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"After the review, I feel I have a clearer idea of my next steps. Emphasizing the aspects I wanted to highlight and the audience I wanted to attract with the portfolio at the beginning of the review truly shaped the rest of the conversation."
Key Points
- Incorporating more personality into your portfolio (Sketchbook).
- How to better format your project pages.
- Striking a balance between the amount of text to imagery you have in your project case study pages.
- How to build a creative community.
To Think On
- How do you successfully showcase all of the work and research you do prior to any visual design work?
- Does your portfolio need to be on a website platform like Wix or Squarespace or can you use a better tool?
- What would branding yourself look like?
- How can you show more personality on your portfolio?
Actionable
- Give yourself some "brand" guidelines when it comes to your portfolio design. Use specific colors, typography, and methods to present any imagery.
- Start working on developing your creative community. Don't waste time overthinking it.
References
- Notion - Great alternative tool to use for portfolios.
- Notion Portfolio Template - I created this from my previous portfolio to save your time.
