chat bot has been ongoing for awhile now. Currently we have four strong designs that need to be voted on! I’m secretly rooting for the Sherman graphic (below). I’ve also been working…
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the hiatus is over!
Iām back! I graduated and headed straight to Hawaii. Literally. The morning after graduation I was on a plane to see my sister in Oahu. It was sooo much fun and the week went by so fast. Right now Iām diving headfirst into my internship, fulltime. I hope to update you guys on my summer.