Guidelines for Graphic Designer Portfolio

Following are some important guidelines that you must follow while designing your Graphic designer Portfolio:

1. Show your work:

The recruiter is not here to know about you personal background, also it is not possible for the recruiter to believe that you are a motion graphics designer until you can back it up with some professional designs. Therefore, make sure to keep your work as the focus and other things on the background in your portfolio.

2. Use a simple background:

The background of your Portfolio should be as simple as possible, the best choices are either white or black. If you are using dark mode version you can try subtle shades of color or if you want to use some particular color, try a very light shade of it. Also note that sometimes being too sleek on your website can appear that you are expensive to hire, so avoid being sleek.

3. Domain name:

While deciding the domain name, sometimes we use nicknames which is not very professional. Always try getting a domain name of your name because when you will communicate to companies who see your portfolio, it is will be easier to remember your portfolio by your name and access it.

4. Socials, Blogs and Videos:

In your contact section itself, other than your email and contact details, add your socials including links to Dribble, Behance, LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium and YouTube. If you are creating content like writing articles or making videos, that is an additional benefit so make sure to have a small section for those articles or videos.

5. Work in progress:

Since as a Graphic designer, you will be working on newer and newer projects, your portfolio must also keep on updating. Do not consider your portfolio as done, it must be update with any important project you design, or with any significant achievement you complete.

your portfolio is the most important thing when you are looking for a job, it is even more important than your resume since most recruiters look at your resume after they complete looking at your portfolio and decide to go ahead with you. According to a survey, more than 80% of hiring managers consider an online portfolio to be essential while evaluating graphic designers. Portfolio has now become one of the most important factors for companies and startups when hiring graphic designers. In this article, we will discuss how to create a Graphic designer portfolio of your own and some tips around a Graphic designer portfolio.